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Diabetes thread now opened!

Poodlepet2 — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:16:28 GMT

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Re: Diabetes thread now opened!

cherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:29:35 GMT

I will start by giving my opinion of a product I tried tonight. Its sugar free Jello pudding. It has 60 calories and no sugar. I tried the chocolate. It had a bit of an after taste, but it wasn't awful. I didn't look to see what it was sweetened with. It looked like a smaller portion than they used to serve in the regular pudding cups. I would give it a 6, on a 1 to 10 scale

I also found a 4 pack of Stewarts diet orange soda. I haven't tried it yet. I got it at Krogers. They also have the Stewarts orange and root beer at Cracker Barrel. I don't recall the cost ,and it's a 4 pack

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:45:50 GMT

It's the wrong time of year for this, but thawed frozen fruit could be used, though of course not as good as fresh.

I have a biiig sweet tooth. One of the hardest things for me to cut back on was/is dessert. But I've found a dessert tha for me is every bit as satisfying, on a hot day, as a piece of pie or cake.

I buy fresh berries - for me often blackberries but it could be strawberries, blueberries, boysenberries, raspberries - whatever. I mix them with a carton of low cal yogurt. Very satisfying dessert for someone with a sweet tooth. I use Chobani but it doesn't matter what brand. I'll use vanilla, but also strawberry banana or whatever you want. I add some Splenda for tart berries but that's up to you.

Berries because they have the lowest sugar content of all fruits and are often recommended for diabetics craving fruit.

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cherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:49:54 GMT

I've never tried this ,but my sil who is also type 2, was told ,if you crave sugar try a spoonful of peanut butter

You must be careful with sugar free candy, it can give you the runs if you eat too much

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 03:09:25 GMT

I like peanut butter with green apple wedges. I buy the cut wedges for portion control.

When I used to diet, I craved peanut butter. I think it was craving the protein.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 03:42:21 GMT

Love the sugar free pudding and also the Stewrts Diet Root Beer.

One the difficulties I have had is to try to manage my type 2 with

compulsive eating disorder....

Quite a struggle and I also have to battle a sugar addiction.

So glad this thread is here...I know the only way I would be able

to cure the compulsive eating is with therapy but cannot afford

it ....so glad to have people to speak with and hear their opinions

and suggestions....

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:45:49 GMT

@Big Joanie, I've always been a sugar addict. You have to learn to be creative to give yourself sweet without sugar; sometimes you have to have the sugar (donut, etc). The trick is to have one of something, not beat yourself up about it, and don't be having one of "it" more than once a week.

IMO, all diabetics need diets that are responsible, diabetes-wise, but also livable so you won't feel like cheating all the time. I try hard to balance a diabetic diet with my cravings and come out with something I can live with.

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violann — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:16:26 GMT

@Big Joanie wrote:
Love the sugar free pudding and also the Stewrts Diet Root Beer.

One the difficulties I have had is to try to manage my type 2 with
compulsive eating disorder....

Quite a struggle and I also have to battle a sugar addiction.

So glad this thread is here...I know the only way I would be able
to cure the compulsive eating is with therapy but cannot afford
it ....so glad to have people to speak with and hear their opinions
and suggestions....

Hi @Big Joanie-Fellow CO here, and I finally learned that the easiest way for ME to break addictive eating patterns was to stop them. MUCH EASIER SAID THAN DONE, but for me, it works.

I pick a day and eat only "safe" food, no matter how much I want to do otherwise. I also do Imtermittent fasting.

I believe that each of us living with CO must figure out the tricks and tools that allow us to manage this problem successfully. It took me decades, but I AM doing better.

Bear in mind though- if we all were easily successful none of us would be fat.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:46:36 GMT

I also find that if I am really craving somwthng and try not to have it .. I will

eat everything from A-Z and finally give in anyway....sometimes better to

just have it and be done with it .....

It certainly is a work in progress ....

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cherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:46:57 GMT

I noticed something about my one touch meter today. I thought my reading was a bit high this morning. I tested again and it dropped 6 points.

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Perkup — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:11:02 GMT

A little tip from a heart surgeon friend, who also has Type 2. He told me that when he craves something sweet he has found that his craving is satiated by drinking cold water. I know it sounds silly, and it's probably psychological, but it seems to work for me much of the time. Worth a try if you will.

I also enjoy Sugar Free Jello. Almost as good as the real thing. Sometimes I whip heavy cream without sweetner and put a dab on top of the Jello. Makes me think it's the real thing; and I've even whipped cream with a little of the dry Jello in it. Gives it a good flavor.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:32:04 GMT

Great idea to use the jello powder in the whipped cream... love the

whipped cream...a lot of times if I am really craving something that

will do it ....

Thanks.. I knew I would like this thread....

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BLH — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:27:15 GMT

dlife.com and diabeticlivingonline.com are a wealth of information.

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:41:59 GMT

@CHATTY wrote:
dlife.com and diabeticlivingonline.com are a wealth of information.

The above are both good resources. There are also excellent, very active diabetes forums:

diabetesdaily dotcom

diabetessisters dotorg

tudiabetes dotcom

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tansy — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:33:09 GMT

Another diabetic reporting in who has to fight sugar cravings constantly. I do give in to the occasional donut, mocha cupcake or See's candy...sometimes too often. Sugary foods are my tranquilizer for stress:/

Tillamook was making an excellent coffee Greek yogurt that I would add a few chocolate chips to and a dollop of whipped cream -- very good -- but it was discontinued.

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:32:49 GMT

@tansy wrote:
Another diabetic reporting in who has to fight sugar cravings constantly. I do give in to the occasional donut, mocha cupcake or See's candy...sometimes too often. Sugary foods are my tranquilizer for stress:/

I hear ya there, @tansy!

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cherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:38:57 GMT

I will treat myself to a werthers caramel flavored hard candy. There is 14 grams of carbs in 3 pieces, so ,one little candy isn't that bad for you, and its real sugar too

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Moonchilde — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:59:46 GMT

Something I really miss:

I love bagels & cream cheese! A company in LA called Western Bagel makes lower carb bagels in several flavors. Unlike every other substitute bagel I've seen and tried, these actually still TASTE like a bagel, and are only slightly smaller than a regular bagel, not paper thin. A regular bagel is 50-60 carbs by itself. No way. These are in the neighborhood of 18-22 net carbs (minus the fiber), depending on which favor. Not an everyday thing, but for a treat, not awful either. And if eaten with bacon & eggs (no carbs there) a balanced glycemic load. They make one flavor that's only 10 net carbs.

I used to be able to go by one of their shops regularly and keep a stash in the freezer. Many grocery stores in LA also carry them. They do have mail order, but I haven't done that.

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cherry — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:11:28 GMT

Someone in recipes posted a recipe for a black cherry smoothie. They said it was diabetic friendly, but at 38 carbs , not so much. If you used it for breakfast it might be OK.

I'm not really into drinks. I like stuff I can chew.

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Tique — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:50:25 GMT

A member of my family has diabetes so I have some sites that have been invaluable to me.

Fruits you can eat if you have Diabetes

Diabetes Forecast

I also subscribe to the DF magazine which contains updated products, research, recipes, fitness, etc.

Recipes for Healthy Living

@Poodlepet2 thank you for this thread. I'm always looking to learn more.