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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
    • 5 hours, 5 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
    • 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
    • 5 hours, 7 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
    • 1 day, 1 hour ago
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
    • 1 day, 2 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
    • 1 day, 2 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 1 day, 5 hours ago
      Samantha Walsh likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
    • 2 days ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 2 hours ago
      Katie Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 2 hours ago
      Kate Kuhn likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 3 hours ago
      Karen DeVeaux likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
    • 2 days, 3 hours ago
      Kelly-Dayne likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 4 hours ago
      William Bennett likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
    • 2 days, 5 hours ago
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      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
    • 2 days, 5 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I participated in several ADA walks not long after being Dx with T1D. As Ahh Life points out large $ are rased, but where do they go? I stopped supporting ADA for that reason. I think JDF is much more open on where the funding goes.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      JDRF only. I like knowing that my contributions are going specifically to T1D.
    • 2 days, 16 hours ago
      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever participated in a charity fundraising event that benefitted a diabetes organization (i.e., a walk, marathon, gala, etc.)?
      I have led a team for the JDRF OneWalk annually since the late 1990's. We have been able to raise a lot of funds for JDRF...and I have enjoyed doing it. Good cause!
    • 2 days, 21 hours ago
      Joindy23 likes your comment at
      The last time you discussed adding a new device or medication to your T1D management routine with your health care provider, who initially suggested trying the new device or medication?
      Switched a long time ago to Tandem/Dexcom from Minimed because of improved and more automated control, and haven't looked back. Still wishing for a cure, but know it's not going to happen for dinosaurs like me. I'll just be glad when young people will will one day experience that magic word: cure. It's too easy to sit around and complain, but it's high time for a cure, and way past time having us depend on treatment that is pretty much a money maker for big Pharma when it seems as if there's a cure waiting in the wings. Filling up landfills with used pump supplies, etc., makes our society look nothing but incompetent and greedy. Sorry to rant.......
    • 2 days, 21 hours ago
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      The last time you discussed adding a new device or medication to your T1D management routine with your health care provider, who initially suggested trying the new device or medication?
      They do too often. Why I ask? Well because it will help long term.... oh how do you know that it will help? It's a brand new medication, never been used by the D community, except for the shortest term study mandated in order to get it to market, and sell. Long term has never been achieved... its NEW. Let's revisit/wait a couple years... if its MAGIC medicine, sure I'll try it. But unless it's got magic properties, guarantees magic results why would I want it, until it's been used for a decent while??? Oh well... yeah, guess that does makes sense....
    • 3 days, 14 hours ago
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      Does your T1D health care provider currently offer the option to have virtual appointments (via phone or video call)?
      Yes and for the last year and a half that is exclusively what I have been offered so I am not getting all the usual checks an in person endo visit requires. ADA and others spent 10-20 years convincing endos they needed to check patients feet and that progress has evaporated.
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      Does your T1D health care provider currently offer the option to have virtual appointments (via phone or video call)?
      I would rather see in person. He checks my feet, BP etc. we have a chance to catch up and for me to ask questions. To me so much better face to face. We did virtual during pandemic.
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      If you use an insulin pump, do you currently have a protective case on your pump or PDM?
      I’ll occasionally use the holster with clip that came with my pump or a protective case of my own when I’m wearing something without pockets. However I find these quite bulky thus usually just slip my pump in a pocket.
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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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    191 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.

      4 months 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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    5. Geert Schriever

      Sushi
      White bread
      Pizza

      4 months 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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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.

      4 months 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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    12. Mark Fuller

      Pizza, Rice, etc.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    13. Maureen Helinski

      pizza, rice, dry cereal…

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    14. Franklin Rios

      pizza, cake and ice cream

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    15. Mae Anson

      Oatmeal, rice and beans

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    23. Steven Burnham

      Pizza, anything with milk, pasta

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    24. Ja'fr Yirka

      White rice, any breakfast cereal, pasta.

      4 months 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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    27. Brent Perris

      For some reason fried chicken always sends my sugars unreasonably high

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    28. Mick Martin

      Pizza, chips [French Fries], pasta.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    29. Kristen Clifford

      Regular soda, chips of any kind, and ice cream

      4 months 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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    35. Sandy Palmer

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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    36. jo

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

      4 months 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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    41. Mike S

      French fries
      Rice noodles
      Bread

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    42. Karen Tay

      Pizza
      Oatmeal cereal
      Most restaurant foods

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    43. Phyllis Biederman

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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
      1. Phyllis Biederman

        And bagels, they completely do me in.

        4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    45. Linda Summerfield

      pasta, ANY highly refined foods, ANY restaurant foods.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    46. Deb Loyola

      Pizza & chinese

      4 months 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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    49. Gary Rind

      Pizza and Italian food
      Mexican food
      white rice

      4 months 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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    54. Hadley Horton

      Cereal, pancakes, sushi

      4 months 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.

      1
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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.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    61. Tb-well

      Milk and cereal.

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    62. mojoseje

      Bread, potatoes—especially fries, cereal

      4 months 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

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    64. Eve Rabbiner

      Pizza, fatty foods, meat at dinner

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    65. CindyGoddard

      Pizza, ice cream, protein – larger than 2 ounces

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    66. James Hoare

      rich broth soups with beans
      fat fried food
      Asian food sauces

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    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

      1
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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

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    78. María Ana Lugo

      Pizza, pizza, pizza

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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.

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    81. Lori Lorsch

      Bagel pizza pasta

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      1. Janice Bohn

        Asian foods, pasta, oatmeal

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    82. Carol Evans

      Pasta, bread, and pie.

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    83. KCR

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

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    84. Vicki Andersen

      Rice, pizza and cereals

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      1. Vicki Andersen

        Pasta too

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    85. Mary Boudousquie

      Pizza, bread, pasta

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    86. Carrolyn Barloco

      Oatmeal, cereal, pasta

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    87. Anthony Harder

      Rice

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    88. Sondra Mangan

      Rice
      Pasta
      Pizza

      4 months ago Log in to Reply
    89. Chari Purchatzke

      Pasta, pretzels & pizza.

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    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

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    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.

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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.

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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…)

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    97. Angela Naccari

      Grapes, white rice, white potatoes.

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    98. David & Kaleo of Team Nani

      Rice, potato-anything, pizza

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    99. Becky Hertz

      Rice, pasta, baked goods

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    100. Brad Larson

      white rice, processed cereals, white bread (baguettes)

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    101. Meghan Larson

      Ice cream, white bread, white rice

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    102. Mary Thrall

      Pizza

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    103. Shelly Smith

      grapes, restaurant food altogether, and pizza

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    104. Kevin Stephani

      Chinese food, croissants, sushi

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    105. Patricia Kilwein

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

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      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.

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    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.

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    109. Leah744

      Rice, potatoes, cereal

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      1. Diana L.

        Rice, rice and rice!!!!

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    110. denise miller-dolan

      Bagels
      Pizza
      Pasta

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    111. Shari Silver

      Rice, cereal, Asian food sauces

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    112. Dianne Mattiace

      Pizza. Chinese foods. Wheat products.

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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    123. Valentina Potempa

      Pizza, bread/bagels, peanut butter

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    124. Joan Benedetto

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

      4 months 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!

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    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.

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    133. Sherrie Johnson

      Watermelon Pizza Chinese food

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    134. GiGi

      White rice, Chinese food in general, pizza

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    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.

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    137. Joan Fray

      Watermelon, ripe bananas, oatmeal.

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    138. Lynn Green

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

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    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

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    141. Deyait Watson-Irvine

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

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    142. Lisa Moir

      Watermelon, pancakes, French fries

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    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.

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    145. Beckie McCammitt

      Burritos, sushi, some alcoholic drinks

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    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

      4 months 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

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    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.

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      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.

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    171. James Cheairs

      Products made with refined flours, especially wheat.

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    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.

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    173. Jennifer Edmiston

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

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    174. Jenny Richardson

      Anything containing straight sugar, pizza, high fat meals

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    175. Jeff Balbirnie

      Cannot think of any specifically which are more difficult than others beyond the generic of anything which is severely carb heavy, and fat laden.

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