On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:28:26 GMT, "MoPaMaN"
> wrote:

>
>"Alan" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:43:40 GMT, "MoPaMaN"
>> > wrote:
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>> x-post cut
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>> >You ever tried to buy a 3 Oz pork chop in Texas......It's bad enough
>> >avoiding my 2 inch thick porterhouses....I'm gonna die on this diet.
>>
>> Which diet? BTW, you can buy a 3 oz pork chop by cutting a 12 oz in
>> quarters and inviting three overweight friends to share with you. Or
>> making your pooch very very happy.
>> >
>> >AND, btw, I ate a whole (small seedless) watermelon the other day. The
>> >dietian at my diabetes class bout had a coronary. When she showed me the
>> >size of the serving, I told her just to shoot me.
>> >
>> You're right; shooting would be quicker and less painful in the long
>> term. Are you T1 or T2? What multiple of 100 showed up on your
>> glucometer an hour after the melon?
>
>I didn't test it because at the time, I didn't know to. It was kinda late in
>the evening and I remember getting fuzzy vision and then just going to bed.
>I'm also a recovering boozer (3 years last August 3rd) so ice cream and
>watermelon have become my whiskey. I'm doing better now, but dealing with
>the ice cream is really, really hard for me. 1/3 a cup and I even buy the
>no/low fat sugar free stuff.

Hi MoPaMan

Welcome to our world.

Have you been lurking in any of the other groups? If not, check out
misc.health.diabetes, alt.support.diabetes, or alt.support.diabetes.uk
if you're not from the US. Then, if you want specific help, pick one (or
all) and introduce yourself with some info on HbA1c, weight, FBgs, diet
etc.

I won't give recommendations - lurk a while and make up your own mind.
Some of the groups get a bit rambunctious at times, but if you read the
information sandwiched between the OTs it will save your life or your
vision or your limbs.

While you make up your mind, please read the advice on testing at
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm . For me, that
was the single most important piece of advice I read after diagnosis.
I'm biased because it worked for me. After you read that, go back and
read the label on your ice-cream to see what the carb content is. I find
that the premium ones are better - but if you read a.s.d I posted on
that today there.

And congratulations on the 3 years. You'll also notice some people with
a similar history if you lurk on those groups.

Cheers Alan, T2, Australia.
Remove weight and carbs to email.
--
dx May 2002 , A1C 8.2=>5.9, wt 117kg=>95kg,
Diet and not enough exercise.
I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience.
Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be
an expensive teacher.

Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.