Posted 9/24/2011 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Yes that is a great idea of the Chrystal Light packets. You can get almost any virtual flavor you want. For food wise, don't eat supper before you go... I mean there is a buffet, you can eat supper there. Just watch what you eat and count your carbs. Take your bloodtest kit, insulin, metformin with you and test yourself before you eat, and do your nomal routine on the food at the buffet. When I'm out, You'd die laughing at my drinks, I dont like the taste of alcohol so I will do just a tiny splash and the rest like sprite zero/diet 7 up. The reason why you can't have alcoholic drinks is because alcohol is a natural high sugar, it raises your blood sugar. Here's an example of what not to do: One of my brothers, went to the bar wiht his friends and is type 1 diabetic. My warnings didn't matter. He had 3 drinks, and his friends just thought he was drunk so they put him in a cab and sent him home. But he decided as the cab was driving he wanted to go back to the bar and jumped out. He fell into a diabetic coma in the middle of the road. He didn't even have his id or any diabetic id on him. Out of all paramedics to respond, he got lucky, it was his roommates father who know my brother and knew he was diabetic. So he declared this was the john doe's name, and he had diabetes. He called his son to get my brothers cell phone and look up our home number. We were notified he was in a coma and en route to hospital. Again, this is an example of what not to do. Here's my version of a drink Vodka _ that much and sprite zero or diet 7 up ___________ see the big difference? But your doctor said no drinking. You can ask him if that kind of drinking (limited at 3) is ok. Basically the alcohol I do is just enough to cover the bottom of the glass surface, then the rest of diet 7up/sprite zero. So I can say I'm drinking, even though its basically a virgin drink. I am on insulin, novolog, sliding scale, and my doctor lets me drink like that, but always listen to your doctor. I've made some cool punches before with diet ginger ale and Crystal light. Also you probably won't be the only one not drinking. If you are, that is everyones poor judgement to not have designated drivers. When I'm out, I go to the bartender and order my own drinks, there of, ppl see me at the bar getting a drink, but they dont know how I have them made in that unusual light drink way. You can also order virgin drinks, which is non alcoholic drinks. But remember Juices, alcohol, sugar sodas, all have sugar in them.