Re: Ozgirl has a cure for hypo unawareness but won't divulge the secret

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:56:53 -0400, Jac
<coldiron46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 23:06:52 +0100, "Nicky"
<ukc802466929@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Jac, could you cook meals that are mostly low-carb, but with a high carb
side for your father? What kind of stuff does he like to eat, anyway? Maybe
we could make suggestions... I'm getting quite good at juggling my 3 carb
eaters meals with mine, whilst not cooking 2 meals! One key I've found is to
put food in serving dishes on the table - that way everyone can choose how
much (or not) they want.

Yesterday, for instance, we had omelettes for supper. Mine was topped with
smoked salmon; theirs were cheese (they hate fish). There were fries as well
as a green salad on the table; I skipped the fries, everyone had salad.
Tonight we had a Chinese take-out; I skipped the noodles, and had a small
portion of everything else.

Nicky.


My dad's favorite meal is green beans, seasoned with bacon grease,
fried corn, fried okra, fried potatoes and cornbread, Oh and fried
apples. (and he grows all his own vegetables) Do I feed him that very
often, nope because I would get sick of it if I did. But he will not
eat anything baked to speak of, it has to be fried and fried in hog
grease as my mother always said. He will eat a baked potato, but
that is about it. I have been trying to steam veggies lately and all
he will say to me, is what did you do to those veggies. Neither of my
parents had cholesterol problems, either.

Prior to my mother's death, almost a year ago, I was starting to bake
more foods, because she wanted them that way, he ate them with no
problem, because that is what mother wanted. (she had medication
induced diabetes) If I bake something now, he fusses he doesn't like
it. On the other hand his memory is getting bad and lots of times he
doesn't even know what we are eating, but he will still tell me if it
is good or bad.

Lots of times I think he is depressed due to Mother's death and he
just can't stand the fact that I am doing all the cooking, although I
had done most of it for the last seven years. She just made the
menus.

Now tomorrow morning is Sunday and he will do all the cooking for
breakfast, he will fix, eggs, sausage, fried potatoes, and either
toast or biscuits and gravy, that is the only day of the week he gets
fried potatoes, because I just will not fry them. I will eat two eggs,
two pieces of sausage and maybe a spoonful of the potatoes and drink
some 2% milk, but I do not eat the bread and like I said very few
potatoes. Only eat them because he would be hurt if I didn't, well I
do love fried potatoes, too. Then off to church we go. After we get
home I normally fix dinner around 2 or 3 PM. Have no idea what I am
going to have tomorrow, it may be a meatloaf that I have frozen from a
previous meal, with a salad and some kind of hot veggie like broccoli
or something. Won't be corn or peas or any really starchy veggie.
After that we will not eat again unless he decides he wants a sandwich
for supper and if so I will give him one and if I am hungry I will
take a slice of bologna and put it between two slices of cheese and
eat that. Pretty much, other than breakfast that is how we eat all
week.


MsJac
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Hi Jac

That doesn't sound right, phonetically, in these post
troubled times:-)

Don't change your diet - yet. Do it day after tomorrow.

I understand your need to help and live with your father.
However, you won't be able to help him much if he outlives
you or you get complications. There endeth the sermon.

Try testing an hour after every meal. Let him see you test.
Don't say anything, but when the test is high after
breakfast, delete the potatoes next time - and test again an
hour later. Keep repeating that process. Eventually, I'm
pretty sure that you will be deleting not just the potatoes,
but also the toast, biscuits, gravy, milk, juice, and most
other carbs at breakfast.

Do the same at lunch and dinner. You'll find there are some
meals where you can handle some carbs, and some you can't.

As it progresses, he will understand why from seeing you
test.

I do all the cooking in our house, for two. We rarely have
identical main courses - the veges go in the middle. Last
night I had grilled salmon, she had lamb chops, I had 1/4 of
a boiled potato, she had 3/4, we both had a large serve of
braised cabbage with chopped bacon, and mashed
pumpkin(squash), but she didn't have any steamed broccoli.

That's as close as we get - often my meal is completely
different to hers. No problems - she gives me the impression
she likes it that way; partly because she hates seafood and
broccoli, and hopefully because she'd like me to hang around
a while longer.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 2x500mg
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
.

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