Alan S wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:25:43 -0400, "Janet" >
> wrote:
>
>> I find that I am craving fruit and fruit juice more and more. But
>> the most I seem to be able to tolerate is 1/2 cup of melon, or a
>> section or two of tangerine, or half an apple, or 1/3 cup of
>> blueberries.
>>
>> Very frustrating.
>
> Accept your limits.
>
> Mine are similar - I cannot drink juice at all without spiking. I eat
> half-portions of fruits like oranges or apples as afternoon or evening
> 'tween-meal snacks. I can eat half a moderate paw-paw (ours are pretty
> big) with cream as a dessert but only if I wait couple of hours after
> dinner. The same limit applies to watermelon or rock-melon(cantelope).
>
> I can eat full fruits only with the smaller varieties, such as
> apricot, small mandarins, plums and similar.
>
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
> d & e; metformin 1500mg

It's this kind of thing that makes me wonder if it wouldn't be better to use
insulin and be able to consume at least modest amounts of normal, healthy
food. Sigh.