"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:23:57 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
>
> >> Really? I disagree. There are some people with diabetes who should not
> >> touch sweets, but for the average diabetic, a small amount of candy or
> >> cake once in a while won't kill them if they are generally well
> >> controlled and get regular exercise.
> >>
> >
> >You diabetic? Doesn't sound like you are. For one a glucose spike takes
> >more than a little time back on the wagon to fix. Spikes are usually
> >followed by periods of sustained, though lower, highs. Glucose spikes
cause
> >all kinds of liver problems which also include lows which can absolutely
> >kill you. People not versed in diabetes do not know the huge role the
liver
> >plays in the syndrome and how easily it gets confused and how hard it is
to
> >sort it out again. Insulin is the liver's on off switch and when insulin
is
> >out of whack the liver goes nuts dumping stored glycogen into the blood.
Or
> >not releasing it when it is needed. Dicking around with your levels is
to
> >be avoided if at all possible. Thanksgiving qualifies as not possible,
IMO.
> >
> >Your opinion is based on conjecture. Mine is based on true life
experience
> >and my doctor's advice.
> >
> >Paul
> >
>
> Then you are being advised rather strangely. But one thing that you
> will find is a favorite phrase among diabetics online is YMMV. No two
> diabetics are alike in their food tolerance. One can eat a piece of
> pizza and never spike, and another cannot tolerate pizza at all.

Sure, I hear that all the time. And to make it stranger, that same piece of
pizza that does not spike you on Monday will cause a massive spike on
Friday. Well not the same piece, but one just like it. That is the bizarre
nature of this disease and why the best course is to avoid food that can
spike you and eat those that never do.

Paul