Okay...

[treehugginhippy]

So, I haven't been around in, um, ages. School was killing me, the play was killing me, and then my body decided to really have a go at killing me -- I've now racked up 3 chronic conditions, all of which affect my food -- how I eat, when I eat, how much I eat, what types of food I can eat. I'm getting really damn frazzled and every food decision

Comments

[mcmiller]

Well it actually makes sense to me. When you weren't "getting" enough out of fat and protein, your body fell to metabolizing sugars like someone lost in the desert pounces on a full canteen. Normally foods high in fat and protein have a reduced glycemic impact... but if you don't metabolize the fat and protein, everything would have the same intense effect. Now that you *are* digesting those things, your body isn't reacting to sugars the same way at all. I don't think it's the medicine directly impacting digestion, but rather your body getting the other two nutritional legs of what is supposed to be a tripod. You may need the medicine(s) that help you with insulin/glucose to be adjusted lower to avoid the lows.

And I hear you on normal bowel movements, believe me.

[cal_boudicca]

Hi! This is Tad Williams. Please excuse the interruption to your regularly scheduled bloggery. People here have mentioned my work, or love fantasy and science fiction, so I just wanted to pop in and say that anyone interested in reading a chapter from my new book, SHADOWRISE, should drop an email to:

deborah.shazam@batnet.com

and we'll send one to you. We won't do anything rotten with your email address, either, we promise.

Thanks - Tad

ps. We have diabetes in the family too (as well as cystic fibrosis and autism) - perhaps too much personal information, but I just wanted to wish you good luck.

[cal_boudicca]

Hello! Thanks for posting in my blog! Yes, it really was me posting to you, and it's me and Tad trying a bit of personal outreach - have been royally roasted and undeservingly praised for the outreach, these past few days! We'd be delighted to send you a chunk of Shadowrise, just email me deborah.shazam@batnet.com. Thanks for not yelling at me, too, ha.

[menonude]

Thanks for an idea, you sparked at thought from a angle I hadn’t given thoguht to yet. Now lets see if I can do something with it.