Good for you. Takes a little work but it can be done!

The lab results are always higher than your meter readings. Dont concern yourself about them. And try and stay away from that one piece of white bread in the morning. White flour is a no-no for us.

Ok, I took my 2 hour test post dinner, it was 171, I'll check the AM and see what she is.

God Bless!

Chuck

What did you have for dinner ?

very good and yes stay away from the mountain dew lol. Take your meter with you to the doctor's office and have them calibrate theirs with yours...they will test your blood and have you do the same. This way you can get an idea how different the readings are...basically our meters are a guideline to help us know where we stand

Kudos to you for giving up the Mountain Dew. Giving up my Dr. Pepper was a hard one, but haven't had one since the end of November when I was diagnosed. I did break down and have a 12 oz Coke once around Christmas. The Mexican place we were at said since this came from Mexico and they used pure cane sugar instead of the high fructose stuff normally in pop it would be okay. The owner even said her brother who was a diabetic could drink it every now and then.

I can certainly justify the sugar when I want to. :-( Although my BS stayed stable afterwards; I know I was just kidding myself. The one good thing about it was that it was only 12 oz instead of the 20 oz, I normally would have drank and I haven't repeated the experiment. :-) One choice at a time gets me either closer to my goal or leads me further away from me. It's my choice. Hang in there!

Last night after my reading of 114 I decided to try pasta and sauce and see what it did to me, it spiked, way higher than I would like since 140 is the peak when your body is ok which is my goal.

I did find from the ADA that up to 180 is acceptable for diabetics but that just seems high. I would be so happy to be 140 post meal which from what I read is normal.

I am very unhappy that another really favorite food spikes me that bad, but at least I know.


Oh well the testing continues. Today I had an egg, toast and bacon, AM fasting 100 2.5 hours after 108.

God Bless


Chuck

Obx - buy Dreamfields pasta - low carb and you cant tell the difference between that and the regular. Dont overcook it and stick to the portion indicated. But be careful of the pasta sauce. Its loaded with sugar. Look for those that only have natural ingredients - you will pay a lot more but its worth it. I make it with chicken parmegiana using Panko for breading (only Kikkoman - not other brands) and parm cheese and then topped with mozz. Delicious.

Way to go!