Have you ever gone to a church supper....

and there is not a single thing that you can eat! I went the other night and the main dish was a big ole starchy cassarole, and the side dishes were rice and potatoes. With cornbread and rolls, and pecan pie. The "salad" was a congealed salad (pure sugar). EGAD!!! :) I drove around the corner to Subway and got a green salad, and everyone looked at me like I was nuts when I came back in with it. Pretty much should get used to it, I guess! :)

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Permalink Reply by Sareln Pupkies on September 2, 2010 at 9:17am

I am a So. Baptist and we are notorious for our potlucks, lol. In my church we are fortunate that the head of the kitchen committee is aware that we have many diabetics in the congregation so she always makes sure that there are lots of raw vegies, salad, and other diabetes-friendly choices and desserts available. Unless you are in an extremely small congregation there are probably other diabetics. If you have a kitchen committee you might bring your situation to their attention (they probably just never thought about it), if the dinner is a potluck-type affair make sure what you contribute is appealing to most everyone and diabetes-friendly, or bring your own meal from home so that you don't have to leave and bring back something. Unfortunately it seems like "church people" can sometimes be the most judgemental.

Permalink Reply by Mark Edwards on September 2, 2010 at 11:25am

We have about 400 "real" members, only a fraction of which come to Wed night dinners. As far as I know, I am the only "D" in the bunch.

Permalink Reply by hb on September 2, 2010 at 8:43pm

We have church potlucks once a month and I have gone home hungry after for fear of eating the foods the first few months after diagnosis. I have learned to pack something I can eat just in case there is nothing. Everyone in my church knows I have diabetes and are so nice about it and some will even bring something to it that they know I can eat. Some even will bring a dessert made with splenda and I'm the only known diabetic there. That must be rough being the only one in such a big crowd. We have like 150-200. Maybe you could bring the veggies. :)

Permalink Reply by Lee on September 3, 2010 at 5:51pm

I hate to admit it but that's why I rarely go the dinners anymore.

Permalink Reply by Deb on September 8, 2010 at 7:39am

I know what you mean. Years ago, before the big D, I loved potlucks. but now I fear them. Even safe looking dishes can have hidden carbs, so unless I know the recipe that was used, I stay away. If I go, I always take a couple of dishes to pass that I can eat. We have church suppers every week, too. I find that I can seldom have anything else but the tossed salad.

Permalink Reply by chikty on October 11, 2010 at 1:36pm

Our congregation is small - about 80 people. And I''m the only one with D. However, many folks know about it and there is usually one or two dishes that I can have. I will always bring something to share that I can have though (like spicy chicken wings or a roasted veggie salad). The dessert socials though are tough. Oh well - can't win them all!

Permalink Reply by joybug on October 15, 2010 at 1:20pm

My Church has church supper every Wednesday night, since April 2009, I started bringing my supper and that was a subway sandwich, and I didn't have any dessert, even though it was there, I did have dessert for about 3 weeks and then I didn't have any of it. I was on a low cholesterol diet, and Every body would say something, and I would say I can't eat that, I have to bring my Subway sandwich, and then in April 2010, I had to change and start bring a salad from Subway, and I told them that I had diabetes and I had to change my diet again. My church also has a fish fry every 3 moths and I don't go, one church member isn't understand why I want come to the fish fry, in 2009, I said I can't have fried food, it isn't know my diet, she has a problem with her cholesterol also, and she is on medication, and I am not on medication for cholesterol. Another church member says that I could eat what they all fix, she dies, and she has diabetes, and doesn't have any problems, she is on medication and insulin, and I am on medication for diabetes and trying not to have to go on insulin, and I have to count my carbohydrates or my sugar will go up. October 10, it was homecoming at my church I started to go home after church and eat, but I stayed and eat, I took small helpings and all of it was carbohydrates, I got home and checked my sugar and it was o.k. but later I went walking with a friend, we got through walking and we were going to look at some magazines I had with me, I told her that I had to go I was getting sick, I didn't tell her that I was about to pass out, I got home and checked my sugar and it was o.k. I told my friend what almost happened the next time we walked.

Permalink Reply by latvianchick on November 19, 2010 at 1:53pm

Yep! It is always a nightmare when you cannot explain to people why you do not want to touch the sticky puddings etc! Actually I am not sweet toothed at all - until I go to a church supper! Mmmm. They say that God will give you a way out of temptation - or you can inject a bit more insulin!

Permalink Reply by joybug on November 22, 2010 at 8:18am

I go to my church supper's and I take my food with me, To start with I was on low cholesterol diet, for a year, and I took a Subway sandwich, and got vegetables that was at the supper. Somebody said something about it, and I said I am on a low cholesterol diet, I can't have any fried food. Then in April I found out that I was a diabetic, and started bring a salad to supper, someone said you can eat some of this that we have, I said no, I have to count my carbohydrates, to start with I was on 75 grams per meal, but now I am on a 45 grams per meal, and I am still trying to figure it out. I have lost 85 lbs according to doctor's scales. Now certain people now are saying if I am still on my diet, I need to get off of it, and start eating. I just say I am trying to figure out what to add so my sugar will not go up. I have to count my carbohydrates. I think if a lady says that I a need to start eating, I think that I am
going to write down, what I eat for a week, and figure the grams per meal, and snacks, and figure the calories, and show it to her, I had also thought about telling this lady to meet me at Wal-Mart in the grocery section and show what I buy and show her how figure out what I can eat.

Permalink Reply by Landon56 on December 3, 2010 at 7:56pm

Happens to me all of the time....especially when I get the diet soda's. They all think that I'm being vain since I'm obviously not overweight, instead of just having the one drink besides water there that I can drink. I eventually just had to tell them all about my diabetes because they were all starting to ask me questions.

Permalink Reply by latvianchick on December 4, 2010 at 2:26am

Hope they were sympathetic Lando! I was at an all night prayer meeting last night and we had a couple who think that I should not eat a biscuit when I had a massive low! I was sweating away like a pig in a sauna at 2 am and they kept saying that I needed insulin!!! The woman always reckons that she knows about everything - but does not! And being very low I was irritable and a bit confused - so I was made to repent of my disrespect for a team leaders' wife and apologise! Of course I was sorry for the irritability, mortified even, but there is no need to force me to repent! I was ill!

Permalink Reply by Landon56 on December 4, 2010 at 7:59am

Wow....I have never quite had an experience like that. I would have probably reacted in a similar fashion. Just tell them next time that I need to eat something or something along those lines.