I can't believe I opened blogger no less than 3 times yesterday and still never got a round to posting.
I wonder if Diabetes kills brain cells? :/
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Day 144
3:30 p.m.
Not much going on. I had Fiber One cereal for breakfast and tested post-breakfast. Number was high, 194, but not as high as the last flavor of Fiber One. The Honey Cluster flavor seemed to make my BG higher (243) than the Caramel Delight flavor.
Next week I want to run a test. I want to check my BG before eating, 1.5 hour after eating and the next day test before eating and during the 1.5 hour time frame while I wait to test post breakfast I want to go ahead and exercise. I'm curious if that is a good game plan to counter the effects of cereal on my BG.
I know exercise causes a significant drop in my glucose number. If I exercise during the 1.5 hour interval between breakfast and post-meal test, does the glucose drop from exercise offset the glucose increase caused by the cereal in the overall scope of things? Or, is the cereal increase still going to negatively impact my A1c regardless? Now, that second one is a question for my doctor.
I generally wait until after my breakfast post-meal test to start exercise because I did not want to glucose drop from exercise to alter and perhaps skew my test result, but if countering the glucose rise with the exercise drop is more beneficial then I will change when I start my exercises.
Not much going on. I had Fiber One cereal for breakfast and tested post-breakfast. Number was high, 194, but not as high as the last flavor of Fiber One. The Honey Cluster flavor seemed to make my BG higher (243) than the Caramel Delight flavor.
Next week I want to run a test. I want to check my BG before eating, 1.5 hour after eating and the next day test before eating and during the 1.5 hour time frame while I wait to test post breakfast I want to go ahead and exercise. I'm curious if that is a good game plan to counter the effects of cereal on my BG.
I know exercise causes a significant drop in my glucose number. If I exercise during the 1.5 hour interval between breakfast and post-meal test, does the glucose drop from exercise offset the glucose increase caused by the cereal in the overall scope of things? Or, is the cereal increase still going to negatively impact my A1c regardless? Now, that second one is a question for my doctor.
I generally wait until after my breakfast post-meal test to start exercise because I did not want to glucose drop from exercise to alter and perhaps skew my test result, but if countering the glucose rise with the exercise drop is more beneficial then I will change when I start my exercises.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Day 143
3:25 p.m.
A good day so far. Went out for Chinese for lunch and forgot to set my timer to test post-lunch. I declare it was easier to test when I had to test more often than just once a day! Once a day - randomly - just doesn't work well for me.
Been reading up on more issued Diabetics face and wanted to add a link to an article I may want to refer back to sometime. it is regarding bone density. I don't have any issues yet, but we all know that it is an issue as we age and apparently being Diabetic adds to the risk.
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110531/diabetes-patients-may-have-higher-fracture-risk
Okay, that's all for now :)
A good day so far. Went out for Chinese for lunch and forgot to set my timer to test post-lunch. I declare it was easier to test when I had to test more often than just once a day! Once a day - randomly - just doesn't work well for me.
Been reading up on more issued Diabetics face and wanted to add a link to an article I may want to refer back to sometime. it is regarding bone density. I don't have any issues yet, but we all know that it is an issue as we age and apparently being Diabetic adds to the risk.
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110531/diabetes-patients-may-have-higher-fracture-risk
Okay, that's all for now :)
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Day 142
7:50 p.m.
Good day today - fasting BG was 100. Finished off the Half-recipe of Strawberry Trifle I made Saturday and had to make another today. Yes, I did 'have to" - I mean, after all, I still had half the Angel Food Cake and half the glaze just sitting in the refrigerator taking up space. :D
Went swimming after lunch today - didn't plan to stay out there but about an hour, but the water was so nice I ended up staying two - gonna pay for it for the next couple of days since I got more sun than I needed. D: No swimming for me for a couple of days.
Good day today - fasting BG was 100. Finished off the Half-recipe of Strawberry Trifle I made Saturday and had to make another today. Yes, I did 'have to" - I mean, after all, I still had half the Angel Food Cake and half the glaze just sitting in the refrigerator taking up space. :D
Went swimming after lunch today - didn't plan to stay out there but about an hour, but the water was so nice I ended up staying two - gonna pay for it for the next couple of days since I got more sun than I needed. D: No swimming for me for a couple of days.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Day 141
10:00 a.m.
So far so good, but what do I know? I haven't tested BG for today yet. I guess at this point I will test supper since I tested lunch yesterday and didn't think to get the fasting or the post-breakfast check today.
So far so good, but what do I know? I haven't tested BG for today yet. I guess at this point I will test supper since I tested lunch yesterday and didn't think to get the fasting or the post-breakfast check today.
I have enjoyed my Skinny Cow Ice Cream for my night-time snack, but, they are not totally without fault. Health-wise - better than regular ice cream, but probably not the best option. I will still keep an eye open for a good Diabetic friendly homemade ice cream recipe and for a store bought diabetic friendly ice cream.
In the meantime, I can always enjoy my Strawberry Trifle I made from the recipe my daughter got from a co-worker who makes it for her own mother who has Diabetes. It is super simple and super good! Here, try it:
Sugar-Free Angel Food Cake (got mine in the bakery of my local Publix Grocery)
Sugar-Free Vanilla Pudding, instant kind (I made it with whole milk, but next time I think I will try it with Almond Milk)
Sugar-Free Strawberry Glaze (got this at Publix also, it was right there where the fresh strawberries were)
Fresh Strawberries - sliced to a decent bite size works best)
Sugar-Free Cool Whip
Break the Sugar-Free Angel Food cake into chunks
I think my daughter broke it into about 1.5 inch chunks but I broke it into bite size.
Place the cake in the bottom of a Trifle bowl
or, like we did, a plastic bowl that has a cover so it can be refrigerated.
Prepare Sugar-Free Pudding according to direction & pour over the cake chunks.
Mix sliced strawberries with Sugar-Free Strawberry Glaze and pour over the pudding
the strawberry glaze is nice and thick so I had to spread it out to cover the
pudding.
pudding.
I will suggest you look for the strawberry glaze because it worked really well.
My daughter made her own strawberry glaze with Truvia and it kinda broke down
and became too thin and watery.
Top with Sugar-free Cool Whip and refrigerate until ready to serve.
It is delicious! Really refreshing - not quite ice-cream, but a really good option!
I will work on nutritional calculations later and update this post :)
Day 140
Day 140 fell on Sunday and went by without much notice - and . . . without a blog post (I sure am bad about remembering stuff on a daily basis! But, that is not a new issue. No, it's really not - had I been better about daily remembering I would not have gotten pregnant twice while I was suppose to be on birth control pills. I actually told my obstetrician that if I could remember to take a pill every day i wouldn't be there seeing him. That was in response to his scolding for my failing to take my vitamins and iron supplements like I was suppose to. And if you've read earlier posts on my blog you know I had to get a small alarm clock to set to remind me to take my Metformin every night.
Odd thing though, I can remember dates of specific things very well - just not daily things :/
Odd thing though, I can remember dates of specific things very well - just not daily things :/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Day 139
12:05 a.m.
Start this now, and regardless of how tomorrow turns out, Day 139's post will actually happen on Day 139.
Goodnight for now :)
Good day - I think, maybe, but then again . . .
Well, I opted not to test post-breakfast, but I had cereal and I KNOW it made my BG high, but it's a tug-of-war between working the BG number and working the cholesterol number. Today the cholesterol number won out.
I did test post-supper and was 121 - and that is pretty good considering I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream for dessert :P
Start this now, and regardless of how tomorrow turns out, Day 139's post will actually happen on Day 139.
Goodnight for now :)
Good day - I think, maybe, but then again . . .
Well, I opted not to test post-breakfast, but I had cereal and I KNOW it made my BG high, but it's a tug-of-war between working the BG number and working the cholesterol number. Today the cholesterol number won out.
I did test post-supper and was 121 - and that is pretty good considering I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream for dessert :P
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Day 137
10:15 p.m.
Good day, once I got past breakfast. I had Fiber One Honey Nut Clusters and it sent my glucose to 253. I could keep the glucose below 180 by eating the Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls, but that hits my cholesterol hard whereas cereal hits my glucose hard. Can't win for losing sometimes :/
On the bright side - I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream and it was pretty darn good! :D
Good day, once I got past breakfast. I had Fiber One Honey Nut Clusters and it sent my glucose to 253. I could keep the glucose below 180 by eating the Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls, but that hits my cholesterol hard whereas cereal hits my glucose hard. Can't win for losing sometimes :/
On the bright side - I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream and it was pretty darn good! :D
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Day 136
10;00 p.m.
Good day overall. I ate cereal, but I have not tested a cereal breakfast in a while. I know what it will be - high - cereal does that. But it sure was good, even though it is not what I ate for most of my adult life - Lucky Charms - the cereal of magically amused people like me. No, this time I got Fiber One Honey Nut Clusters - and it was good even though it has no marshmallows. And I use Almond milk, so that helps with the carbs - and calories..
Good day overall. I ate cereal, but I have not tested a cereal breakfast in a while. I know what it will be - high - cereal does that. But it sure was good, even though it is not what I ate for most of my adult life - Lucky Charms - the cereal of magically amused people like me. No, this time I got Fiber One Honey Nut Clusters - and it was good even though it has no marshmallows. And I use Almond milk, so that helps with the carbs - and calories..
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