My Lineup

~ Clarissa

Here’s my diabetic lineup at work:

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  1. How are those premier protein shakes? Something to have because it’s good for you and fills you up, or do you look forward to drinking them?

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    1. I love these little shits. I spent a year looking for a diabetic snack, something I can grab between classes or on the move. I found nothing except for peanuts. And after a year of peanuts, I can’t take any more peanuts. I tried every protein shake available and they all taste horrid. But these ones are actually good! I’m loving them. Not every flavor is equally great but most are excellent. This completely changed my diabetes game.

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      1. I only looked for the ingredients for the first ‘little shit’on the left but would bet that they are all similar. Take a look at the ingredients on all of them.

        These are the ones that would give me pause: ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CARRAGEENAN, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE. The most troubling is the artificial sweeteners; according to a 2024 review, diabetes and artificial sweeteners have a complex and nuanced relationship.

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        1. None of that is good for you, but if you’re diabetic and trying to go from normal high-carb to… something that keeps your blood sugar under control, sometimes it’s worth the compromise to just get things stable, before you then start trying to replace unpronounceablemetaphosphatebisulfide stuff with… real food options, intermittent fasting, etc.

          The problem is that it’s 100x harder to change your diet in a healthy way, or do intermittent fasting and stuff, while your blood sugars are still all over the map.

          All of which is better than being insulin dependent, so… it’s one of those don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress things.

          -ethyl

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            1. Personally: olives, artichoke hearts, walnuts, leftovers from dinner. Salt with everything. Even water.

              But also, dealing with some other irritating reflux problems, which means a lot of “intermittent fasting” because I’m not hungry in the morning (and my sugars are high, yay dawn phenomenon), and I also can’t eat after 5pm or I’m up all night. And basically cut out legumes, most dairy, most starches. Drinking a lot of ginger in hot water.

              So… diet is very boring and snacking just became illegal: I can only eat between 12 and 5 so when would I? Sigh. But fasting numbers looking pretty good lately, lost a few pounds, and inflammation is way down (I can tell by which rings will fit over my usually-swollen knuckles!). And… because my glucose numbers are more stable, I don’t need to eat as often anyway, and I’m less hungry.

              -ethyl

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          1. I assume that you are trying to get protein in your diet since you had been eating peanuts. It is not going to be a toothsome as your ‘little shits’ but you might try making your own smoothies with Whey Protein Powder. Maybe flavor them with some dry fruit (those low in natural sugar)? Or add some powdered nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios)? Make the smoothies with nondairy or dairy whichever you can tolerate.

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  2. Thanks! And I see that they have them at Walmart! I’ll buy some next time I”m there and will start with what seems to be your favorite one in the picture. Although I see on the Walmart site that they have a Peanut butter one. Is that one good?

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    1. I haven’t tried that one yet. The one I don’t recommend is pumpkin spice. I didn’t get into it although I normally love the flavor. I really love the banana flavor. But even the regular vanilla flavor is good.

      If I gulp down one of the shakes really fast, it carries me for up to 2 hours.

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  3. Can you make your own protein shakes and bring to work? Doesn’t take much time to whip one in a blender and you have total control of all the ingredients.

    As for other options, how about zero/low-sugar versions of jerky? All protein, zero carbs, zero sugar.

    https://tcsjerky.com/collections/all-zero-sugar-meat-snacks

    Some other options: Country Archer Zero Sugar, Epic meat bars, Biltong (south african version of dried meat) brands, etc. Carb-phobia has seeped into the general imagination of healthy people and the market has responded to it quite well. There has never been a better time for low-carb food options!

    Also, I’d prefer solid calories over liquid calories all day. Solid calories have slower digestion (so milder sugar rise), more chewing involved so more satiety signals and you feel fuller.

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  4. is there any reason why you couldn’t eat some salami and cheese or fatty meat leftovers like beef chuck roast? Are you trying to also eat low fat? If so, why?

    Amanda

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    1. This is an issue of grabbing something between classes or meetings. I’m devoted to salami but imagine running into class with sausage breath. My teaching isn’t lecturing. I work in close physical proximity with students.

      I do eat a lot of meat and I do bring it for lunch. But lunch is not a snack. You need to heat the stuff, etc. Plus, I need snacks in the car when I’m on a long drive.

      Once I got stuck in an unexpected traffic jam and almost ended up in a hypoglycemic coma.

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