Recent Content by slaxxfb

hello @kitedoc, i understand. just looking at possibilities i guess. i have been thinking of that too, we may really have to check with the doc again. dad's fine now, but i don't want this happening again. anyway, thank you still :)

posting this for my dad, who is a 70 yr old T2 and underwent whipple procedure back in march 2017 (pre-malignant tumor found near his pancreas). it's been a while since his surgery, but recently i noticed that he has been either immuno-compromised (sp?) or has weak tolerance for food. he feels...

T1 here, parents are both T2. that really depends on your diet, metabolism, lifestyle and what medicine you'd most respond to. maybe share a bit more of what you currently have or are experiencing?

Just sharing that i also experience this shortness of breath when my sugar goes up. I don't know if to call it that, it's like no matter how deep i breathe in it is never enough oxygen, so i keep consciously trying to inhale and exhale deeply. It always happens on high bsl so i test when it...

thank you @michita! i will research about psyllium husk powder. have seen it in a healthy options shop but haven't tried yet. thanks again :)

@Boo1979 thanks for the those suggestions! i have encountered shirataki noodles but didn't know there's also a rice version :O maybe i could mix it with tapioca flour, half of both, hmm. this is interesting. thank you! :)

i'm looking to make a local (Filipino) dessert called "ginataang bilo-bilo". basically it's a warm dessert stew with cubed tubers like sweet potato and purple yam, then tapioca pearls, jackfruit pieces, bilo-bilo (sticky rice balls, kinda like japanese mochi, but more chewy than sticky, and no...

I prefer the same, if only i react to my Apidra as consistently it's a challenge trying to find the perfect units for differing reactions during day and night. I've been on a rollercoaster and i hate it esp because i haven't drastically changed anything. So looking for a good middle ground.

Very much same! I find i'm good with aiming for only +2mmol postprandial if it's during the daytime, but for dinner postprandial i much prefer to be around 8-10 because lower than that it most guarantees a hypo after 4-5hrs. Together with this prob i also seem to be more resistant during...

Is probably a stupid question lol but i just wanted to clear: normally, if you have good pre-meal bsl (say 5-7mmol), your 2hr postprandial aim would be just within +2mmol of your premeal. (Or if i listen to my endo it would be below 10.) But what if you have high bsl (say 12+), what would you be...

Yup, living in the PH. Chicken is the steadiest meat supply here, it seems. We did try brown rice for a bit but majority of household voted no, lol. White rice can be managed though so not much worry there. Personally i just limit quantity. My dad who is a T2 doesn't seem affected even, unless...

Our main carb here is rice. My usual is 1/2 cup, negated by 4u of Apidra. Lunch was 1/2 cup rice and chicken soup. Dinner was 1/2 cup rice and a piece of fast food fried chicken (i'll be cockadoodling for someone's morning soon enough). Lunch and dinner are always rice for us. It does send my...

@DCUKMod thanks for the link, have updated with mmol/L conversion.

I've been experiencing really high BSL from pre-dinner to post-dinner the past 4 days. Example today: 9.15am - pre breakfast, 112mg/dl (6.2mmol/L) Injected usual 7u Lantus, 3u Apidra for small breakfast 12.30pm - pre lunch, 135 (7.5) Injected 5u Apidra, usual lunch 2.30pm - post lunch, 129 (7.2)...

rated Funny because that frustration is so palpable and so relatable, lol. now i see :O