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Hello Dave,
Saturday October 11 2025 05:44, you wrote to Ruth Haffly:
DD> If I'm doing a sugar substitute I go for Sugar-Twin (aspartame based)
DD> on a measure-for-measure basis. I've not used it for baking so I can't
DD> speak to its taste/effectiveness there.
I have been told by two professional bakers that you cannot fully remove the
sugar from a baked product as sugar provides physical structure that
artificial and other natural sweeteners cannot provide, hence the "baking
mix"es. But, from what I've been reading lately, the sugar's safer for you.
DD> My croakers took me off of the diabetes medication totally. They had
DD> tried that some years ago and my numbers showed a steady increase. So,
DD> back on the "daily dose". This trip, unless I've been given
DD> prednisone, my sugar is holding at 90 -105 (fasting). But, like you,
DD> I'm still considered extra- sweet.
I seem to be allergic to, or at least suffer severe side effects from, every
diabetic medication I've ever tried. I will be getting an insulin pump soon.
According to my diabetes educator, I have become so insulin resistant that
these massive doses of insulin I am taking now is basically wasted since my
body will not process it right. With the insulin pump, I am getting insulin
24/7/365 at around 1.25 unit od U/500 (highly concentrated) insulin. When my
basal rate ia normalized, my bolus (extra insulin at mealtimes) rates will be
much smaller and more efficiently utilized.
It'll be a 4-6 week wait to get the pump, I'm told.
DD> So, if your pancreas has died how are you still above the grass?
DD> Everyone I know who had their pancreas die (all from pancreatic
DD> cancer) is pushing up daffodils. You must/may have been misdiagnosed.
Yeah, if your pancreas stops, so do you. It's why Johnny Cash and Patrick
Swayze died though Mr. Swayze had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Benjamin Orr,
the keyboardist of The Cars, died in the late 80s from uncontrolled diabetes
which lead to pancreatic cancer.
Though, in the same breath, it is possible that the pancreas can eek out just
enough insulin to keep things going but still be in failure, from what I am
told. IANAD and am just regurgitating what I've been told by medical
professionals.
In my case, my pancreas is damaged but still functional. The insulin pump
will greatly improve things. I still have a chance of healing myself as the
insulin pump, for me, is not a permanent thing (so I'm told).
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Halloween Black Cat Cookies
Categories: Desserts, Halloween
Yield: 1 Servings
1 c Crunchy peanut butter
1/3 c Water
2 Eggs
1 pk Chocolate cake mix
M&Ms. Plain Chocolate Candy
Red hots
Preparation : Beat together peanut butter, eggs, and water. Gradually
add cake mix. Mix well. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls with bottom of glass dipped in
sugar. Pinch out 2 ears at top of cookie. Add M & M's (eyes) and red
hots (nose). Press fork into dough to form whiskers.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Makes 4 1/2 dozen. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #252
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 07:13:09 -0700
From: Greg Leonhardt
MMMMM
-- Sean
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