Bagels = Death

[wombat_socho]

I swear, I am going to write this on a Post-It Note and stick it to my bathroom mirror where I'll see it every morning before work. Every time I stop at Bruegger's and grab a couple of bagels for breakfast, my blood sugar gets hosed up for the entire day, and I need that like a fresh new hole in my head. Case in point: yesterday I grabbed the sausage, egg & cheddar on garlic and a cream cheese on pumpernickel. (Fresh from the oven, too...you wanna talk food porn, bubeleh? I got some steamy softcore right here.) I didn't go to lunch until 1 PM, and my blood sugar had still surged from 127 to 210. Two chili dogs, four hours and a quart of Diet Coke later, it was up again to 227. No, bagels are the evil, and I'll have to bid them adieu. I don't mind being stuck with needles, but I want to put off dealing with the insulin as long as possible. Half an hour after the cremation ought to be about right.

Comments

[chibitoaster.livejournal.com]

my two cents worth:

With diabetes of both types on both sides of my family, I've always keep a close eye on my blood sugar, and I've found that it's not what you eat, it how much, what kind, and what you eat it with.

I have english muffins for breakfast often, but I make sure they're coupled with a fiberous fruit or high-pulp juice, and then have veggies throughout the day to push the sugary stuff through with no harm.

My blood sugar tends to hang around 170 after meals and trails off to about 100 in the in-between.

at least you're smart enough to keep track!

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

Vegetables. That's an area I could really stand to improve in. It's not that I don't like them, but it's just cheaper and easier most of the time to get Meat with Starch, with a side order of Fried Starch.

I probably don't need to check the blood sugar three times a day...ah, who am I kidding? The doctor says three times a day, it's three times a day. She hasn't steered me wrong yet.

[hyperblaster.livejournal.com]

I often cook myself a white meat and veggie casserole. It's healthy and tastes great!

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

Now there's an idea.