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[strange_village]

Just thought I'd share the brightest part of my day.

Today, while purchasing my blood sugar test kit and sugar-free candy (due to my new gestational diabetes diagnosis), the cashier at Wal-Green's asked if I'd like to donate $1 to diabetes research.

FML ;)

Comments

[tamgerine]

Awwww.

(Oh god, I'll be f**cked if I get GD, I'm allergic to all the sugar free stuff DDD: )

[leahmarie5183]

Ha! That sounds like something that would happen to me. Thanks for sharing!!

[ayeita]

Sugar free doesnt really mean much to diabetics. Its the carb count that matters and I have yet to find a sugar free candy that doesn't contain carbs. (I am type 1 diabetic; not GD) The "sugar free" label can be very misleading when it comes to the diabetic diet.

[strange_village]

I'm allowed to have sugar-free candy in moderation, as well as carbs as long as I stay under 15mg a serving.

[ayeita]

You technically can eat anything you want as long as your carb count is under control. 15mg is = to 1 carb count. The carbs in sugar free candy adds up quick! Many people think since the label reads sugar free that its perfectly fine to eat without worry and its so not true. How many carbs are you advised to stay under a day??

[strange_village]

9 starch servings (15g of carbohydrates) a day is my suggested diet. I got the "carbs are just as bad as sugar" lecture the moment we sat down.

The sugar-free candy I have is 22g of carbs per serving; they consider a serving to be 5 pieces, so one piece contains about 4.4 carbs. I only eat a piece or two a day, inbetween meals, so it's considered a "free" food (less than 5g); again, as long as I stick to the one or two pieces.

To cut a long rant short, I don't believe I have gestational diabetes anyway. I've been diagnosed as having it because, quote, they can't "prove" that I "don't" have it (I was unable to take the 3 hour glucose test and barely failed the 1 hour). My blood sugar levels taken at home are all within normal range (even a little on the low side), even the first day when I completely ignored the diet plan (not out of spite; simply because I hadn't made it to the grocery store and I had to eat).