Thursday 5/13 – To carb or not to carb. Today let’s blog about what we eat. And perhaps what we don’t eat. Some believe a low carb diet is important in diabetes management, while others believe carbs are fine as long as they are counted and bolused for. Which side of the fence do you fall on? What kind of things do you eat for meals and snacks? What foods do you deem bolus-worthy? What other foodie wisdom would you like to share?
I’m half Italian. Italian’s eat pasta and pizza. I eat pasta and pizza. If someone said, “Landileigh, you can no longer eat pasta and pizza”. Welllllll, I would have to tell them to <insert bad words>. hahaha! I ain’t giving them up, no way, no how, no sir. Just had to learn how to deal. So I’ve learned that it’s an awful lot of insulin for my pasta and pizza. But I am also VERY lucky in this case for the gastroparesis. Usually a small bolus and an increase of of my basal for a few hours does the trick. I’m very lucky I am not a huge sweet eater. I can go without ice cream, candy, cake, etc. I can go without potatoes and rice. But not pasta and pizza. Diabetes just has to take a backseat for me with those foods. Every single day I usually have one or the other. It is my heritage, my life. They might as well take me away to the rubber room if I have to give those up!
