I am so happy. My blood sugar was 127 this morning. That is the lowest yet. I am beyond thrilled.
I went to Walmart tonight to pick up a small handful of items I'd forgotten and to have another house key made. While I was there, I did a lot of label reading. It takes me forever to shop now. I'm always grabbing 37 varieties of the same item, seeing which one has the least carbs in it. I got a shock while label hunting...
BBQ sauce is apparently sugar in disguise!! Holy crap. I knew it'd be somewhat high in carbs, but it has around 18 to 30 carbs. For 2 tablespoons. No, I'm not kidding. TWO TABLESPOONS. When I go to BBQ places, I drown my meat in sauce, I dip my fries in it. I do everything short of drinking it. And, now, when I am allowed 40 or so carbs per meal (although I usually eat much less), I can have a glimpse of sauce and that's all!
Who knew???
In comparison, a cup of chili has 1/2 that many carbs. Salad dressing 1/3 that much for the same 2 tablespoons. Yeesh.
I guess I will have to figure out how to get Ridgewood BBQ sauce to cover an entire sandwich with only 2 tablespoons. Sigh.
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