Like most people I hate it when I get told what to do - but Sheryl is right; you are the only one in control of your diet - and from what you say, that's where you need help. If diet pepsi makes you nauseaus, try a diet soda sweetened with Splenda. Or try kool aid with splenda and plain seltzer water (not club soda which has salt in it). Diet Rite also makes soda that is sweetened with Splenda and not nutrasweet. I personally find that nutrasweet makes me nauseaus also.

 

Believe me, I love my taters, rice and white bread - but I force myself to moderate or eliminate. It's all a matter of choices - and I know that I can't choose it all. I want to - but I know I can't. I refuse to let that meter win!

 

Laura

 

counting carbs is actually quite easy. One serving is about 15 carbs. My nutritionist has recommended that I stick to about 130 carbs a day; I've heard similar from other diabetics. That means about 35 carbs for breakfast, 15 carbs for a snack about 2 hours later, 30 carbs for lunch, 15 carbs for a snack 2 hours later, 30 carbs for supper, and a light snack of about 10 carbs before bedtime. If you don't use the carbs for any one meal or snack, you can bank them or use them at a different meal or snack.

 

So what equals a serving of carbs? Two slices of normal bread, or one hamburger or hot dog bun is about 21 carbs. A bowl of cereal is about 25 carbs. A full glass of milk is about 12 carbs.

 

Some typical breakfast suggestions - one kid size bowl of cereal with nuts or dried fruit and cup of coffee or tea for breakfast; one egg and meat/cheese breakfast sandwich. One packet of low sugar oatmeal.

 

lunch - one home made sandwich, a small salad, glass of sugar free something. One large salad, not pasta salad or potato salad. 2 slices of cheese pizza. One fast food burger but take off the bottom bun. One fast food sub - but when you eat it put all the sandwich on half the roll.

 

snacks - apple with cinnamon and splenda; low sugar yogurt, about 5 crackers and cheese; half a bagel with cream cheese, about  a handful of nuts or cheese cubes

 

Supper - any lean meat, veggie and salad combo. If pasta, use Dreamfields pasta (low digestible carbs) Try to not eat the rolls with butter, or have white rice or white potatoes.

 

Bedtime snack - small (very small) bowl of sugar free ice cream, half a peanut butter sandwich, a yogurt, half a banana.

 

Almost any can or bottle of straight juice or soda will equal at least 2 servings - sometimes 3 of carbs. Most people will tell you that Splenda has the least bad taste of all artificial sweeteners, and if you are drinking something you don't always drink you might not even notice it.

 

Hope this helps!

Laura