Diabetes Weblog

Thanks for the confirmation, Josie. Just out of curiosity, where would
one buy a sheep stomach these days?
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Scotland. Here, lacking an old-fashioned butcher, you can make haggis

I get the impression that the people on this list take care of
themselves. As a newbie at this, I have been saddened and surprised by
the way some of the people I know who are diabetic take care of
themselves. They don’t. One person I just met who was diagnosed ten
years ago told me she often eats a box of chocolates when she gets home
from work instead of cooking dinner. She just makes her insulin shot
larger to compensate. A neighbor who is diabetic does the same thing.
That seems to be common. I wonder if it is caused by a failure on
their part to understand how serious diabetes is because their docs did

Somebody asked if I eat haggis.

Yes!! Made well, it is delicious. Like meatloaf, everybody has his or
her own favorite, maybe secret, recipe for making it. Some are great,
and a few are just awful.

It has oatmeal and spices in it, but not enough to make it too high
carb for a diabetic diet.

So what are you eating on a typical day?
Kady

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Well, I sometimes have eggs with chopped red and orange bell peppers
mixed into them for breakfast. Usually, though, breakfast is just a
smaller version of dinner. For lunch and dinner I have green
vegetables, salads and 4 oz portions of meat, chicken or fish like
salmon and halibut with unsweetened berries for dessert. I buy
blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries either fresh or frozen. For
snacks between meals I eat seeds and nuts. Sunflower seeds, walnuts,
and macadamia nuts when I can get them on sale! The only liquid I
drink is water.

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