On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 03:44:52 -0700, "DrDespicable"
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>I am a stranger in your country, having only recently (well, comparatively recently) come into the family curse - adult-onset diabetes. And I have to tell you folks (as if you didn't know) it stinketh, and it stinketh LOUD. When I was a kid, I was allergic to every-damn-thing - chjocolate, dairy, citrus; think of something that tastes good, I was probably allergic - but finally grew out of most of it.
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>Then, on the threshold of 40, my sawbones tells me I'm gonna ahve to start taking these pills (hit me with high blood pressire the same visit - this is a bedside manner?), and I have been trying to get it together. Especially after I was inadvertently off meds for about 6 weeks, my lenses swelled up and I thought I was going blind. Pfui. Now I have people telling me that even if I lay off the sugary crap and watch the carbs, there are still things (LOTS of things) that I like that somehow digest as sugar and raise my glucose. To say nothing of all the lovely yidden goodies that are not so healthy (some of it, I might as well be eating lard, deep fried and rolled in confectioners' sugar)...
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>Can one or some of you kind folks direct me to a site where I can get a good cross-section of what's good (for me, anyway) and what's not? That, or plans for Dr Kevorkian's machine. And is there anything I can turn to when I get the madness and must have something sweet or some other kind of munchy.
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>This lack of sweeties is really making me bitter. Post here for the other Lost Souls, or you can email me direct.
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>Cheers,
>Doc
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Jennifer has given you very excellent advice. Also, you should be
aware that there are several uniquely Jewish groups for diabetics
around.
A link to one is
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group...sWithDiabetes/
Another link would be
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Kosher-Low-Carb/
I hope these are helpful.
Good luck.
Will, T2