[Sca-cooks] recipe/low carb, was dr checkup results - just want to share good news

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

you might want to substitute something for the carrots.  carrots are very
high on the glycemic index, and for many people they spike blood sugar (not
all) you could substitute parsnips, or turnips, or some other veggie

as far as grains go, barley is among the lowest on the glycemic index, so
its usually pretty good.
most barley and mushroom dishes are excellent!

my husband was (finally) diagnosed with diabetes..... after all  of us had
been trying to get him to get his sugar checked for years.... thankfully he
doesnt seem to have any permenet damage from it.
Atkins, in our case, and most other low or controlled carb diets will
reduce your blood sugar levels (or stabilize them if you are hypoglycemic
like me).
period
any of them
it may be that one of the varieties is better for YOU than another, you may
find one diet suits you best. for me it was atkins, for others its not.

if you need a fellow SCAdian , or just someone else living with diabetes, to
talk to. please feel free to call me off list

Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heleen Greenwald"
> As for a low carb dish, would *Barley with Carrots and Nips* be
acceptable? Barley is whole grain and carrots and parsnips are good as well.
What do you think?
> >   Okay, had my checkup this morning and I just want to share the good
news!  Many of you may or may not know that I was diagnosed as a diabetic 3
months ago. I had gone to spend the night in the hospital because I thought
I might be having a heart attack - the left arm went numb while I was
driving home from a particularly bad day at work - so I started to panic - I
didn't really know what was going on.  Brought on a full-blown panic attack.
Anyway - got diagnosed with really high blood sugars.  Had an A1c of 9.3 at
the time.  This morning - my A1c was 5.6! And I have lost 4 more pounds -
the hard way (through diet and exercise.)  I'm on the right track.  I have
to increase my exercise level again and the weight might come off at a pound
a week instead of half-pound, but coming off it is.
>
>   So, just wanted to share my good news with the world.  I know that I
have been looking at the existing medieval recipes and looking for more that
are low carb or low-GI index based when I am designing menus and trying to
redact new recipes.  And there are a lot more of them out there than I
thought at first.  So, that's the good news.  That also means my future
feasts will be designed with extra attention paid to the carb-count so that
I can eat of it safely, not just cook it for others to eat!
>
>   Anyway - just wanted to share good news with everyone.
>
>   Kateryn