Oh, That looks yum!
I am an absolute chocoholic and I cannot restrict myself sometimes! Though I am aware that I have just a few bites and have the right dosage of insulin, my sugar levels raise rapidly. Can you please suggest ways to use my Medtronics veo effectively and solve this problem?
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Permalink Reply by Clare on -
I'm sure there will be people out there who can give you the correct pump setting to eat chocolate. I don't have a pump so I can't help you there, but I can say as a fellow chocoholic it's more important to have a chocolate that doesn't impact your blood sugar too much. Really good, and yes expensive dark chocolate like 90% Lindt dark chocolate has fairly low carb count 14g and 5g of fiber in 4 squares. It will satisfy the chocolate craving but have a negligible effect on your blood sugar. Actually most of the dark chocolates are like that, almost "health" foods.
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Permalink Reply by Josephine A Ni Dhomhnaill on -
I had to wean myself off choclate, it was unpredictable. It never worked with my hypos, it caused a massive spike later on in the day because of the fat content. I am also on injections, so not in a position to advise, but there are plenty of others.
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on -
I think the main problem with treats is that they are more strongly concentrated doses of carbs. A small dessert might have as many carbs as the rest of the meal and, even if you only eat a bit of it, it's like having a sandwich or something. The main time I eat stuff like that is at family events and I sort of workaround by overbolusing for dinner and eating fast and having the dessert, which I included in my pre-dinner bolus.
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Permalink Reply by Josephine A Ni Dhomhnaill on
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AR that's hilarious, do the other guests sit looking at you wolfing dinner down so you can get to dessert. I'm trying to picture it.
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