Text 27178, 81 rader
Skriven 2012-07-14 23:50:34 av Carol Shenkenberger (42869.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 27113 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Diabetes
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 >  CS> Yeah, well we've stocked her as best as we can ad she should have
 >  CS> enough for tuition and books for 2 years at their rate.  Books I find
 >  CS> can be cheaper on a mazon.com than the school place as well.
 > 
 > I think Steve bought most of his books thru Amazon, a good number of
 > mine as well. I know we got my Emily Post there. That, and Robert's
 > Rule's of Order for the Cmplete Idiot (or something like that) will be
 > worth their weight in gold, especially if Steve takes a pastoral
 > position.

Yup!  That works.  I dont have her class list yet but her savings pays tuition
and I have to pay for a car (simple beater for the first one) and books for he
r.  Rest is as normal so no biggie.

 > I think I've reached my limit on advanced schooling. I don't know how I
 > did it but I got all A's (actually, 3 A+s and 10 A's). I do know it was
 > a lot of hard work and it will be a bit of a relief not to have to study
 > this fall.

I didnt do that well in college because I was also working full time to pay
for it. I finally burned out on it and went military.

 >  CS> Yup.  Talking with other diabetics, sometimes the charts do not show
 >  CS> all so it's not a strict carb count or  a glycemic index (how fast a
 >  CS> carb breaks down).
 > 
 > I'm trying to keep a sharp eye on the carbs but eat a balanced diet. So
 > far I've been lighter than I was on fruits but some tweaking will allow
 > me more as I get used to what's OK, what's not. I've been quite heavy on
 > raw veggies, somewhat less so but still high on cooked ones. Meats and
 > other proteins are basically (depending on prep, etc) carb free but I'm
 > not pigging out on them.

My diabetic friends tell me it's a lot more than just carb counting but over
time with testing your own BG's, you can find what odd item makes you spike. D
on't be shocked if you spike on some items at a particular time of day and
not at others.

 >  >  CS> We'vr found a new farmers auction place here. Some of us locals are
 >  >  CS> going in on a box of stuff then splitting it.
 > 
 >  > Sounds like the state farmer's market down in Raleigh. A friend & I have
 >  > talked about going and splitting boxes but I'm not putting up this year,
 >  > anticipating moving after Steve graduates. Nice way to go if you're in
 >  > one place long term tho.
 > 
 >  CS> Yup! LOcals meeting up there from time to time.  We tell one another
 >  CS> what we are wearing since it's often electronic coms among us (big
 >  CS> crowd, 50-100 depending on night).
 > 
 > That's a good number of people! I buy for just the 2 of us (or plus our
 > life group if it's our week to cook) at the local market. A crowd like
 > yours, I'd go to Raleigh.

It's a good sized place and i plan to go Wed. They are only open once a week
that night. Its a farmers auction.

 >  > It's a good start! Need us to come up & give you another lesson in
 >  > Italian cooking?
 > 
 >  CS> Snicker, I give you one in Asian!  I make great authentic pork lumpia!
 >  CS>  I'd ha ve made it that cooking picnic but didnt want to stress anyone
 >  CS> (grin).
 > 
 > It would be fun if we could arrainge it some time. After this trip we've
 > a few weeks before classes resume for Steve but the days are filling up
 > with doctor's appointments and other such like. BTW, Steve is pretty
 > well over his pork avoidance but admits he'd rather have a ham than a
 > pork roast. Not an Aldi's ham tho; we got one around Easter time this
 > past spring and it didn't taste that great. Then too, we were spoiled by
 > the one we bought in PA last summer, local hog and local processing.
 > 1000 or (more) times better. (G)

I really only know pork lumpia but i have to admit, mine's so good you'd think
 you were in Manila.

  xxcarol

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