Comments on: A Bit of “Grinchiness” http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:05:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: adam http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-52602 adam Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:50:06 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-52602 No, thank you. No, thank you.

]]> By: birdie http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39573 birdie Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:11:37 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39573 Thanks for the nice shout out Amy, and especially thanks for the shared sentiment. It's not that we can't have a few tastes at this time of the year but rather that there's so MUCH to taste and consequently, resist. We can taste and we do resist, but like your column on DLife so eloquently put it, it's the constant "24-hour / seven-day-a-week frustrating effort required" to navigate through it all that gets tiring. But it helps to know there are others living the challenge too. Yours in "grinchiness", Birdie. Thanks for the nice shout out Amy, and especially thanks for the shared sentiment. It’s not that we can’t have a few tastes at this time of the year but rather that there’s so MUCH to taste and consequently, resist. We can taste and we do resist, but like your column on DLife so eloquently put it, it’s the constant “24-hour / seven-day-a-week frustrating effort required” to navigate through it all that gets tiring. But it helps to know there are others living the challenge too. Yours in “grinchiness”, Birdie.

]]> By: Lili http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39572 Lili Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:07:15 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39572 James - some people do get spikes just from caffeine and need to cover it with insulin. James – some people do get spikes just from caffeine and need to cover it with insulin.

]]> By: Adam http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39571 Adam Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:44:30 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39571 I make my own treats; they're all low-carb. Chocolate with walnuts. Cream cheese pudding. Yumm!!! Of the carbohydrate-laden foods, I only miss fruitcake. Guess that makes me strange. However, I can cope with parties as long as someone brought hard cheese and cured meat (pepperoni or salami or ham). It's also egg-nog time. YUMMMM!!!! ( OOPS! I'm getting cravings for homemade chocolate chip cookies :( ) I make my own treats; they’re all low-carb. Chocolate with walnuts. Cream cheese pudding. Yumm!!! Of the carbohydrate-laden foods, I only miss fruitcake. Guess that makes me strange. However, I can cope with parties as long as someone brought hard cheese and cured meat (pepperoni or salami or ham). It’s also egg-nog time. YUMMMM!!!!
( OOPS! I’m getting cravings for homemade chocolate chip cookies :( )

]]> By: Kendra http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39570 Kendra Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:41:46 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39570 I think it's important during the holidays not to deny yourself flat out because of diaebtes - as previous commenters mentioned, even a "low carb" treat can end up mucking up blood sugars (shoot, I get whacky blood sugars for no damn good reason sometimes...don't we all?) My tips are to try to stick to foods you have eaten before (a familiar cookie Mom makes every year, versus mystery chocolate pie your Aunt Enid you see once a decade made) and as always...enjoy in moderation. There's nothing wrong with one piece of cake, or a few cookies - if you know how to bolus or exercise or whatever it is you do to deal with carbs. The rollercoaster ensues for me when I've been eating all day with nonstop abandon. I think it’s important during the holidays not to deny yourself flat out because of diaebtes – as previous commenters mentioned, even a “low carb” treat can end up mucking up blood sugars (shoot, I get whacky blood sugars for no damn good reason sometimes…don’t we all?)

My tips are to try to stick to foods you have eaten before (a familiar cookie Mom makes every year, versus mystery chocolate pie your Aunt Enid you see once a decade made) and as always…enjoy in moderation. There’s nothing wrong with one piece of cake, or a few cookies – if you know how to bolus or exercise or whatever it is you do to deal with carbs. The rollercoaster ensues for me when I’ve been eating all day with nonstop abandon.

]]> By: AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39569 AmyT Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:20:10 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39569 Thanks everybody. And for James: goodness, yes. Coffee and a hundred other things that seem like they should be "free" food require insulin dosing! (I like a fair amount of milk in my coffee). This is what makes BG control so tricky. Even if you knew the EXACT carb count of everything that went into your mouth, you still wouldn't get perfectly consistent results all the time. Aargh! Thanks everybody.

And for James: goodness, yes. Coffee and a hundred other things that seem like they should be “free” food require insulin dosing! (I like a fair amount of milk in my coffee).

This is what makes BG control so tricky. Even if you knew the EXACT carb count of everything that went into your mouth, you still wouldn’t get perfectly consistent results all the time. Aargh!

]]> By: Jayne http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39568 Jayne Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:23:00 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39568 Thanks for the comfort and joy! This may be the first Christmas I can laugh over the dilemma. You have me thinking already about how I can reward myself in January. That's a nice thought, eh? Thanks for the comfort and joy! This may be the first Christmas I can laugh over the dilemma. You have me thinking already about how I can reward myself in January. That’s a nice thought, eh?

]]> By: faye http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39567 faye Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:47:37 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39567 haha, try being type 1 in a filipino family. we're infamous for our HUGE holiday parties, where everybody takes home food and there's still enough food for the next week. the good thing about my family though, is that there are a few type 2's floating around (i'm the only type 1), so there's always a wonderful assortment of healthy stuff right next to the not-so-healthy stuff. good luck with the holidays! =) haha, try being type 1 in a filipino family. we’re infamous for our HUGE holiday parties, where everybody takes home food and there’s still enough food for the next week.

the good thing about my family though, is that there are a few type 2′s floating around (i’m the only type 1), so there’s always a wonderful assortment of healthy stuff right next to the not-so-healthy stuff.

good luck with the holidays! =)

]]> By: James http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39566 James Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:31:13 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39566 Can I just pick up on the comment about coffee - is that what's doing it to me? I didn't think it could be having that big an effect - I thought it was my breakfast but is it the coffee? Do others get sugar spikes just from coffee? Can I just pick up on the comment about coffee – is that what’s doing it to me? I didn’t think it could be having that big an effect – I thought it was my breakfast but is it the coffee? Do others get sugar spikes just from coffee?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/12/a-bit-of-grinch.html/comment-page-1#comment-39565 Jonathan Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:58:28 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/12/07/a-bit-of-grinchiness/#comment-39565 And we are the ones considered impolite sometimes when we don't try the sweets that others have worked so hard preparing!! I remember a recent passover dinner where my aunt's brother kept insisting that I try his brown sugar and raisin noodle kuggle, and then have more and more, and then getting grief because I did not have enough of the chocolate pie his wife brought. It's the same thing this month -- everyone wants us to try something that is going to mess up the blood sugars for the next three hours. OY!!! And we are the ones considered impolite sometimes when we don’t try the sweets that others have worked so hard preparing!! I remember a recent passover dinner where my aunt’s brother kept insisting that I try his brown sugar and raisin noodle kuggle, and then have more and more, and then getting grief because I did not have enough of the chocolate pie his wife brought.

It’s the same thing this month — everyone wants us to try something that is going to mess up the blood sugars for the next three hours. OY!!!

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