Re: Some questions? to Sonja

March 17, 2004

Hej Sonja,

If you are looking for some food and diet suggestions, you might try looking in

our " Files " section. If you go there and click on " Nutrition " , you will find a

diet

tips sheet that I prepared that has all kinds of suggestions for suitable foods

that meet our low fat requirements. You may not be able to get some of

these products in Sweden, but I'm sure that after reading the suggestions,

you'll get some ideas that you can adapt to products in Sweden. When I was

visiting my brother in Stockholm, the meals there always seemed to be

centered around potatos, fish, sour cream and cheese. These must be

regular staples in the Swedish pantry? We ate a lot of herring, which Marc

would catch on a rod that had eight or more hooks on the line. I remember

my kids thinking that was such a fun way to fish!

I think the Pancreon would give a misleading result. To be most effective,

you want to try the test without the aid of pancreatic enzymes, because they

do alter the results.

Truthfully, while I never thought about it at the time, I did have a unusual

urge

for sweets just prior to my diagnosis of diabetes. I craved sweets, was eating

low fat ice cream every night, and sucking on jelly beans every day.

Hindsight now suggests that there may be some correlation with diabetes

onset, as I've never been much of a sweet-eater in the past.

Your ability to only be able to tolerate small amounts of food is also common

with CP. Our doctors often advise us to eat sparingly, but often. Or if they

don't mention it, many of us learn to do this on our own. It seems to work

better to eat several nourishing snacks throughout the day, sort of like

" grazing " all day, other than two or three large meals.

I hope today finds you well, and finding the answers you need on your own.

With hope, prayers and love,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should never be

substituted for consultation with a medical professional.

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