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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2335027" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Saying you didn't wait long enough to test is like saying oops, you forgot to turn a blind eye. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Satsuma's are high in sugar. There's not a whole lot of fruit we can eat without seeing the results you discovered on your meter. Berries, (preferably with cream or clotted cream to slow down the spike), avocado's, starfruit, we usually can get away with. The rest of it all... Not so much. As for the chocolate, it wholly depends on how much sugar was in there. I started off with Lindt 85%, which is an extra dark chocolate, but these days I prefer the 99% or the new 100% kind. I'll make an exception for the very dark Peruvian my favourite chocolatier carries, and some chocolatiers have sugar free praline's, though they do have certain side effects. (The sweeteners used are excellent far as taste goes, but usually they are also a laxative if taken in anything but moderation). </p><p></p><p>You <em>will</em> get a handle on this, it just is a LOT of information to take in, in one go. That's why I wrote The Nutritional Thingy, hoping to condense a lot of it in relatively simple, easy to remember/look up terms. When you're just starting out, a book like Dr. Fung's The Diabetes Code is wonderful, but after the shock of diagnosis, not a lot of it'll stick to the brain. I know I've had to read it more than once to get a bit of a grip on it. (After all, a trauma like a diagnosis messes with your ability to concentrate and your short term memory.). <em>None of us </em>got it right in one go. We all started out just like you are feeling now. Well, speaking for myself, I was lost, confused, and scared out of my mind. Turns out, after a bit of practice, -and it did take a few months to get it right,-diabetes is the most manageable condition I currently have. You'll get there, don't worry. Give yourself some time.</p><p></p><p>And aside from some extraordinary individuals, none of us enjoyed getting used to the finger pricking. You're not alone there either. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2335027, member: 401801"] Saying you didn't wait long enough to test is like saying oops, you forgot to turn a blind eye. ;) Satsuma's are high in sugar. There's not a whole lot of fruit we can eat without seeing the results you discovered on your meter. Berries, (preferably with cream or clotted cream to slow down the spike), avocado's, starfruit, we usually can get away with. The rest of it all... Not so much. As for the chocolate, it wholly depends on how much sugar was in there. I started off with Lindt 85%, which is an extra dark chocolate, but these days I prefer the 99% or the new 100% kind. I'll make an exception for the very dark Peruvian my favourite chocolatier carries, and some chocolatiers have sugar free praline's, though they do have certain side effects. (The sweeteners used are excellent far as taste goes, but usually they are also a laxative if taken in anything but moderation). You [I]will[/I] get a handle on this, it just is a LOT of information to take in, in one go. That's why I wrote The Nutritional Thingy, hoping to condense a lot of it in relatively simple, easy to remember/look up terms. When you're just starting out, a book like Dr. Fung's The Diabetes Code is wonderful, but after the shock of diagnosis, not a lot of it'll stick to the brain. I know I've had to read it more than once to get a bit of a grip on it. (After all, a trauma like a diagnosis messes with your ability to concentrate and your short term memory.). [I]None of us [/I]got it right in one go. We all started out just like you are feeling now. Well, speaking for myself, I was lost, confused, and scared out of my mind. Turns out, after a bit of practice, -and it did take a few months to get it right,-diabetes is the most manageable condition I currently have. You'll get there, don't worry. Give yourself some time. And aside from some extraordinary individuals, none of us enjoyed getting used to the finger pricking. You're not alone there either. ;) [/QUOTE]
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