On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:54:13 GMT, jem > wrote:

>TheAlligator wrote:
>> jem > wrote:
>>
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>>>:-( Of course this makes me very unhappy. Fortunately I am being treated
>>>with oral medication for now, so am not getting needle sticks every day.
>>>I'm really going to have to change my lifestyle, which means my eating
>>>habits and more exercise (and losing 30 pounds. I'm 6'2" and the doctor
>>>wants me to get down to 200). Could people how have this email me some
>>>of their favorite recipes? Fortunately/Unfortunately I like about
>>>everything, savory, vegatables, pasta, starch and sweets. Favorite
>>>recipes, meals, snack suggestions would really be appreciated. Feel free
>>>to post here or email to me. Thanks.
>>>
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>Thanks. Fortunately my wife and the rest of my family are very
>supportive. I have a brother-in-law who has both type I and type II
>diabetes and has been managing very well for many years, so I know it's
>not necessarily the end of the world.

Just a matter of moving what was an internal regulatory matter to an
external regulatory matter.

I can't give you any favourite recipes, as I'm still messing around
with them myself. I'm not diabetic, but am doing the current weight
watchers program. I'd recommend buying one of the many excellent
diabetic cookbooks, (and I can't recommend this one enough, I LOVE
it!) "Cookwise", which will give you some scientific understanding of
how ingredients work and which will help you adapt your current
favourite recipes to your new dietary requirements.

I put a new menu together every time my dad (who's type 2 diabetic)
and my mom (who's gluten, dairy and soy intolerant) come for dinner. I
regard it as a cooking challenge. So far, no complete misses.

Shirley Hicks
Toronto, Ontario