. . . I definitely agree with Monet, you need to cut back on the carbs and increase the fruits and veggies. A little more protein would be a good thing, too. It really helps to keep you feeling full. I know you are a bit 'meat phobic' but how about beans and other legumes? Cottage cheese is another great protein . . . Another little thing, IMHO you are causing some of your own spikes. Perhaps you should hold off on your after dinner walk or cut it down to 10 or 15 minutes. Eating increases everybody's BGL and about 1.5 to 2 hours after eating, anything under about 9.0 is considered normal. You should be back to your pre-meal levels about 3 to 3.5 hours after eating . . . Finally (and then I will shut up), ask DH to make sure you are awake when he notices you slinking down for your middle of the night cereal fix. Then check your BGL level, you may be going low. If that is the case, you can definitely have a snack but make it some fruit and maybe a little piece of cheese rather than the cereal . . . Okay, lecture is over . . . 
maybe im having a lo in the middle of the night and not know it..sure is frustrating tho.. as normal is 104 for me and its been 141 yesterday and 127 this am..its all a balancing act isnt it..dont know what i have planned for the day..im suppose to go to the grdd soccor game..and maybe bingo tonight..hope you all have afun weekend(((hugs)))) rosey 
Funny thing about yesterday's storm . . . after it stopped snowing it warmed up quite a bit and we ended the day with less snow on the ground than we had before we got the latest few inches. 
At least the toothache has calmed down again . . . I'm sure it's a pressure related thing because I'm clenching my teeth at night. Supposedly we have a Nor-Easter due to hit us tomorrow night, but we are not going to be hit as badly as the eastern seabord of the US. Come on, now . . . it's the middle of April already. This is getting beyond silly.
ive wanted to cut back on the carbs becuz i felt i was consuming to many( and also would like to loose a few #)..and i have swithched to better carbs than white bread ,rice ,and potatoes..so what works for you all?? by the way i won again at bingo..honestly you all must think im making this up but my winning streak is still there..and i won a free gift certificate for next wks bingo and 250$..i need to go to vegas hope you all are having a great weekend((((hugs))) from a frustrated rosey Maybe you are going low in the middle of the night like I do so often and that's why you are high this morning. Try checking just before you go to bed and if you are below about 130, have a little snack . . . just fruit or fruit and a bit of cheese or a wee bit of PB. Bread does me in . . . even the good stuff. I was up at 4 am again this morning and had a reading of 4.3 (77); bet if I hadn't woken up, I would have been considerably higher by 8 am. Strange disease we have here. Unfortunately, just when you think you are starting to figure it out, everything goes haywire. 
. . . We all have a need to whine sometimes . . . I know just how you feel. OMG it would be nice to just be 'normal' sometimes, rather than always having to figure out what your BGL 'might' do . . . especially since it sometimes doesn't seem to matter what you do anyway. Oh, sigh! i am having the same troubles..usually my sl is 104 in the am..becuz im going on vacation i wanted to loose a few# and try and get some stamina esp in my legs so i can move around easier..anyways i have been so careful and cutting down on portions and carbs and even exercisicng and my sl are higher last week when i ate what i wanted and didnt exercise my sl stayed around 104 now they are 127 and higher..on the happy note i feel better and have lost 3 # so thats good..maybe im just stressed about it all..so jeanne monet and meowee you all described whats going on with me to a T.. and you are all right i HATE this disease also..seems we are always focused on food and testing and trying to figure out what works for ourselves grrrrrrrr..but the alternative isnt pretty either..by the way i tried that peach sorbet recipe and it was wonderful but i ate it like a slushy..1 cup frozen peaches ,1/2 tsp of crystal lite lemonade powder,3/4 c water and 4 ice cubes..blend till smooth.. its 75 calories or 1 ww pt..i sure hope that we all have a better day rosey 
. . . Splenda is a diabetics best friend, especially when it comes to baking. I don't put any sweetener in my oatmeal, though . . . just a healthy teaspoon of cinnamon (which is very good for diabetics, BTW). You could add a little Splenda, cinnamon, and vanilla to the pancakes if you'd like them a little sweeter. Another quicky non-recipe that I may have mentioned before is to mix a couple of teaspoons of Splenda and a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder into a cup of plain FF/SF yogurt . . . does wonders to satisfy the chocolate cravings.
