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>I lurked here for months before I finally posted to the group.  I was >terrified, mainly because I saw so many fights here.  But it has tamed down >quite a bit.  Heck, my first post to MHD spurred a flame war (and it was >between a couple of the regulars at that!) and I thought that was my >initiation. ~soft laugh~

Well heck, it was!  I’ll bet you didn’t know that every 87th newbie has to start a flamewar, did you?  It’s a very little known usenet convention.  Not even all the sysops are aware of it either! j/k — dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI "I’d rather be loved by only me,     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn "Never give up", Winston Churchill www.mindspring.com/~wombn On ANY "advice" I give here: I expect you to research it and confirm it independently

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wombn, that explains so much!  teehee! — Kristin 29 PCOS T2 —

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I lurked here for months before I finally posted to the group.  I was >terrified, mainly because I saw so many fights here.  But it has tamed down >quite a bit.  Heck, my first post to MHD spurred a flame war (and it was >between a couple of the regulars at that!) and I thought that was my >initiation. ~soft laugh~ > Well heck, it was!  I’ll bet you didn’t know that every 87th newbie > has to start a flamewar, did you?  It’s a very little known usenet > convention.  Not even all the sysops are aware of it either! > j/k > — > dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI > "I’d rather be loved by only me, >     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn > "Never give up", Winston Churchill > www.mindspring.com/~wombn > On ANY "advice" I give here: I expect you to research it and confirm it

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Wombn I lost the battle and two out of three are going to the mexican but they promised not to have the chips on the table and I will share a meal and maybe take an extra pill.  Wish me luck Say what you mean and mean what you say

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>Wombn I lost the battle and two out of three are going to the mexican >but they promised not to have the chips on the table and I will share a >meal and maybe take an extra pill.  Wish me luck

Good luck! and I wish you strength of will!  :-) — dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI "I’d rather be loved by only me,     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn "Never give up", Winston Churchill www.mindspring.com/~wombn On ANY "advice" I give here: I expect you to research it and confirm it independently

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Those are normal numbers.  Only your DR can truly say but IMHO if I had those numbers without meds I would not be taking any.  Of course that could change so testing is important. As to the Mexican Restaurant I would suggest Fajitas without the tortilla. (the veggies and meat)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still > waiting for results to come back from latest test. > meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as > soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. > Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each > time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to > ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by > Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing > wrong? > I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less > blood? > Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on > waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and > dinner, like 114 or 119 . > Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need > medication? > I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. > Bernstein’s) > http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > thanks so much in advance > The Right clicker!! > a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic > Before you buy.

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I use a different monitor but it took me awhile to get it right. I try going back down the finger a little. Don’t squeeze right at where you punched the hole but from the base of the finger out kind of like milking the finger. Welcome to the group, sorry you are qualified to join. Try not to get discouraged, if you blow it, get back together. Damage can sneak up on you. Don’t let yourself slide until something happens to grab your attention. Many people are careful in the beginning, then let themselves go and then regret it when they get a serious complication to grab their attention. Don’t do what I did. This is a good supportive group, ignore any people who get negative, we all go through rough times and sometimes people take it out on someone in the group. I felt ignored for a long time and wanted some more of the regulars to give me attention, then I realized I can give attention to others. the regulars talk a lot to each other. But there are a lot of knowledgeable people about this disease and have taught me a lot. Tony in Mexico 7 years type II  lots of medicine

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still > waiting for results to come back from latest test. > meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as > soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. > Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each > time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to > ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by > Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing > wrong? > I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less > blood? > Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on > waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and > dinner, like 114 or 119 . > Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need > medication? > I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. > Bernstein’s) > http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > thanks so much in advance > The Right clicker!! > a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic > Before you buy.

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Get the Fajita Platter without the tortillas.  No beans or rice. That’s what I eat… the meat, veggies, guacamole and sourcream. Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > thanks so much in advance > The Right clicker!! > a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic > Before you buy.

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Your bgs are completely non diabetic numbers if you are not taking meds. To test and get enough blood, washing your hands with warm water to get the blood moving and I find if I test in the fattest part of the finger I have more than enough blood. Loretta Say what you mean and mean what you say

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I seldom go to the Mexican restaurants since being diagnosed diabetic, but I find that the chicken fajitas are easier on the bg levels than other entrees.  I don’t eat the chips and salsa that they bring to the table to snack on while you wait for your entree. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still >waiting for results to come back from latest test. >meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as >soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. >Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each >time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to >ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by >Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing >wrong? >I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less >blood? >Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on >waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and >dinner, like 114 or 119 . >Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need >medication? >I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. >Bernstein’s) >http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml >Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile >relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that >anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some >advice PLEASE!! >thanks so much in advance >The Right clicker!! >a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic >Before you buy.

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Those numbers would be pretty good for me, I would be starving to have them actually. FastTake meters use a very small amount of blood, are small and very handy. One Touch meters use alot of blood and take much longer to read. Good Luck Buck — www.diabeticnet.com ‘You know you are getting old when you take all night to do what you used to do all night" "I may not be good as I once was, but I am as good once as I always was" "The older the violin, the sweeter the music"

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still > waiting for results to come back from latest test. > meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as > soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. > Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each > time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to > ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by > Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing > wrong? > I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less > blood? > Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on > waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and > dinner, like 114 or 119 . > Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need > medication? > I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. > Bernstein’s) > http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > thanks so much in advance > The Right clicker!! > a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic > Before you buy.

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> Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each > time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to > ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by > Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing > wrong?

Probably you are just not allowing that blood drop to grow big enough. Milk your finger a bit with a gentle squeeze. Either than or you are actually touching the strip?  That thins the blood. You are supposed to let the drop touch and then the stip grabs the blood but your skin doesn’t touch. I have 2 fingers that I always get not enough blood readings even if its a big blob of blood. I just don’t use that finger. Try to determine if there’s a pattern to which sites are getting those readings.

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> Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on > waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and > dinner, like 114 or 119 . > Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need > medication?

Great numbers > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!!

I eat in a Mexican restaurant often. The plantain was your problem. Its a very starchy food related to a banana. When I eat at La Mex I share half a quesadilla with my husband. I have tacos a la carte without rice or beans, or a taco salad in a shell and don’t eat the tortilla shell. I drink water, club soda, or a diet beverage I carry in my purse. The management doesn’t mind. Lots of diabetics work there.  I would have their dinner salad but its the size of a turkey platter. Carol

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Thanks so much everybody, for the help and the moral support. Those numbers are without medication, but with the restricted carb diet. The one night I ate a chile relleno and fried plaintains, my Bg was 191 2 hours after eating, and 162 upon waking up before eating anything the next morning.  So the restricted carb diet is working for me!. I just  pigged out at the Shoneys salad bar, ate a huge plate of salad and dressing, with egg, and then two huge plates of their spinach and green beans, and a tablespoon of chili. My Bg’s 2 hours later are 83! Whoopeee. On the downside, I got back my test results from before I started the diet (Thurs morning), and my fasting Bg was 213, and glyc. hem. was 8.4 The nurse said I must come in as soon as possible (which will be Thurs) I guess the doc (internist) will put me on meds based on that. I made an appt with an endocrinologist for 11/27 (the soonest I was able to get) I am definitely going to get one of the meters recomended here as soon as I get the prescription. For my last Bg reading I had to do it 5 times!!  I know I will get discouraged and want to stop testing if that keeps up. You are a great group.  I feel a lot better because of all of your replies to me.  Before that I felt very much alone, and depressed. Thank you again! Rightclicker Before you buy.

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> > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > Try carnitas (kind of like a taco) or carne asada (shredded steak).

Yeah. These don’t bother my bg either so long as I’m good about avoiding those 3 zillion carbs in the free all you can eat chips before the meal. Carol

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>> > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > > advice PLEASE!! > Try carnitas (kind of like a taco) or carne asada (shredded steak). >Yeah. These don’t bother my bg either so long as I’m good about avoiding >those 3 zillion carbs in the free all you can eat chips before the meal.

HA!  ain’t that the truth! — dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI "I’d rather be loved by only me,     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn "Never give up", Winston Churchill www.mindspring.com/~wombn

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> Plaintains are carb city, just asking for trouble > I have tried to find smaller portion stuff to order.   Small order of > Nacho’s Supream instead of the big order. > Try to stay away from dishes with rice.

There is always the old "just don’t eat it all". And when I am low enough at La Mex to order a meal and get some rice too I am always specific that I am a diabetic and I don’t want more than half a cup of rice on my plate because it will go in the garbage. And by doing so I usualy only get twice that much, one cup instead of 3 or 4. I have found looking at the senior and kiddie meals is a good idea. And also just ordering appetizers. In a lot of rertaurants, the appetizer is more than enough for a meal. Carol

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Plaintains are carb city, just asking for trouble I have tried to find smaller portion stuff to order.   Small order of Nacho’s Supream instead of the big order. Try to stay away from dishes with rice. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > > advice PLEASE!! > Try carnitas (kind of like a taco) or carne asada (shredded steak). > Yeah. These don’t bother my bg either so long as I’m good about avoiding > those 3 zillion carbs in the free all you can eat chips before the meal. > Carol

– 22′ Southcoast Eclipse   Florida Panhandle  ***  Type 2 as of 12/98 http://members.tripod.com/mr-wayne/ Before you buy.

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I have to avoid Mexican restaurants because I love chimichangas and the chips on the table .  I  think it is my favorite ethnic food and I think four times a year I will have it. Loretta who am I hurting by saying that, me Say what you mean and mean what you say

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>I have to avoid Mexican restaurants because I love chimichangas and the >chips on the table .  I  think it is my favorite ethnic food and I think >four times a year I will have it.

mmmmmm chimichangas!!!! — On ANY "advice" I give here: I expect you to research it and confirm it independently dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI "I’d rather be loved by only me,     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn "Never give up", Winston Churchill www.mindspring.com/~wombn

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> Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile > relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that > anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some > advice PLEASE!! > thanks so much in advance > The Right clicker!! > a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic

since the other questions seem to have been answered pretty well.  You could get a book that lists foods and their carbs in grams such "the carbohydrate addict’s gram counter" 4.99 US 6.99 CAN. or "The doctor’s pocket calorie fat and carbohydrate counter" 6.99 US lists 80 fast food chains. Taco Bell: Taco regular=12 grams carbs supreme=14 grams carbs soft taco=20 grams carbs Gordita supreme Beef=27 grams carbs Taco salad  with salsa and shell=69 carbs without shell=36 carbs Nachos reg=34 carbs big beef nachos supreme=44 carbs nachos bellgrande=83 carbs Burritos bean=54 carbs supreme=50 carbs. Hope this helps. Derek

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>This is a good supportive group, ignore any people who get negative, we all >go through rough times and sometimes people take it out on someone in the >group. >I felt ignored for a long time and wanted some more of the regulars to give >me attention, then I realized I can give attention to others. the regulars >talk a lot to each other. But there are a lot of knowledgeable people about >this disease and have taught me a lot. >Tony in Mexico >7 years type II  lots of medicine

you bring up a great point Tony……. one day, long ago, i felt like a that i was here too you, Tony, have been posting, and you are now one of the "regulars"……. no one will know you even came to the party, if you don’t say hi, and jump go, so have no fear, tell us you are here — k t1 13 yr

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I lurked here for months before I finally posted to the group.  I was terrified, mainly because I saw so many fights here.  But it has tamed down quite a bit.  Heck, my first post to MHD spurred a flame war (and it was between a couple of the regulars at that!) and I thought that was my initiation. ~soft laugh~ Sometimes I just enjoy reading the posts without making any comments of my own.  Some days I just need a little support.  Sometimes I have a simple question.  I have even posted my own success with my Bgs here…and my failures.  I imagine we all have good and bad days.  Sometimes I have been pleasantly surprised at the responses I have received.  Every now and then you get a touching email or response that makes all the sense in the world – maybe it’s a regular, or maybe it’s someone you’ve never even seen on the board before.  Either way, I believe we all have something to contribute here – or else we wouldn’t be here. One day, I hope to be able to help the others here as they have helped me. — Kristin 29 PCOS T2 —

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->This is a good supportive group, ignore any people who get negative, we all >go through rough times and sometimes people take it out on someone in the >group. >I felt ignored for a long time and wanted some more of the regulars to give >me attention, then I realized I can give attention to others. the regulars >talk a lot to each other. But there are a lot of knowledgeable people about >this disease and have taught me a lot. >Tony in Mexico >7 years type II  lots of medicine > you bring up a great point Tony……. one day, long ago, i felt like a see > that i was here too > you, Tony, have been posting, and you are now one of the "regulars"……. > no one will know you even came to the party, if you don’t say hi, and jump > go, so have no fear, tell us you are here > — > k t1 13 yr

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I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still waiting for results to come back from latest test. meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing wrong? I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less blood? Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and dinner, like 114 or 119 . Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need medication? I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. Bernstein’s) http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some advice PLEASE!! thanks so much in advance The Right clicker!! a lifelong hypglycemic who just turned diabetic Before you buy.

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>I am a newbie, diagnosed with high blood sugar a week ago, still >waiting for results to come back from latest test. >meanwhile, I am following Dr. Bernstein’s diet, and testing my blood as >soon as I wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after each meal. >Qustion 1:  I have tested three times in a row this morning, and each >time it said, "not enough blood" Arrgh!!! I am taking a break here to >ask for help with this!. I test in the area of fingers recommended by >Dr. Bernstein in his book. How can I get enough blood? What am I doing >wrong? >I am using a One Touch II  meter. is there a meter that requires less >blood?

I haven’t used that one, but I started with the One Touch Profile and had that same problem.  FastTake uses LOTS less.  So does Freestyle (which I haven’t used yet) from www.therasense.com I try to warm up my fingers if possible.  Sometimes I suck on the finger when I don’t have a warm water faucet around.  I always "milk" my finger too. >Question 2:  My blood sugars since Friday have been around 120 on >waking up, and usually 97 after lunch but higher after brakfast and >dinner, like 114 or 119 . >Does it seem like these bg’s are low enough for me not to need >medication?

I don’t konw, they may not stay that low when you go off the meds. But those are *great* numbers! >I have been very strict with my restricted carb diet (as per Dr. >Bernstein’s) >http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/readit/chapter10-2.shtml >Question 3:  What can I eat in a Mexican restaurant?  I had a chile >relleno and plaintains last week and bg’s were 191 – can’t eat that >anymore….. I go to a Mexican Restaurant once a week and need some >advice PLEASE!!

I saw someone in this group (I think it was Carol) suggest eating the fillings of things, but not the wrapper.  Taco salad is good too (unless they put strips of tortilla chips mixed in with the lettuce, of course). — dx as Type 1 in Mar 00, H & L MDI "I’d rather be loved by only me,     than create a facade and be loved by no one." — wombn "Never give up", Winston Churchill www.mindspring.com/~wombn

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