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Weight control with T1.

Nic — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:25:14 +0000

I got this email from a reader last week. Wow – how incredible is her HbA1c?! Would love your feedback on her query below.

I am a T1 who has struggled a lot with keeping my weight in check. While my HbA1c’s are always in the range of 5.7 – 6.0, my weight is always the casualty. I think that partly it has to do with that awkward relationship to food we diabetics have and insulin itself increases appetite. I hate to have to eat if I don’t feel like it and at other times protest against me being diabetic by overeating and then correcting. Is anybody else having problems with that?

Eating low GI.

Nic — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:14:43 +0000

I did a Google search of “Low GI” to find a picture to go with this post, and found the one on the right. I thought the question was a good one…. “What’s your diet plan?”…. I think my current answer would be a very long-winded and contradictory one! At the moment I seem to be very good at planning out my son’s meals in great detail but when it comes to myself I suddenly realise I’m hungry and hurriedly try to scramble something together from what I can hunt down in the fridge/the work cafeteria! If it wasn’t for my culinarily-talented (yes I think I just made up a word) husband (and my very kind Mother who often brings…

Aaron: It’s Dad’s fault.

Aaron — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:00:10 +0000

I was perusing the annals of the internet last week and saw this article on Stuff.co.nz about how scientists have research indicating that fathers with high fat diets may be a cause of diabetes in their daughters?

You can read the full article here.

Seriously, I am all for research and understanding the causes and contributing factors behind T1 but come on, isn’t this a little ridiculous? It feels like there are all sorts of links between so many different conditions (white bread and cancer is one I hear often) and they just keep coming. Certainly, there are links between food and lifestyle which it is essential to know about for preventative measures but I can’t help…

Aaron: 20th Birthday

Aaron — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:15:00 +0000

In my search for Canadian experiences with which to fill my days and ensure that I make the most of our time here, I have been looking at several cultural activities and trips which are must see and must dos in and near Montréal.

On the list so far are:

New York baby! Hiking in the Laurentides mountain ranges Cirque Du Soleil (which comes from Montréal) See an Ice Hockey game live Go Ice Skating on a frozen lake/river Jump the boarder to the states and see Vermont Go to Niagara falls Check out the great lakes Ski at night (under lights) Stay in a cosy wood cabin on the side of a lake in all 4 seasons Eat as much

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Aaron: The trick to trick-or-treating

Aaron — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:00:38 +0000

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Today is Halloween in Canada and man do they get into it!

Every shop you look at is full of displays with pumpkins and ghouls and decorations, supermarkets are selling autumn wares, huge pumpkins, tiny pumpkins and gourds are filling the shelves and streets outside shops. Party invites are being sent out left right and centre and people are all a flutter talking non stop about what their costumes are going to be. At times I honestly feel like I’m back at high school listening to the girls talking about their ball dresses!

Seriously though, it seems to me that after Christmas, this holiday is the biggest in Canada and people absolutely love getting into it in…

Giapo the mad scientist.

Nic — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:10:12 +0000

Sadly I was struck down with a vomiting bug overnight and missed the awesome sugar free, organic, lemon mint sorbet that Giapo was serving up today at lunch. Here is a picture of the ceremony which he kindly tweeted – looks awesome!!

Who of you went along, and how was it? Please fill me in!

Nic

Reminder: Auckland low carb sorbet tomorrow!

Nic — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:23:35 +0000

Hi all, don’t forget that our friend at Giapo is doing a special ‘almost zero carbs, organic’ lemon mint sorbet for us tomorrow. Details below. See you there!

Details:

When: 1pm, Thurs 21st October

Where: Giapo, 279 Queen Street (next to the Civic Theatre)

The perils of baking.

Nic — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:00:22 +0000

It wasn’t until I was pregnant and had to avoid uncooked eggs that I realised how bad I am when I bake at licking cake batter off my fingers. I’m fastidious about washing my hands frequently when baking or cooking though I’ll add!

As you can see from the pic on the right, I was baking up a storm last week as it was my son’s first birthday, and we had a party for him on Saturday (what you see isn’t even the half of it). I was pretty well behaved this time around and didn’t eat any sweets or even batter, and in fact went low on blood sugar as I was decorating the kiwi (it’s a kiwi, not…

Correction re sorbet fest

Nic — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:36:13 +0000

Hi all. The date has changed for the Giapo low carb mint sorbet event I posted about yesterday. It’s now on Thurs 21st:

Details:

When: 1pm, Thurs 21st October

Where: Giapo, 279 Queen Street (next to the Civic Theatre)

Did someone say low carb sorbet? Yuuuuum!

Nic — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:30:46 +0000

Great news for those who live in Auckland and fancy a special sorbet treat!

I’ve been on Twitter today with the guy who runs Giapo gelato and sorbet shop by the Civic on Queen St. On Wed 20th at 1pm he is going to re-create his super low sugar mint sorbet for us all (he’s done it once before and reckons it was about 2% carbs only, barely made a dent in the T1’s sugars he trialled it with)

I’m gonna be there – are you?

Details:

When: 1pm, Thurs 21st October*

*please note, the date has been edited, was originally Wed

Where: Giapo, 279 Queen Street (next to the Civic Theatre)

Sorry to non-AKL readers, but…