"Janet" > wrote in message
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> 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.

I use insulin, but it doesn't allow me to eat any more carbs than I was
eating. And I gained weight to boot!