Re: diabetes: reply to Cait's post

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Cait, I myself am diabetic (due to my also having cystic fibrosis),and I am one compliant person. My own sister (a CF carrier) alsowas diabetic--classic Type I, with Insulin (as is Edna)--and I nevercould convince her, persuade her, even bribe her to take it seriously. I think that it never occurred to her that part of the reason thatshe was checking her blood glucose level before each meal wasnot only to determine the amount of insulin, but also to determinewhich foods were needed at that time. She succumbed at 78; our parents lived respectively to 98 and nearly 102!What did it for me was that I realized--thanks to my wonderful andstudious endocrinologist--that I was making decisions daily thatwould determine my probable fate in

the long run--or at least would largely influence what was to happen to me health-wise.I was very fortunate, having been born in 1937, to be diagnosedrelatively early in my life and to have reasonable parents. Thehealthful eating process was helped along by the fact that duringWorld War II there was practically no sugar available anyway,and my mother baked her own "goodies" at home. We ate trulywhole-grain bread, and thanks to my mother's excellent judge-ment, ate a very healthful diet replete with vegetables and salads,sufficient protein and less fat and sugar than most people wereconsuming even then.It is very hard to convince anyone who is determined to just do what he or she wishes (regardless of consequences) until andunless a crisis develops--alas!I used to be so frustrated when my sister and I dined out in hertown, Santa Barbara, California. She

unhesitatingly ordered:pasta salad, white potatoes, cornbread (the standard restaurantvariety), and a sugar and fat-laden dessert. I ordered protein,vegetables (2 or 3), salad, and cut up fruit for dessert. I knowthis makes me sound like a conceited prude.I figured that maybe if I just did my usual "thing," that maybe shewould eventually catch on. Did not happen. So, I have few sug-gestions for you with respect to --But if you do most of thecooking, there is no reason why you cannot use Splenda insteadof sugar in any desserts that he just "must" have, and that you cannot cook vegetables, make luscious salads, and serve highquality protein of your choice.Do not give up, Cait! Love to you and to ,n, with apologies for so long a postSubject: Re: spasms - reply to Sharon's post, and to group -To: MSersLife Date: Monday, January 2, 2012, 8:49 PM



n, I'm so sorry about Edna and your car. I sure hope you manage to get together on the 5th or close to it. And if you have any suggestions about dealing with a non compliant diabetic, please share. I get so frustrated with .

It's almost like he's got a mindset that because he takes pills rather than insulin injections, it doesn't matter what he eats or drinks. It's frustrating ... hugs, Cait