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>,
Typefree Diabetes > wrote:

> Diabetes creates many obstacles and can be tough to keep up with.

And it doesn't appear that you are one of those who has kept up.

:-(

> In this context, while gift baskets are immensely popular as a whole,
> again the same problem is faced. How to include only those items that
> are suitable for diabetics This is especially true since many gift
> baskets have this rather uncanny tendency to have sweet treats as
> staple among the included items.

Sweets are now considered as just another carb in the diabetic diet.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On 8/28/2010 10:18 AM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In article
> >,
> Typefree > wrote:
>
>> Diabetes creates many obstacles and can be tough to keep up with.
>
> And it doesn't appear that you are one of those who has kept up.
>
> :-(
>
>> In this context, while gift baskets are immensely popular as a whole,
>> again the same problem is faced. How to include only those items that
>> are suitable for diabetics This is especially true since many gift
>> baskets have this rather uncanny tendency to have sweet treats as
>> staple among the included items.
>
> Sweets are now considered as just another carb in the diabetic diet.
>

Yup! Been T2 for sixteen years now and my A1C normally reads at 6,
corresponds to about a 120 BG. I can live with that. I eat anything I
want - in moderation.

On Aug 28, 10:18*am, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article
> >,
> *Typefree Diabetes > wrote:
>
> > Diabetes creates many obstacles and can be tough to keep up with.
>
> And it doesn't appear that you are one of those who has kept up.
>
> :-(
>
> > In this context, while gift baskets are immensely popular as a whole,
> > again the same problem is faced. How to include only those items that
> > are suitable for diabetics This is especially true since many gift
> > baskets have this rather uncanny tendency to have sweet treats as
> > staple among the included items.
>
> Sweets are now considered as just another carb in the diabetic diet.

And how many years did it take the diabetes establishment to conclude
that after it was already painfully obvious? The glycemic index has
been around for 25+ years. The cardiac establishment was similarly
slow about hydrogenated oils.
>
> --
> Dan Abel

--Bryan

On Aug 28, 12:35*pm, Bryan Simmons > wrote:

> And how many years did it take the diabetes establishment to conclude
> that after it was already painfully obvious? * The glycemic index has
> been around for 25+ years. *The cardiac establishment was similarly
> slow about hydrogenated oils.

>
> --Bryan

Yup. How else would I have discovered that carrots are better than
parsnips (my FAVORITE veggie) and sweet potatoes better for me than
white potatoes???
Lynn
A1C 5.8 and still counting
Must have check-up in Sept. Was due in July!