In the Soup

[kevin_standlee]

One of the things I needed to do when I was diagnosed with diabetes last year was adjust my diet. Now as it happens I didn't have to adjust it quite as much as I initially did, during a period when I was more or less scared to eat anything. After a session with a dietitian/certified diabetes educator, I've moved onto a diet that lets me eat a lot

Comments

[johno]

I can stick myself too, it's when I get blood tests that I am bothered. Very strange.

[marahsk]

When I got diagnosed, I did the 3-day clinic with the dietitians. They basically said that I can eat anything I want (as in, any ONE thing, not everything), but in very small portions. They wanted us to feel that life as we knew it wasn't over--we didn't have to not have a piece of birthday cake, for example. But that cake is a treat, not something to have with every meal. And the more you exercise, the more you can eat.

I've been cheating a bit, but my doctor says that if my blood tests are good, it's not too much.

Foodie Porn

[king_espresso]

Hi Kevin
Congrats on the healthy lifestyle thang. I've been gymming and eating healthier myself lately. (There don't seem to be any really good potato chip flavours here at the moment, so bugger it.) Did cook a good beef stew on the weekend. Cubed beef, dutch carrots, a couple of spuds, a leek and lots of beef stock and garlic with a dash of worcestershire sauce. Turned out pretty good, too.

[cogitationitis]

I don't understand why you don't freeze the soup?

[kevin_standlee]

Fundamental laziness; it's simply easier to keep eating off that tub of soup than to freeze it. And on the brighter side, it saves me having to think about what I'm going to eat for several days, which has some value, too.