"Todd" > wrote in message
...
> On 02/02/2013 12:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Todd" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> The T2 I spoke of was wearing short pants, making with mechanical
>>> feet very obvious, while he made himself a hamburger on a huge
>>> white bread bun (solid sugar) and smeared catchup (liquid sugar)
>>> all over it. I was freaking out pointing at the stuff. He didn't
>>> care. We said he went on insulin as he couldn't take the
>>> restrictions. Broke my heart. He is a really nice guy too.
>>
>> Buns are not solid sugar! And ketchup isn't liquid sugar although it
>> usually contains some or HFCS but you can get the SF stuff.
>
> One slice of wheat bread is 12 grams of carbs. A hamburger bun
> is two thick pieces. So a least 24 grams if not more.
>
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/4868/2
>
> Ketchup is 4 grams of carb per tablespoon. You can guess how many
> tablespoons he squirted on. So a least 12 grams.
>
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/3005/2
>
> If he only ate one burger and nothing else, he would be at least
> up to 36 grams! That is really keeping it down to 15! Yikes.
>
> And, he had had a heart attack and lost both of his feet.
> Very, very sad. He is a really nice guy too.
>
>
>>>
>>> I have "heard" that carbs can be addictive. They create some kind
>>> of weird chemistry in the brain. He must have it really bad.
>>
>> For some people they are. Certainly not all. And you shouldn't make
>> assumptions about others. Here in the US, eating a burger on a bun is
>> not
>> at all unusual.
>
> It is INSANE for a T2. The rest, I would agree. I was speaking
> of a T2.
>
> By the way, Wendy's and In and Out will do Protein Style burger
> for around 14 grams of carb. If it is not enough food they both
> will add extra cheese. (They sub lettuce for the bun and no ketchup
> or secret sauce.)
>
>>>
>>> To me "carbs" are poison, both intellectually and emotionally.
>>> So, I guess not to judge unless you walk in some else's
>>> shoes.
>>
>> Very true.
>
> He may rather be dead than be without his carbs. It breaks
> my heart to see him walking around on his mechanical legs.
> Especially knowing it was self inflicted and was under
> his control not to have this happen to him.
>
> -T


Obviously, it wasn't under his control or he would have done whatever it
takes. Some people fall into the category of addicted when it comes to
carbs.

Cheri