Boyfriend's family cooking an Italian meal this Friday--advice?
My boyfriend's aunt and uncle are having the two of us over on Friday for supper. They're serving lasagna, garlic bread, salad, and tiramisu--carby! I'd like to eat and enjoy myself, even though I know I'll be getting well beyond my normal 30-45 carbs if I have a serving of everything. (My estimate based on some light internet research is 90 carbs.) Any advice on how to keep my BG from spiking too much?
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Permalink Reply by Nel on -
For those of you who are interested, I was able to keep my meal roughly around my normal 45 carbs by skipping the bread and limiting the tiramisu (I'm a sucker for sweets, so I had to have just a wee piece. ;) ) I took 2/3 of the dose for the lasagna up front and the rest two hours later. My BG did spike, but not terribly all things considered.
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on -
Congratulations! Good job! Personally I'm a bit offended that anyone knowing of your Diabetes would serve such a blatantly unhealthy meal, but I think I expect too much from people at times. Most people are oblivious to what our D management entails.
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Permalink Reply by Putertech on -
"Most people are oblivious to what our D management entails." - BINGO!
My in-laws still don't "get it", so to speak. They think, if there's no sugar in something, it's fine. They don't understand the carb thing, even though I've explained it numerous times! But, so it goes....
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Permalink Reply by Gail Rene on -
Have you tried Dreamfields Low Carb Pasta? It tastes great and doesn't spike my BG.
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Permalink Reply by Helen Howes on -
Have you tested this after 3, 4 or 5 hours? It will spike you, just not as fast..
HH
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Permalink Reply by Nel on
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I checked two hours after and then before bed (which was about 5 hours after). My bedtime BG was higher than normal.
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Permalink Reply by Nel on
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I haven't yet, but I had a CDE recommend it to me. She thinks it tastes better than whole wheat pasta. I'd really like to try it!
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