I thought I'd combine the prompt for today with getting a bit creative and using a wild card. I've always loved drawing. When I was younger I'd sit for hours and hours, doodling and bugging my parents with the dreaded 'what should I draaaaaw?!' question. I took art A Level but didn't enjoy it as much as I'd have liked to because I felt that the rigid guidelines, as to what we could and couldn't produce, stifled creativity. That's probably why now, 2 years later, I've reverted back to my childhood artistic style of cartoons. Regression and plenty of block Crayola Crayon colour - a combination probably worthy of therapy. I enjoy it nevertheless!
Anyway...diabetes. I recently began to notice that my blood sugar levels were peaking ridiculously high post breakfast. I've known for a reasonable amount of time now that sultanas, raisins, currants and most dried fruits are notorious for raising bg's because they're high in GI (glycemic index). Still, what do I choose to eat in the morning? Muesli. Not only that, but I make no attempt to pick the currants out or limit how many fall into my bowl. Instead I usually welcome them in because they're the bits that don't taste like cardboard.
Yum, yum, yum. I finish my muesli and give my insulin. As little as half an hour later I want to curl up into a ball and cry because my blood sugar levels are almost in the 20's and I feel dreadful.
There are a few things I know that I need to improve in terms of my diabetes management; trying to get good, controlled blood sugars means plenty of tweaking and adjusting. Still, I suppose one of the main things I'd like to focus more on is eating a lower GI diet than I currently (currantly, haha) do. I know what I need to do, I know the GI of most foods, I have the books and resources to do it, I just need to do it!
Here's my drawing. Basically I like melon, but it's high in GI. I like cheese and it's not! I like beer, but it's high in GI. I like wine and it's not! What I'm trying to remind myself is that although there are foods I might miss if I'm on a low GI diet, there are always plenty of alternatives that I like equally as much and that won't cause as much harm to my diabetes.
Tomorrow I'll change my breakfast, or have cardboard.
Anyway...diabetes. I recently began to notice that my blood sugar levels were peaking ridiculously high post breakfast. I've known for a reasonable amount of time now that sultanas, raisins, currants and most dried fruits are notorious for raising bg's because they're high in GI (glycemic index). Still, what do I choose to eat in the morning? Muesli. Not only that, but I make no attempt to pick the currants out or limit how many fall into my bowl. Instead I usually welcome them in because they're the bits that don't taste like cardboard.
Yum, yum, yum. I finish my muesli and give my insulin. As little as half an hour later I want to curl up into a ball and cry because my blood sugar levels are almost in the 20's and I feel dreadful.
There are a few things I know that I need to improve in terms of my diabetes management; trying to get good, controlled blood sugars means plenty of tweaking and adjusting. Still, I suppose one of the main things I'd like to focus more on is eating a lower GI diet than I currently (currantly, haha) do. I know what I need to do, I know the GI of most foods, I have the books and resources to do it, I just need to do it!
Here's my drawing. Basically I like melon, but it's high in GI. I like cheese and it's not! I like beer, but it's high in GI. I like wine and it's not! What I'm trying to remind myself is that although there are foods I might miss if I'm on a low GI diet, there are always plenty of alternatives that I like equally as much and that won't cause as much harm to my diabetes.
Tomorrow I'll change my breakfast, or have cardboard.
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