tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post897920253976183675..comments2024-03-11T05:40:04.695-06:00Comments on Scott's Diabetes Blog: Measuring HandfulsScott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-27640886248724499902008-03-19T08:37:00.000-06:002008-03-19T08:37:00.000-06:00Hi Scott I must say that to me your a wealth of i...Hi Scott<BR/> I must say that to me your a wealth of information and your Blogg rocks. <BR/>I just checked out nutritional scale you said you used to calculate your "handfuls" and liked what I saw on their site so I ordered one. I am a gadget freak!!!! Then it dawns on me that it doesn't save the food you enter from food labels which will mean I'll have to enter nutritional info every time I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-47308197614954532222008-03-19T08:31:00.000-06:002008-03-19T08:31:00.000-06:00I just spilled pop on my laptop two days ago and q...I just spilled pop on my laptop two days ago and quickly pulled power cordout of back then ran and got my hair blower to dry out between keys and imagine my face when I see my keys melting!!!! I decided I'd call and use my warranty thats till covering my laptop and told them 4 keys and one shift key wore out and came off. They are sending me new keyboard but I have to send in tjhe old one in 5 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-91253414276903433682008-02-14T20:42:00.000-06:002008-02-14T20:42:00.000-06:00Scott - arm is fine - I corrected what I wrote - I...Scott - arm is fine - I corrected what I wrote - I broke almost 4 years ago. sorry to alarm u!k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-39249503535877770032008-02-12T17:17:00.000-06:002008-02-12T17:17:00.000-06:00Hey Scott,I think we all go through this, I just c...Hey Scott,<BR/><BR/>I think we all go through this, I just can't pass up grabbing a handfull or two rather than just put the box back in the cabinet-Cheerios I do love and the Honey nut I'm gonna have to grab a few or just go on and get a bowl and be sorry when the numbers go way up on the glucometer.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though I have less problem with this than I do with chips, going to have to Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-24369428260618794652008-02-08T06:55:00.000-06:002008-02-08T06:55:00.000-06:00Oh, the Norwegian nurses' comment is priceless.I j...Oh, the Norwegian nurses' comment is priceless.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say hello and ask how your handful portion control is going. You have big hands, I'm guessing, so you got it rough! :)<BR/><BR/>It's SO Easy to do.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sending you handfuls of snow...amyliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476420072784830899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-81115537659118172352008-02-07T18:42:00.000-06:002008-02-07T18:42:00.000-06:00Scott.........try popcorn instead. i cup of white ...Scott.........try popcorn instead. i cup of white popcorn (oil popped) has about 6gm carbs.BetterCellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667917240368089110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-8506531309164870182008-02-05T13:15:00.000-06:002008-02-05T13:15:00.000-06:00Scott- I'm impressed that you took time to pull ou...Scott- <BR/>I'm impressed that you took time to pull out your nutrition scale and figure it out! I bet this will make a difference in your bolusing.<BR/>Your post made me think... I should measure a handful sometime.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563743917551672283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-61358837917462208202008-02-01T13:47:00.000-06:002008-02-01T13:47:00.000-06:00Hallo stranger :-)I am a Norwegian diabetes nurse ...Hallo stranger :-)<BR/><BR/>I am a Norwegian diabetes nurse that discoveres your blog today, and now I have spend alot of time reading in her.<BR/>I have really joined it !!<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158637958187269717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-91019318056295779952008-01-31T20:42:00.000-06:002008-01-31T20:42:00.000-06:00Um, yeah, I'm definitely a "grazer" (as dieticians...Um, yeah, I'm definitely a "grazer" (as dieticians like to call it) too. Handful here, handful there. I've had simliar realizations to yours. I try to use plain nuts - which if you don't want to gain weight might be a problem, but in the blood sugar department they are wonderful (and less tempting to go back sometimes).<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I eat honey roasted peanuts - which have waay less sugar Bad Decision Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394225373078412615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-328824356145959272008-01-29T20:19:00.000-06:002008-01-29T20:19:00.000-06:00It's scary, isn't it? I am bad to munch myself. I ...It's scary, isn't it? I am bad to munch myself. I have to try very hard not to keep that kind of stuff in my house. (Especially cereal since I LOVE IT and it makes my blood sugar CRAZY!) <BR/>By the way, I totally want one of thoes scales...Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108867545803896885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-85091498002456901552008-01-29T09:30:00.000-06:002008-01-29T09:30:00.000-06:00Scott, I have an impulsive streak when it comes to...Scott, I have an impulsive streak when it comes to stuff like this. Especially if I'm stressed, I may reach for a little of this or that, and then guesstimate. <BR/><BR/>The problem is that unless you are keenly award of how many, you can't even begin to estimate accruately. Was it 5 handfulls or 7? Hmmm...<BR/><BR/>The consequence of an error for me depends on the type of food - something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-50028520976541760912008-01-29T08:10:00.000-06:002008-01-29T08:10:00.000-06:00Boxes of cereal are the devil. They're about on p...Boxes of cereal are the devil. They're about on par with a bag of chips, except chips tend to go heavier on the fat and lighter on the carbs (better or worse is up to you). I made the mistake of ripping into a box of Kashi the other night while watching a movie on Lifetime (hahaha) and I ended up having to bolus about six units for my little er...snack. I have a 1:10 insulin to carb ratio, so Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593303370189898855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-2777359085248008302008-01-27T20:48:00.000-06:002008-01-27T20:48:00.000-06:00I think I have eaten half a box of cereal like tha...I think I have eaten half a box of cereal like that before. One time I ate all but about 4 of those Krispy Kreme mini-cruellers. I have no self control over eating. Some day I'll see a psychiatrist who will tell me deep down inside whats eating me, lol...Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376446409534942024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-79500713263967386432008-01-25T22:38:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:38:00.000-06:00I was so glad to find your blog. As a diabetic who...I was so glad to find your blog. As a diabetic who has had piss poor control my whole life I need someone like you to guide the way. I finally got the big picture after 20 something years of diabetes when I was diagnosed with a staph infect. that dev. due to ketoacidosis (sp?) Anyway, since that episode of my life I have been on the pump for a little over a yr. now and am beginning to research Focus On This!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13628870482312972047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-43054107032094984242008-01-25T22:36:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:36:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Focus On This!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13628870482312972047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-54107725011599946492008-01-25T21:26:00.000-06:002008-01-25T21:26:00.000-06:00I have found that if I don't write stuff down and ...I have found that if I don't write stuff down and measure, I have absolutely no idea what I'm eating. This is an unpleasant realization but it's true.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, the dieters rules clearly state:<BR/><BR/>If you eat it standing up, it doesn't count.<BR/><BR/>As Carol said, if you don't use a plate, it doesn't count.<BR/><BR/>If you have a diet soda with your double bacon cheeseburger, itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-59175366750029883742008-01-25T20:31:00.000-06:002008-01-25T20:31:00.000-06:00I'm just envious that you can eat cereal. Cereal h...I'm just envious that you can eat cereal. Cereal hates me - Honey Nut Cheerios sound wonderful, but I would definitely pay - no matter how much I bolus. <BR/><BR/>My downfall is the handfulls of trailmix. Love the stuff. I need to watch that.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072030400404976772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-77867608570597530672008-01-25T20:15:00.000-06:002008-01-25T20:15:00.000-06:00Cereal huh? My downfall is grabbing a handful of t...Cereal huh? My downfall is grabbing a handful of trail mix....Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898048088120890956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-20584458727282191992008-01-25T19:04:00.000-06:002008-01-25T19:04:00.000-06:00I hear you, Scott. A handful is SUPPOSED to be ab...I hear you, Scott. A handful is SUPPOSED to be about 15g carb, but a handful of what? When? It's just so easy to nosh...AmyThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435087061665819656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-67688921249704795392008-01-25T18:40:00.000-06:002008-01-25T18:40:00.000-06:00I hear you on this one. I've been paying much more...I hear you on this one. I've been paying much more attention to serving sizes lately and it seems I was "super-sizing" most of my meals (ack!).<BR/><BR/>Good luck and happy weekend!Araby62 (a.k.a. Kathy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02629706069673992324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-12076493753263246852008-01-25T18:26:00.000-06:002008-01-25T18:26:00.000-06:00Mindless eating - I'm trying to get over it myself...Mindless eating - I'm trying to get over it myself.Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-61428985003006118902008-01-25T17:15:00.000-06:002008-01-25T17:15:00.000-06:00Damn! So if handfulls aren't free, how about eati...Damn! So if handfulls aren't free, how about eating off a paper towel? Surely the towel must absorb the carbs, especially if you use the expensive more absorbent kind. Seriously, I hear you loud and clear. It continues to amaze me how many forms denial can take in order to slip back into my life. Kind of like playing whack-a-mole!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375425579945781536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-80359764427519962722008-01-25T17:09:00.000-06:002008-01-25T17:09:00.000-06:00Scott, by the way I am in no way intending to call...Scott, by the way I am in no way intending to call you a "fat-o" in my previous comment. It's just a word I use (wayyyy to often), and I don't mean to be insensitive!!!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-89700835410947294012008-01-25T17:08:00.000-06:002008-01-25T17:08:00.000-06:00I have this habit except I actually bolus so it's ...I have this habit except I actually bolus so it's not that big of a diabetes deal, it's more of a fat-o OMG the calories deal. Good luck breaking the habit! Food is not our friend!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009303866200298151noreply@blogger.com