mak - that's another great story, it's so reassuring to read of all these positive experiences
i'm having a bit of a brain fade this morning & wonder if anyone can help me - i know that after my meal i can't eat anything until i test two hours later, but i remember the DE saying something about some drinks being okay, but i'm wondering which ones - obviously im not drinking any full sugar softdrinks at all, but i do have probably one cup of tea a day & some diet cordial or diet softdrink. should i be avoiding these during the 2 hrs or are they all okay to drink? i don't mean tea with a whole heap of milk in it or anything - just a plain green tea.
Sloane, I think those drinks are ok. Well I hope they are because I drink them in that 2 hours! lol Occassionally I have a cup of tea (with a dash of milk no sugar) about an hour after a meal and my levels are still good so I haven't worried about it. Or I will have a diet cordial. I can only drink so much water everyday!
thanks Megan - i trialled a green tea this morning & everything seemed fine so maybe tomorrow i might go all out & have a tea with a dash of milk
i think i'm finally working out my own personal quirks with my bsl - looks like rice is a no-no & i only ever eat basmati. bummer! my best meal seems to be steak with a baked potato & either salad or steamed vegies.
sounds similar to me! rice is completely out for me including basmati and simple meat and veg always give me the best reading in the low 5's usually. I can eat pasta though without a problem. It's interesting how everyone reacts differently to different foods.
Thanks for the replies girls, however things are not any better! I called my dietician this morning as was not happy with yesterdays levels, apparently she is away until tomorrow, I said the the receptionist I wasn't prepared to wait til then cause the levels were so low, when I told what they were she put me thru to an antenatal clinic (not mine) & I spoke with 2 nurses...honestly what they told me left me speechless, 1 asked me if my machine is working - like how do I know but given the midday reading was 4.9 I'd guess that it is working ok, then she passed me to this other lady who insisted I probably wasn't eating enough, I said I'm having the max serves of most stuff including 3cups of basmati rice with dinner last night cause I was desperate to get those levels up. She said I need to experiment more with my diet, I need to eat more & go & get a Snickers & try adding more chocolate to my diet????? Ok so I get that a Snickers would bring the levels up but I told her if the the diet they've provided can't give me more then the minimum levels has there been so mistake with diagnosing me with GD? Is that possible, I swear I am eating what they say, not sure if I'm making any mistakes, I've listed what I'm eating today which to me & everyone I've talked sounds more then enough food, yesterday was v similar but with the 3 serves of rice & stir fry veg for dinner. Trying not to get stressed but I am, not enjoying eating cause I'm not hungry & so worried that I'm eating too much or too little you know?
2 cups cereal, milk & tea & a banana
20 almonds & a cup of plain popcorn
1 egg mayo/salad (2 slices Burgen) sandwich & an orange
1 ryvita with cottage cheese & 2 sugar free cookies plus an apple
1 piece salmon, baked sweet potato & half a plate of salad with cheese
1 ryvita with cottage cheese & an apple (right before bed)
CAH, that sounds like plenty of food to me. I hope you can get some more answers tomorrow. As if you would know if there is a problem with your machine! You test, the number pops up so you assume it's working and note down the number. The ladies you spoke to obviously didn't know what to do with you by the sound of it. I would be asking tomorrow if there has been a mistake with your test results.
Three cups of rice? I'm so jealous I can't eat half a cup without my numbers going over!
gill, that's great news!
I can't eat half a cup without my numbers going over!
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