So this one time I walked into a gas station and,
temporarily forgetting about my (almost) dead pancreas, I came this close to
buying a slushy.
1st thought: *Gasp*
those look ah-maz-ing
2nd thought: It’s hot
out, a perfect day for a slushy!
3rd thought: And they
don’t even cost that much!
Then, just as I was getting all worked up, a light bulb went
off:
4th thought: Oh yeah. I
have diabetes.
Although I don’t often let this
disease limit me when it comes to sweet treats, I had NO idea how to count
carbs for a slushy. Not only did I think the amount of carbs would be too much
for a normal day treat, I also wasn’t in the mood to take insulin. The thought
of avoiding an injection was a more pleasant one than the thought of the cold
cherry-coke slushy touching my taste buds.
As before stated, T1D doesn’t
usually detour me from devouring sweets. I mean, let’s be honest here, Mickey
D’s frappes are my weak point. I think I had three last week (hopefully my
Mom’s not reading this…). A small Oreo frappe, my favorite, (thanks a lot person who introduced me- you know who you are) has 82 carbs.
A small chocolate chip frappe has 110 carbs, a fact that I discovered yesterday
after I already bought one because the Mickey D’s employee informed that they
did not have Oreo frappes, even though the picture was clearly displayed on the
menu (Uhhh can you say false advertising?!). Although I’m addicted to these
things, in all fairness I only get one when I’m out with friends or, like
today, traveling. I just happened to hang out with friends a lot last week.
Frappes are probably so processed and terrible for me. Ew. I’ve got to kick
this habit.
Healthy eating is something I
aspire to pursue when I move out and have to buy my own food, but right now I
don’t pay for food so I don’t complain, ya know?
Referring back to the slushy
story, have you ever almost forgot you had diabetes? It’s all still fresh for
me, so I guess it makes sense that I might have a momentary lapse in memory. Or
does it?
~Absent minded T1D
Wow that would be so disappointing! Haha hey now, don't be blaming me for all this. Did you know that an 8-oz cup of regular coffee is only 0.09 carbs...3.9 with creamer? So if you drank plain coffee like me you wouldn't have this problem. But I do agree the Oreo frappés are amazing!
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