On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:00:38 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Karen" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:39:56 +0200, in alt.food.diabetic, Maya
>> Zuiderweg <$no_spam#ma_dot_zuiderweg_@_me_dot_com#maps_on$ > wrote:
>>
>>>Todd formuleerde de vraag :
>>>> On 10/23/2013 10:06 AM, Maya Zuiderweg wrote:
>>>>> Hi Todd,
>>>>> I dont know what to make of your post.
>>>>> I eat my own food and have to take care of a chronic pancreatitis and a
>>>>> dolichocolon. Not your everyday common diabetes diet (if there even
>>>>> *is*
>>>>> such an animal).
>>>>> My insulin injections are to cover my intake of food.
>>>>> For quite some years now I use little insulin each day.
>>>>> In total 14-18 units a day.
>>>>> I eat about 1800 kcal each day and am very careful.
>>>>> My BMI is in the normal range.
>>>>>
>>>>> M.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Maya,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for asking, instead of getting mad. I am
>>>> working on my writing skills. It sounds like you are
>>>> perfectly on track, doing exactly what you are suppose to
>>>> do. I am delighted that you have yours under control.
>>>>
>>>> This line of conversation started when someone erroneously
>>>> got on my case for saying not to take your drugs. (I never
>>>> said that.)
>>>>
>>>> I was carrying on about a man I know and care about
>>>> that does some really insane things and is going to kill
>>>> himself. He almost died once already.
>>>>
>>>> I do not presume for a second that ANYONE on these
>>>> groups would do something so insane for even a fraction
>>>> of a second, even the ones that argue that sugars are
>>>> not carbs.
>>>>
>>>> What I thought I was accomplishing was "speaking to
>>>> the choir". What it turned out as was "criticizing the
>>>> choir". Not good. Not my intention at all. I have some
>>>> fences to repair. :'(
>>>>
>>>> -T
>>>Hi Todd,
>>>Learning is what you are doing, and you are doing just fine.
>>>Never stop learning, and you'll be okay.
>>>>
>>>> There is an herb, which I can not vouch for yet
>>>> (I have only just started on it) that is "suppose"
>>>> (watch the weasel word) to help the pancreas.
>>>> Would you like a reference, or is this all old hat
>>>> to you?
>>>
>>>I wouldn't know, there are so very many herbs.
>>>I'm curious enough to want to know which one you mean.
>>>
>>>M.
>>>
>>
>> You've all been very chatty since I was offline later yesterday and
>> most of today. We had gone out of town for my mother being laid to
>> rest. Just got home. Will mostly be busy the next few days getting
>> the house ready for my brother's homecoming after 7 months in the
>> hospital, so may only have a few minutes here and there to read the
>> conversations here.
>>
>> I know Todd may not see this, but I have heard good things about
>> bitter melon and diabetes and glucose control, cinnamon too. I have
>> not yet tried either. Does anyone here have input on either of these?
>>
>> Karen
>
>Sorry to hear of your mother but glad that your brother is getting out of
>the hospital!
>
>I tried both. Bitter melon in pill form did seem to help sometimes when my
>BG was too high. But other times not. Not enough for me to continue taking
>it. Cinnamon raised my BG. Angela does take the Cinnsulin from Costco.
>Does seem to be helping her. Her A1c is in normal range now.

Thanks Julie. We are happy my brother is coming home finally. It's
been a long, difficult 7 months, so I'm happy about that. Mom, on
the other hand had suffered for a long time (2 1/2 years) so as hard
as it is, it's a release from pain for her. She will always live in
my heart though. We were very close. You know how those
mother-daughter bonds can be.

I may give the bitter melon a try. I already use a lot of cinnamon.
Karen