Kristin251
Expert
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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Sorry @Kristin251 but I found that funny, I know i should not laugh at others misfortune.At DX of bs being 550 they put me on a low sodium diet with regular sugar jello. HELLO??
Of course you did. So did I !!! Ridiculous. Low sodium but high sugars??? Nice !!!Sorry @Kristin251 but I found that funny, I know i should not laugh at others misfortune.
I think they purposely make the food awful so you get better better just to get away from the bad food. My son was in hospital for 45 weeks and he got so fed up of the menu he was living on sarnies and salads. We had to take him food in just so he would get something different and eat.can anyone tell me why a diabetic who has been coping with diet would be offered totally unsuitable meals e.g white pasta whilst in hospital and obviously trying to keep Bg down, tonight's menu was lasagne - while pasta, sandwich (plastic bread) or quiche ( egg allergy)? tia
It's not just hospitals. Food delivered (the old meals on wheels) is done by private conract. My elderly aunt was tucking in to syrup pudding when the diabetes nurse arrived. My cousin's care home fed her on 4 lots of tea and biscuits, fruit was not allowed as it 'contained sugar'. (Both insulin dependent)can anyone tell me why a diabetic who has been coping with diet would be offered totally unsuitable meals e.g white pasta whilst in hospital and obviously trying to keep Bg down, tonight's menu was lasagne - while pasta, sandwich (plastic bread) or quiche ( egg allergy)? tia
We are all different with differing tolerance levels to carbs.Why is everyone against carbs? I'm type 1 but have a lot of carbs, my blood sugar is fine.
The same happened to me but I was only offered a sandwich so I had nothing to eat it's a good job I was only in hospital for a daycan anyone tell me why a diabetic who has been coping with diet would be offered totally unsuitable meals e.g white pasta whilst in hospital and obviously trying to keep Bg down, tonight's menu was lasagne - while pasta, sandwich (plastic bread) or quiche ( egg allergy)? tia
When my mother was hospitalised last year, she stated 'severely lactose intolerant' and was given some lovely looking scrambled eggs. Only problem was they had made them with milk... fortunately she could taste it, and stopped after one mouthful - which was still enough to trigger an unpleasant reaction.
Mr B and I have had a preparatory conversation about food should I ever be hospitalised (you can't always plan ahead, can you?)
My Food Care Package shortlist is basically Low Carb and Gluten Free:
- cold meat (I love the idea of your Rotisserie chicken @Chook )
- sliced cheese
- bags of salad, cherry toms, coleslaw
- double cream or greek yoghurt
- berries
- nuts
- 70% cocoa solids choc
Of course, the poor man would need to visit every couple of days, I've no assumption I could borrow some fridge space at the nurses station.
The problems would really start if he was ill himself and I couldn't use the dear man as a GoFer.
Sounds familiar to me when I was in my local London hospital. The food came in a cling film sealed plastic plate which had been defrosted whole in a microwave with everything inside zapped to a mixed slurry. Being a vegetarian, I could never tell which vegetables made up the mush I was supposed to eat, with no taste or texture. It always looked the same despite the fanciful menu they show you! And the portions were minuscule compared to my fellow inmates who were non vegetarians as if veggies need less food! When I asked if I could have some bread or chapatti, I was given a quarter of a small pitta bread. I was so worried about not getting enough carbohydrates that I tried to make it up with the inevitable sugary pot of yogurt served with every meal. Last couple of days when I was mobile I bought sandwiches and fruit from the hospital shop.during my mammoth hospital stay, the nurses told me that all food, including sandwiches came frozne from Swansea as that was where the company that won the tender operated and then defrosted at the hospital - my hospital was in East London. When I cottoned on about ordering halal options it was largely because these were supplied by local curry houses
I can see your point. When I did my DAFNE course, I was taught that you can eat most stuff as long you correctly work out the CH content and inject accordingly. As a vegetarian of Indian origin I eat the same stuff that my family eat everyday. Our food is with no sugar added with lots of vegetables/salads chapattis, rice, pulses, cheese etc but no desserts. I work out the CH and I inject accordingly. So we as a family eat broadly the same stuff and my BG has always been excellent. I have been Type 1 for 42 years.Why is everyone against carbs? I'm type 1 but have a lot of carbs, my blood sugar is fine.