The Hesitant Guest

BG[CGM]: 92

For the first time...in a long time, I went to someone's house and felt obligated to eat.  That's never happened to be before.  My diabetes wasn't a secret to the host, yet I still felt like I couldn't/shouldn't say no.  Part of that has to do with my new diet.  Trying to stay low carb has been hard for me.  1) Meat is way more expensive than starch  2) I crave the carbs.  And Friday I visited a friend who served a yummy casserole and a banana cake, which, btw, was YUMMY.  But I left feeling a tad bit crappy.  Weirdly, I felt I would have done better with just the cake.  Add in the casserole, with only God knows what hidden carbs... i.e. fake cheese, and I felt a little lost.  I bolused, of course, but it wasn't enough.

And I left thinking, "From now on I'll just eat at home and save myself the hassle."

But I do love a good visit!!  So, I can't give them up.  :D  Oh well.  it's a battle I will continue to fight.

Enjoy the new week, friends.
With Love,
Bethanne

Biggest Loser

BG[CGM]: 43, but don't worry I had a glass of OJ... as a matter of fact, I ate a cookie, too.

So my kids are into Biggest Loser again--and when I said kids, I mean me. :P One of the contestants is from NY, on many pills, and also a type II diabetic who takes...

30 units of insulin at EVERY MEAL!!

Yes, you heard me correctly. I was shocked. Course, this is a big guy. Obviously, he made it onto the Biggest Loser, right? But still, I sorta gasped and thought, wow. That is more insulin that I bolus in a normal/conservative day...

and then I hit the third trimester in this pregnancy. *blush* My bolus average went from 20-30 at the beginning of this great event to now--60-70 units of insulin bolused in a day. EEEK! My breakfast carb to insulin ratio is at 3:1, but really if I don't want a spike, I have to do some math in my head and get 2:1. The pump doesn't offer that option. :/ Bad Minimed!!! :P :D

I have a few weeks left...
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OVER!