On Mon 28 Mar 2005 04:31:42p, Blair P. Houghton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Dog3 > wrote:
>>Yum. That sounds good. I have been diagnosed with diabetes and need low
>>carb food. My glucose was 297 yesterday.
>
> What does 297 mean in terms of
>
> 1. danger?
> 2. food intake needed to create it?
> 3. food intake change needed to reduce it?

There's a wealth of information on the web searching for blood gluclose
levels, but a normal reading should not exceed 120. A level of 297 is
dangerous.

Almost any food can elevate your blood sugar, but foods high in
carbohydrates work more rapidly to do so than than foods low in
carbohydrates.

Simple... What your carb intake and keep it relatively low.

>>In the meantime it's egg salad (no cheese) and ham sandwiches/with swiss
>>on rye. Lots of German mustard
>
> I've been dieting for a while, and one of the things I
> really want is egg salad.
>
> Maybe if I make it with only 1 yolk per 5 or 6 whites, and
> use low-fat mayo...
>
> --Blair
> "Could be a plan."
>



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