[rigrassm]

> Haha, I think you have mildly violated your own rule 2!

Yeah, but just a little though! (Plus, I got the beetus so I get a little slack right? Lol).

But yeah, potatoes are a really fun one. I think French fries are going to be the more common way potatoes get consumed in the US and in my experience it's almost always a side for a high fat main course. I'd wager it's these exact complex scenarios that lead Doctors to just avoid trying to explain the nuance to diabetics and instead just have a blanket policy of "stay away from it".

I mean, after a decade with the disease (I didn't catch it until I was in my mid 20's so I didn't grow up learning the stuff), I have not had a single doctor and had exactly 1 Nurse Practitioner actually bring up fiber and its role in calculating insulin boluses before meals.

All that said, I'm going to break rule 2 for real and declare Pizza to be the most evil food ever from a diabetic standpoint. Starches in the dough, sugars from all the tomato sauce, tons of fats and proteins from the cheese and meats, I honestly don't think I will ever be able to accurately predict how a couple slices of Pizza will decide to break down on a given day lmao.

[heisenzombie]

I’m right there with you (and also a late T1 here). Pizza is sooometimes manageable for me now with extended boluses on a pump and a closed loop to “mop up” what’s left. It’s definitely a “vibes” based dose calculation though haha.

My vote for biggest food bastard is Sushi. That sugary rice inevitably sends me to the moon (and crashing back to earth a few hours later…)