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Did you know that today is 14KPWD Day?
Today is July 14th, #14KWD Day, the day 14,000 people with diabetes will test their blood sugar at the same time and post the result on Twitter, Facebook, their blog, send via text message to others, etc. If you can’t post at the exact time, it’s okay to do it earlier or later. The point is to raise awareness about testing blood sugar and its importance so what are you waiting for? 🙂
Here are the testing times:
* 1:00 pm PT
* 2:00 pm MT
* 3:00 pm CT
* 4:00 pm ET
* 8:00 pm GMT
Connie, be ready to get a text from me around 3 PM!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Controlling carbs with low glycemic foods
I’ve read about the research that shows eating low glycemic foods helps blood sugar and I grasp the concept. What I don’t grasp is how/why some particular foods are low glycemic. Take beans, for example. Those little babies might be “good for us” but they spike me. So does most fruit. And oats or rice (unless its wild rice) ? Forget about it! But those are four foods considered to be low glycemic.
I suppose I need to experiment with those foods again, perhaps eating them in very small quantities to see how my body handles them. There are a few fruits I can eat between noon and four in the afternoon but not in the morning and not in the evening. Maybe some of these low glycemic foods that normally spike me will be like that. It sure would be nice to be able to add a few more foods to my diet, which gets pretty boring at times.
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