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    • 26 minutes ago
      Mary Coleman likes your comment at
      Aside from the first year after your diagnosis, have you seen a registered dietitian for help managing nutrition and T1D?
      When I was put on insulin, the first dietitian I payed to see said I could eat whatever I wanted as long as I followed the set number of macros (carbs, protein, fats). The stupid diet had my blood sugars all over the map. She didn't care/listen when I told her milk, bread/pasta made me feel really sick. She said because I was on insulin I need to eat a high carb, low protein and low fat diet. What bad advice! Thankfully, I came to my senses and starting reading the experiences of other T1D's who were following the The Bernstein diet.
    • 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      My last hospitalization was in December 2020 after a delayed refill for my insulin put me in DKA. The worst part was that because it was at the height of Covid, my husband basically could only drop me off at the ER door. The hospital was less than ten minutes from our home, and it was only one night, but I may as well have been on the other side of the world.
    • 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      After my preliminary stay at Joslin in 1954, I've never spent time in a hospital because of having diabetes. A few other times for things like tonsils and babies, but I've been very lucky, and very healthy. Very grateful!
    • 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      The only time I have been hospitalized due to T1D was in 1970 when I suffered a diabetic hyperosmolar coma, due to ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed T1D. I was young and just back from an assignment to Korea in the USAF. I new something was wrong with me, but did not know what and I wanted to visit my family before exploring my issues through the USAF medical services.
    • 2 hours ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      At 65yo, a T1D for 53 years and a pump user for 25 years I experienced what I own as a user error when my pump charger cord went bad and I miscalculated a manual shot. I awoke at 3am knowing I was going low and went to the kitchen to get some juice and remember noting after that until I awoke on the kitchen floor. I could not stand up and drug myself down the hall to get my phone. I called 911 and asked what time it was. It was 9am. I had broken my right ankle, fractured my left knee and torn the meniscus. Lots of lessons learned and after a month of rehab my family and I decided I could no longer live alone. Between T1D and being a fall risk I am in a senior assisted living. It’s not a bad ending but so many things go into our care. Prepare for your future and don’t be stupid!
    • 13 hours, 29 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Amazing!
    • 13 hours, 29 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      In 72 years with T1D I have been hospitalized once -- 1984 when BG got so low that my internal body temperature went from 98.6 to 93. That is the coldest I have ever been in my life, colder than 30 below 0 Fahrenheit in Midwest winters, cold Alps at 9,000 feet, and cold western US Ski areas at 9,000 feet. Brain does a wonderful instinctive thing at low BG to try to keep it's functions working so that you don't die. Thanks, brain.
    • 13 hours, 30 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Dang, now I jinxed myself 🙃
    • 16 hours, 34 minutes ago
      Bekki Weston likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 20 hours, 31 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      At 65yo, a T1D for 53 years and a pump user for 25 years I experienced what I own as a user error when my pump charger cord went bad and I miscalculated a manual shot. I awoke at 3am knowing I was going low and went to the kitchen to get some juice and remember noting after that until I awoke on the kitchen floor. I could not stand up and drug myself down the hall to get my phone. I called 911 and asked what time it was. It was 9am. I had broken my right ankle, fractured my left knee and torn the meniscus. Lots of lessons learned and after a month of rehab my family and I decided I could no longer live alone. Between T1D and being a fall risk I am in a senior assisted living. It’s not a bad ending but so many things go into our care. Prepare for your future and don’t be stupid!
    • 21 hours, 39 minutes ago
      Bill Williams likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 22 hours, 3 minutes ago
      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      So gratifying to see so many "no" responses, way to go everyone!!
    • 23 hours, 1 minute ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 56 years of T1D (34yrs of injections up to 5 / day), my buttocks have some scar tissue. The description of lipohyertrophy doesn't match with my scar tissue. I don't have hard lumps, just areas that feel firmer under the skin. I also have more problem with sunken spots (atrophy) in my 'favorite' injection spots. Dealing with it is basically trying to avoid those spots. If a site is not absorbing, I take a hot shower or do moderate exercise to increase blood flow to the area. BGs will plummet though so I have to be cautious. I also started using alternative infusion sites and also have considered a variable angle infusion set, but have not yet tried it.
    • 23 hours, 2 minutes ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I started to but then switched to my upper thighs and am able to rotate over a much greater surface area.
    • 23 hours, 2 minutes ago
      T1DGJ likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I stopped using those sites and paid more attention to rotation of available ones.
    • 23 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      The only time I have been hospitalized due to T1D was in 1970 when I suffered a diabetic hyperosmolar coma, due to ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed T1D. I was young and just back from an assignment to Korea in the USAF. I new something was wrong with me, but did not know what and I wanted to visit my family before exploring my issues through the USAF medical services.
    • 23 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Last time I was in the hospital due to diabetes was within 6 months of first starting on an insulin pump. Approximately 32 years ago
    • 23 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      No, I have not been hospitalized in the last three years, it has been 67 years since I’ve been hospitalized for diabetes related issues.uu
    • 23 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      I’ve never been hospitalized because of T1D other than when the endo started me on insulin on 1973 to learn about injections and diet.
    • 23 hours, 35 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      In 72 years with T1D I have been hospitalized once -- 1984 when BG got so low that my internal body temperature went from 98.6 to 93. That is the coldest I have ever been in my life, colder than 30 below 0 Fahrenheit in Midwest winters, cold Alps at 9,000 feet, and cold western US Ski areas at 9,000 feet. Brain does a wonderful instinctive thing at low BG to try to keep it's functions working so that you don't die. Thanks, brain.
    • 23 hours, 37 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      So gratifying to see so many "no" responses, way to go everyone!!
    • 23 hours, 37 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      First time two years ago when I was diagnosed with T1D! Was in DKA and had no idea why I was so sick. Six days! Second time just overnight when I couldn't get my sugars down (I was still in that early learning phase). And at least one stop of a couple of hours at the ER - same reason - high sugars I couldn't figure out. Luckily I seem to have all figured out now! Whew!
    • 23 hours, 37 minutes ago
      jo likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
    • 23 hours, 38 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past three years, have you been hospitalized due to T1D?
      Labor Day weekend 2022 I was admitted to the hospital for passing out in a hotel bathroom. My blood sugar was over 400, so they had me on an insulin drip. I hit my head when I fell so they gave me a ct scan and found 3 cysts and a huge shadow the size of a baseball in my head. After they got my sugar under control they transferred me to a larger hospital with an MRI machine. Found stage 4 brain tumor. So had to have emergency surgery that Wednesday. Let’s just say the next 4 months was extremely stressful for me & my husband. I am on the mend now & hopefully my next mri will be stable or all clear! 🤞🤞
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    What are three foods that raise your blood glucose the most dramatically despite your best efforts to count the carbs, pre-bolus insulin, and manage the impact?

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    Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange. Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.

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    189 Comments

    1. Edward Geary

      Asian noodles, ice cream and pizza.

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    2. jamesmpii

      Any bread, crackers, cereal.

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    3. LizB

      Cereal with dairy milk. I can do okay with pretty much everything else except cold cereal, especially with dairy milk added. Nothing works.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    4. kilupx

      Ice cream, red meat and any other food with high protein and fat content—particularly at dinner when I’m sedentary afterwards.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    5. Geert Schriever

      Sushi
      White bread
      Pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    6. TEH

      Breakfast cereal, bagels, Chinese food

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    7. John McQuaid

      Pancakes (and I eat one at a time)
      White rice
      Pizza

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    8. stillarobyn

      Pasta, Chinese food, and cereal

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    9. Ahh Life

      Pizza, pizza, and pizza in that order.

      I know enough now to treat it like steroids: estimate the dpse, double it, then double it again.

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      1. Elissa Macher

        Lol!!

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    10. Ginger Vieira

      My trickiest foods are rice, grapes, and….Italian ice from down the street! But it’s SO GOOD.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    11. Megan S

      Pizza, Thai food, and hibachi. High fats, inconsistent cuts/ingredients. I just hope my guess is even remotely close, use a dual wave bolus, and correct…often over the next 4-8 hours or more. But so yummy so it is worth it.

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    12. Mark Fuller

      Pizza, Rice, etc.

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    13. Maureen Helinski

      pizza, rice, dry cereal…

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    14. Franklin Rios

      pizza, cake and ice cream

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    15. Mae Anson

      Oatmeal, rice and beans

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    16. Emily Meister

      Pasta, rice, certain breads

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    17. Kathy Hanavan

      Dark chocolate, asian food from a restaurant (not homemade), any larger high fat meal

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      1. Lori Lehnen

        Agreed. Anything with higher fat sends my BG on a day-long roller coaster.
        Too bad chocolate is on that list.

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    18. Barbara Bubar

      I’m laughing because….I just don’t EAT things that would do that—NOT the way the majority of human beings with diabetes choose to eat but it works for me.

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    19. Elissa Macher

      Rice
      Pasta
      Oatmeal

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    20. JoAnn

      Breads
      Pasta
      Potatoes

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    21. Scott Feighner

      Rice and pasta.

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    22. Meerkat

      Spaghetti, pizza and bananas

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    23. Steven Burnham

      Pizza, anything with milk, pasta

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    24. Ja'fr Yirka

      White rice, any breakfast cereal, pasta.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    25. Jian

      DRY CEREAL, BANANA

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    26. Sherolyn Newell

      Pizza. Bananas, first I go high, then too low. Anything that I know I should give the insulin a healthy head-start, but often don’t.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    27. Brent Perris

      For some reason fried chicken always sends my sugars unreasonably high

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    28. Mick Martin

      Pizza, chips [French Fries], pasta.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    29. Kristen Clifford

      Regular soda, chips of any kind, and ice cream

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    30. Marthaeg

      Eggplant parm, ice cream and onion rings.
      Used to be pizza but now I ask for a slice of veggie, no cheese and it’s fine.

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    31. Jacob Barton

      Pizza, fried food and cereal

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    32. Greg Felton

      French fries, white rice, pizza

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    33. lenglish@cimginc.com

      PASTA, RICE and potatoes

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    34. Clare Fishman

      Bagels, bananas, pizza

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    35. Sandy Palmer

      Waffle, is the only one I finally figured out frenzy toast and pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    36. jo

      Pizza, Lasagna, baked potato with butter and sour cream.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    37. Lisa Anderson

      Coffee, noodles, Chinese food.

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    38. Kathleen Amper

      Pizza and Chinese food

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    39. Bwarschoff

      Rice

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    40. Jennyjen

      Bagels, oatmeal, French fries.

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    41. Mike S

      French fries
      Rice noodles
      Bread

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    42. Karen Tay

      Pizza
      Oatmeal cereal
      Most restaurant foods

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    43. Phyllis Biederman

      Corn based products (cornbread, corn chips, tamales) all cold cereals and foods using refined flours. I tend to avoid these foods.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
      1. Phyllis Biederman

        And bagels, they completely do me in.

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    44. Judith Marged

      I found bagels are the biggest offenders. Each ounce that the bagel weighs is equivalent to eating a slice of bread. Most bagels are 5-6 oz., so the bagel is 5 to 6 slices of bread. I try to find the thin bagels, which brings it down to the 2 oz. per bagel.

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    45. Linda Summerfield

      pasta, ANY highly refined foods, ANY restaurant foods.

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    46. Deb Loyola

      Pizza & chinese

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    47. Brenna McGowen

      Pancakes, pizza, does Thanksgiving count?

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    48. Maggie Morgan

      pancakes, eating out/fried foods, pasta

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    49. Gary Rind

      Pizza and Italian food
      Mexican food
      white rice

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    50. Jan Brooks

      Potato soup, plain white rice

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    51. Jennifer Beck

      white sub sandwich bread or french bread

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    52. Julianne

      Yogurt (plain, nonfat), Chinese food

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    53. Elizabeth Jones

      For me it’s homemade enchiladas. I use low carb tortillas with homemade refried beans, chicken, sautéed onions, & bell peppers with homemade sauce topped with shredded cheese, sour cream & avocado. I eat 2 & it’s just about 35-40 grams of carbs total yet it raises my blood sugars to over 250 no matter how much I pre bolus. Then takes 4-5 hours to come back down. That’s why we only have it once every 2 months.

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    54. Hadley Horton

      Cereal, pancakes, sushi

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    55. Alan Fellman

      bagels
      pizza
      cereal

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    56. Annie Wall

      Oatmeal 🥣

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    57. Nikki McDonald

      Rice, cereal, pasta

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    58. Georgina Sokol

      I live in the south of the country. Eating ANYTHING out here is a disaster for me.

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    59. Eva

      #1. Food cooked in or containing high amounts of linoleic acid are impossible. It doesn’t matter what it is – Hamburger, fried chicken, pizza, potato chips, plantains, apples, protein bars, etc..
      I can eat the same exact food grilled, baked or boiled and I barely need to bolus.
      #2. Milk containing products mixed with high sugar/carbs – like icecream, yogurt or pizza. I’ve given up on trying to accommodate. I completely avoid. Instead, I drink low fat kefir and eat non-dairy yogurt, which are so much easier on my system.
      #3. Foods containing high fructose corn syrup. Those just send my blood sugar to the moon. A can of Coke is a great rescue drink. It’s crazy. Same foods/drink with added sugar don’t do the same.

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    60. kcatalino

      rice
      Bagels are hard but I’ve figured out for me, that I need to triple the insulin needed. I same them for special occasions.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    61. Tb-well

      Milk and cereal.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    62. mojoseje

      Bread, potatoes—especially fries, cereal

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
      1. mojoseje

        It is so much worse after 53 years of diabetes.

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    63. Kim Panza

      Pizza, cereal with milk

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    64. Eve Rabbiner

      Pizza, fatty foods, meat at dinner

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    65. CindyGoddard

      Pizza, ice cream, protein – larger than 2 ounces

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    66. James Hoare

      rich broth soups with beans
      fat fried food
      Asian food sauces

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    67. Jennifer Wilson

      Oatmeal, Asian foods, pasta

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    68. Tom Muldowney

      Anything Chinese
      Pasta
      Microbrewed beer

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    69. Marty

      My worst experiences have been with plain white rice, pasta, and potatoes. The same ingredients mixed with protein and/or fats are manageable. I’m too scared to try many of the foods mentioned by others here. When there’s a cure, I’ll be eating waffles with maple syrup, like I did when I was a kid 🙂

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      1. KCR

        Yum, waffles and syrup! Me, too!!

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    70. Lmiller

      Bananas and foods with high amounts of fat.

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      1. Jen Farley

        That must be why I am also seeing so much pizza on everyone list the high fat is why I do the dual bolus to cover high fat foods.

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    71. George Hamilton

      Pizza
      Ice cream
      Pasta in any form

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    72. Lawrence S.

      Restaurant food, in general. Restaurant food is loaded with hidden oils and fats, sugars, salt. Anytime I eat at a restaurant, my blood glucoses shoot up between midnight and 2am.

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      1. Carrolyn Barloco

        Same with me. So we eat at home most of the time.

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      2. Lawrence S.

        Yes, Carrolyn, we go out to restaurants very seldom. Although, I also deal with Celiac Disease, which is another deterrent to eating out. My wife orders of take-out meals from restaurants.
        Honestly, I don’t enjoy eating at restaurants for many reasons; some of which have to do with cleanliness, and hygiene of restaurant employees. Sorry, TMI 😉

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    73. Francisco Varea

      Sushi, Pizza, pasta

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    74. BOldfield

      Anything made with wheat flour

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    75. Cyndi Evans

      Mexican and
      Thai/Chinese are the most challenging

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    76. William Bennett

      1. Pizza
      2. Pizza
      3. Pizza

      2
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    77. Yaffa Steubinger

      Rice, potato chips, foods high in fat

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    78. María Ana Lugo

      Pizza, pizza, pizza

      1
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    79. NANCY NECIA

      Asian restaurant food! Impossible to figure out the ingredients. Pizza.

      1
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    80. Jane Cerullo

      Pizza
      Nuts
      Ice cream
      Nuts make me go low and then later go high. Pizza rears an ugly high hours later. And ice cream no explanation necessary. I don’t do well with fat. Tried keto and my numbers were terrible.

      1
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    81. Lori Lorsch

      Bagel pizza pasta

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
      1. Janice Bohn

        Asian foods, pasta, oatmeal

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    82. Carol Evans

      Pasta, bread, and pie.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    83. KCR

      Asian food (especially Thai and Vietnamese), holiday meals, and desserts.

      1
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    84. Vicki Andersen

      Rice, pizza and cereals

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
      1. Vicki Andersen

        Pasta too

        2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    85. Mary Boudousquie

      Pizza, bread, pasta

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    86. Carrolyn Barloco

      Oatmeal, cereal, pasta

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    87. Anthony Harder

      Rice

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    88. Sondra Mangan

      Rice
      Pasta
      Pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    89. Chari Purchatzke

      Pasta, pretzels & pizza.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    90. Lindsey Whitnell

      All of them – we’re still learning! But especially Harvest Snaps (dried green beans and similarly processed snack foods), pizza, and oatmeal

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    91. rick phillips

      Rice potato bread

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    92. lis be

      Most restaurant food (has hidden sugars and i never know how much insulin to take). and any white grain or flour if I eat over 15 carbs of it.

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    93. Richard Vaughn

      It is not so much the kind of food that gives me high blood sugar. It is the time of day that most contributes to that. ai always have highs an hour after breakfast. I have a slice of whole grain toast and some berries and then I have 170-200 blood sugar an hour later. I use a 1:7 insulin:carb ratio, but that does not solve the problem.

      1
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      1. Lawrence S.

        My blood glucoses rise dramatically after breakfast. I take much larger doses of basal and bolus.

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    94. Joseph Myers

      Peanut butter
      Cheese
      Milk

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    95. sdimond

      I’m firmly in the low carb camp. Less than 40 grams a day, mostly in the form of green high fiber vegetables. No grain based products, and no seed oils.

      1
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    96. Anne Blayney

      Mochis, pad thai, and (alas) my national dish, poutine. (Yeah, I know, none of them are exactly low carb! But for the very occasional treat…)

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    97. Angela Naccari

      Grapes, white rice, white potatoes.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    98. David & Kaleo of Team Nani

      Rice, potato-anything, pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    99. Becky Hertz

      Rice, pasta, baked goods

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    100. Brad Larson

      white rice, processed cereals, white bread (baguettes)

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    101. Meghan Larson

      Ice cream, white bread, white rice

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    102. Mary Thrall

      Pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    103. Shelly Smith

      grapes, restaurant food altogether, and pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    104. Kevin Stephani

      Chinese food, croissants, sushi

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    105. Patricia Kilwein

      3 foods that raise my blood sugar and are hard to deal with are, cereal, rice and fast food.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
      1. Patricia Kilwein

        forgot to mention dealing with it. I let my pump handle it. If its super bad I do a temp basal setting that has been recommended by my dr.

        2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    106. Shannon Barnaby

      Pizza, rice, pasta

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    107. KarenM6

      Pancakes/waffles
      Pizza
      Restaurant food – the really hard part is timing on this one because you never know when the meal is really coming to your table. And, I’ve been forgotten more than once, so I never bolus before seeing the food… which means my timing is terrible!

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      1. Amanda Barras

        Sometimes I want to pre-bolus before I even get to the restaurant if I know it’s going to be a meal that’s going to hit hard. But, I’m scared to not knowing the wait once I get there. I will occasionally bolus for take out once I get it as I’m driving home to get a jump start but then I worry, what if I have an accident on way AND all that insulin on board. Then I have 2 emergencies. Sigh.

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      2. KarenM6

        I think you are right to worry about bolusing and then getting in a car… I knew a person who got to work and then passed out. All I could think was that they could have been in the car if any part of the commute was delayed!

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    108. Tracy Jean

      Bagels, Chinese.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    109. Leah744

      Rice, potatoes, cereal

      1
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      1. Diana L.

        Rice, rice and rice!!!!

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    110. denise miller-dolan

      Bagels
      Pizza
      Pasta

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    111. Shari Silver

      Rice, cereal, Asian food sauces

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    112. Dianne Mattiace

      Pizza. Chinese foods. Wheat products.

      1
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    113. Jillkdubois

      Cereal, oatmeal, cinnamon rolls

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    114. Kate Kuhn

      Bananas; saturated fat before carbs, even whole grains; refined carbs like white rice.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    115. Carol Meares

      Rice, noodles and artisan breads, pizza, high protein meals and/or high fat meals, sometimes soups and stews depending on contents, baked goodies of all types unless homemade with almond flour.

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    116. Kristi McAndrews-Litton

      Dried fruit of any kind. Pre DX I used to LOVE dried bananas., now I can’t even look at them.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    117. Amanda Barras

      Pizza, Chinese Food, Pop Tarts

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    118. Brian Vodehnal

      Dried mangos, licorice and donuts…. however inhalable insulin has made this much easier.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    119. ConnieT1D62

      (1) Chinese take-out food selections unless I ask for steamed veggies with “real deal” brown rice and a lean protein sans sauce

      (2) Italian street fair fried dough and various heavy carb food selections – I just avoid it all together

      (3) Cakes – which I eat on very VERY rare occasions

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    120. Debbie Dallmann

      Tea, Spaghetti and Chili.

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    121. Pauline M Reynolds

      Pizza, pizza, and pizza.

      1
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    122. Irene Blanchard

      Potato chips; high, fat meats like beef tenderloin, and regular pretzels

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    123. Valentina Potempa

      Pizza, bread/bagels, peanut butter

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    124. Joan Benedetto

      Ice cream (though we usually give our son coconut or almond milk vs dairy), pizza (so many variables)

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    125. Denise Yonchek

      Licorice
      Bread
      Candy

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    126. Don (Lucky) Copps

      Coke, OJ & candy

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    127. cmangels

      Broccoli, cauliflower, built bars.

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    128. fletchina

      Potatoes – I’ve almost stopped eating them
      Pizza- completely unpredictable BG response- I have stopped eating it
      Oatmeal-

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    129. Miranda Lyon

      Anything with caffeine! Coffee is especially bad!

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    130. Rose Lentzke

      Pizza & Chinese food

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    131. anj1832

      Syrup, pizza, & Chinese food!

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    132. Virginia Barndollar

      The 3 foods that raise my BG the most are: pretzels, watermelon, and apples.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    133. Sherrie Johnson

      Watermelon Pizza Chinese food

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    134. GiGi

      White rice, Chinese food in general, pizza

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    135. Juha Kankaanpaa

      These would be foods that I don’t know the content of, for example some sauces in restaurant meals. I try never to have more than 20g of carbs in one meal, which makes it easier to get the bolus more accurate.

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    136. StPetie

      Low carb tortillas. It takes the little b@$+@&%s an hour or so to wind up but then bg just soars.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    137. Joan Fray

      Watermelon, ripe bananas, oatmeal.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    138. Lynn Green

      Any type of white bread, pizza, Chinese food and coffee.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    139. Debra Nance

      Pizza, lasagna, chinese

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    140. Amy Jo

      Breakfast cereal; cream of wheat; anything full of carbs + fat for dinner

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    141. Deyait Watson-Irvine

      Grapes, any kind of milk, and rice are foods that raise my blood sugar dramatically

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    142. Lisa Moir

      Watermelon, pancakes, French fries

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    143. Kim J

      cream of wheat, white rice and chips

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    144. Donna Condi

      Three foods that raise my blood sugar despite all my best efforts of prevention are BBQ ribs, pasta, and pizza.

      2 weeks ago Log in to Reply
    145. Beckie McCammitt

      Burritos, sushi, some alcoholic drinks

      1 week ago Log in to Reply
    146. Twinniepoo74

      Oatmeal, pizza, noodles

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    147. Jeanne McMillan-Olson

      Bagels, pasta, breakfast cereal are some. However it depends on my activity level what will happen.

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    148. Nicole Duggins

      Orange Juice

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    149. Jen Farley

      Grapes (or anything made with grapes), apples (or anything made with apples), and of course carbs, but juice of any king are always a one to two arrow straight up depending when I drank it. Before exercise it is one arrow, when at rest it is two.

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    150. Jneticdiabetic

      Liquid carbs and white rice spike quickly. Pizza causes sustained highs. All tricky to bolus for.

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    151. James Phelps

      Bagels, pasta of any kind and cereal they put up a good fight

      1 week ago Log in to Reply
    152. Ken Raiche

      Pizza, Nachos, anything that has a coating on it like chicken wings, ribs, pulled pork.

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    153. Dave Cosgrove

      Rice, pasta

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    154. qachemist

      Oatmeal, anything made with flour (bread, pasta), dry breakfast cereal

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    155. Mitch Chernoff

      Foods with red sauce, in particular spaghetti sauce and chicken tikka masala, will raise my blood glucose a great deal several hours after the meal. The increase does not occur initially and I anticipate it at least four hours post-meal and will need more insulin at that time.

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    156. T1D4LongTime

      The foods that are always a challenge to accurately estimate carb content are: 1) Asian/Japanese cuisine 2) Potato Chips 3) Ice Cream

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    157. Linda Pease

      Anything from the Orange family, pizza and things with fructose in it but natural local honey seems to be almost a free sugar by that I mean 15 carbs is more like 5 for insulin need

      1 week ago Log in to Reply
    158. Keira Thurheimer

      Pizza, baked potatoes, and lasagna

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    159. betsy valian

      pasta, pancakes, bread 🙂 not surprisingly…

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    160. Wanacure

      3 sugar cubes will raise a low bg in 15 minutes. I usually avoid simple carbohydrate foods that raise bg fast like bread and clear fruit juices. Instead I get fiber from nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits. Plus I add a tablespoon of flax meal at breakfast and another tablespoon with dinner to my unsweetened plain full fat yoghurt. Protein sources like cheese, eggs, salmon, sardines and unsweetened nut and seed butters w/o added chemicals at each meal also prevent dramatic blood glucose rises.

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    161. Kelly Wilhelm

      Pancakes! Best if I eat bacon/eggs/protein first. Getting better at it.

      1 week ago Log in to Reply
      1. Kim Murphy

        White Rice, potatoes, bananas

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    162. brettsmith115

      Rice, Pizza, Pasta

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    163. Lee Tincher

      The 3 P’s: Pizza, Pasta, Potatoes!

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    164. Jeff Perzan

      FRIED anything
      pasta
      bananas🍌

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    165. Catherine Malliard

      White pasta, donuts, and pizza with red sauce

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    166. Mary Ann Sayers

      Any highly sweetened foods—even pineapple, my big skyrockets.
      The insulin can’t catch up fast enough to meet the speed of my digestion! I have another complaint: there are days when my insulin ISN’T ENOUGH TO MEET my daily fluctuations! AND I’M NOT SICK! NOT ANXIOUS! NOT UPSET! Enough to cause my normal daily needs around 30units to jump to 42units! to keep my bgs hovering below 250!!! Anyone else have this problem?

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    167. Fay Jacobsohn

      Pasta, sweets with sugar,

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    168. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      New York Pizza (I live on Long Island NY but born in Brooklyn.) Along with Chinese Food and French fries. Everything a T1D should not eat!!!!

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    169. Cheryl Weaver

      Non diet sodas
      Frostings
      Frosted donuts, apple fritters, etc.

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    170. PamK

      Ice cream, pasta and fried foods.

      5 days ago Log in to Reply
    171. James Cheairs

      Products made with refined flours, especially wheat.

      2 days ago Log in to Reply
    172. Cristina Jorge Schwarz

      Every baked product made of grain.

      Inulin, a fiber. It ferments in the gut unpredictably. Can’t eat it.

      Robusta coffee beans. I drink Arabica bean coffee only. Crazy spiking from robusta.

      1 day ago Log in to Reply
    173. Jennifer Edmiston

      Carbohydrates – especially white flour
      Any processed foods – too many chemicals in the food that my body does not recognize

      12 hours ago Log in to Reply

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