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#86609 - 09/08/06 12:58 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Jane_Carroll]
Dianne Queen of Shoes Registered: 05/24/04 Posts: 6123 Loc: Arizona	Eagle, both of you are in my prayers. You're such a good sister. Bless you. _________________________ If it doesn't feel good, don't do it twice. www.eadv.net Boomer Queen of Shoes
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#86610 - 09/08/06 03:54 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Jane_Carroll]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	Shaon, I am sending a box of assorted sugar free drinks to you to have your brother sample. I hate Crystal Light, it leaves an after taste except for a few of them. Hopefully he'll find one or two drinks he likes in the group....HUGS Edited by chatty lady (09/08/06 03:55 PM) _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#86611 - 09/08/06 06:35 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: chatty lady]
Eagle Heart Member Registered: 03/22/05 Posts: 4876 Loc: Canada	Chatty, you leave me speechless - well, almost speechless. I don't know what to say except a huge thank you for your kindness. I'm sure my brother will be very surprised to discover that someone he doesn't even know has thought of him in this way! And I know he'll have fun trying out these new drinks. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. _________________________ When you don't like a thing, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. (Maya Angelou)
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#86612 - 09/10/06 09:07 AM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Eagle Heart]
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	chatty, thanks for caring for all of us so well. What a sweet gesture. Eagle, every time I go to the store I find more sugar free drinks. Yesterday I found a big bottle of Crystal Lite. IT's the first time I've seen it in big bottles around here. ANd it's cheaper than buying a bunch of the small ones which was all we could get until now. Stick with known brands and make sure you check the number of sugars. So many lite things fool you. Just because they are lite doesn't mean they are sugarless. _________________________ Founder Emeritus of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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#86613 - 09/10/06 06:38 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink?
Eagle Heart Member Registered: 03/22/05 Posts: 4876 Loc: Canada	That's funny you should mention that, Dotsie, because my brother has been finding that even the "sugar free" drinks are too sweet for him now. He's pretty much sticking to water all day and diet ginger ale for lunch. He's also been eating a lot of watermelon lately, because it soothes his chemo-related dry mouth. Every so often I'll bring him a new drink to try, but so far we haven't found any that he wants to buy twice! _________________________ When you don't like a thing, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. (Maya Angelou)
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#86614 - 09/15/06 07:31 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Jane_Carroll]
countrygirl51 Member Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 221 Loc: Clifton, Ks. USA	You might consider the sugar-free jello cups also, or you can buy the box mixes to make them yourself. They're not quite as sweet tasting as the regular, but I really don't notice much difference overall. I have been diabetic for 10 years now. Also, you might want to know that the sugar free hard candies have sorbitol, which does have a laxative effect. Therefore I can't eat many of them, as I definitely do not need a laxative. _________________________ Handle your words as carefully as you handle your money-- stolen from Craft & Technique by Paul Raymond Martin ------ www.myspace.com/nurseartist http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MqWXjIM1eacjJ77q9wkswg--;_ylt=AgfbngzLT12FakAufPfu72G0AOJ3?cq=1
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#86615 - 09/16/06 08:15 AM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: countrygirl51]
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	Hi country. Good to see you again. How's the nursing going? You metion the sorbitol. I recall the tiem one fo my kids ate a whole pack of Velamints during church. Oh my! _________________________ Founder Emeritus of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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#86616 - 09/29/06 09:09 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink?
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	So Sharon did he find any flavors he liked? _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#86617 - 10/15/06 05:20 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Jane_Carroll]
Melissa Member Registered: 10/02/05 Posts: 11 Loc: Maryland	As someone who is dealing with a very thirsty "pre-diabetic" chemo patient...he has been drinking Powerade instead of Gatorade because it has less sugar. Popsicles, and italian ices help with the thirst also. In the cancer center where he gets his treatments, they have canisters of lemon candies available for the patients. The tartness stimulates the production of saliva and he has a pocket full to suck on during his treatment. Of course, I keep bottled water by the case. He likes it in the freezer for a half hour or so to be icy cold. Says the coldness helps with the thirst as well. _________________________ Even the largest elephant is eaten in tiny bites.
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#86618 - 10/15/06 06:41 PM Re: What Do Diabetics Drink? [Re: Melissa]
Eagle Heart Member Registered: 03/22/05 Posts: 4876 Loc: Canada	Thanks Melissa. Actually my brother's diabetes is almost non-existent now. He's still taking Avandia and Metformin, because the doctor doesn't want to mess his system up while in the middle of chemo treatments (and the steroid that he gets as part of the chemo does raise his sugar for a few hours). But he's able to eat and drink almost anything now without it affecting his blood sugar. He just added orange juice to his breakfast with no effect on his sugar at all. Like your patient, my brother craves cold water. Since his appetite is still very poor, he also drinks at least one glucerna, usually before bedtime, just to be sure he gets his nutrients. _________________________ When you don't like a thing, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. (Maya Angelou)
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