butterflybefree

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For some reason I'm afraid to trust this calculation. I know it works but I hate buying things with huge amounts of carbs.

I know. I feel the same way. All I know is that it does work with my sugar readings.

As mentioned above, to determine active carbs, take the total carbs on a label and subtract Fiber and sugar alcohols. This will give you net carbs for a food item.

This is partly correct. It has to have 5g of fiber before you can do that. Example: say the carb count is 12 and Fiber is 8, the carb count would be 4g. I was told this at my diabetic NUT class.

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@@butterflybefree The same thing happened to me. I got everything submitted just to find out the only person who could submit it to insurance went on vacation. I was on pins and needles until they finally gave me an answer, so I feel your pain. Good luck to you!

I hope things go quick. I worked hard on making it this far and staying on top of everything and everyone. Crossing fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, and legs. Lol

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I'm pretty down. My last appt for clearance was my NUT appt. It went great. I called the person who is in charge of sending my paperwork to my insurance will not be back in the office until the 22nd. Why couldn't she go off work after she submitted it?! I know she has a life. I worked hard at getting stuff completed and now it's a waiting game. I go back to school the end of August and need to have the surgery the beginning of August. That's why I pushed everything hard and stayed on top of everything. If it takes 2 weeks for insurance clearance and she's not back until the 22nd, that looks as I should get my approval around the 5th. Then I have a seminar and 2 week pre-op diet and a last appt with my surgeon. That puts me much much later than I wanted/needed to have it. Since I won't be able to drive for a bit and having to lug books around. I wanted to be ok hoping no problems by classes begin. Bummer!

I'm getting ready to go to my NUT appt. Excited and nervous all the same time. This is my last appt before insurance submission. Crossing fingers for a fast approval.

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Tomorrow is my last appt before paperwork getting submitted to my insurance. It's my NUT appt. Hopefully she faxes the paperwork to surgeons office right away. I'll ask her. I'll probably call my surgeons office and let the lady know so she can expect it to be coming in. Hopefully the insurance doesn't take 2 weeks for approval.

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I'm also having a few What-Am-I-Doing-? moments, thinking I'll never be able to eat this/drink that again. There's a quote from a UK TV show I saw years ago that helps me - "You can't move forward without leaving something behind. It's a fact of life, there's nothing you can do about it." So since I definitely want to move forward from where I am now - waddling, unfit, can't walk round the block without my back aching like hell - then there may be some things I will have to leave behind. The bottom line for me is that it's worth it.

It IS worth it for me too. I have felt that way all the way through this process. It took me by surprise with my reaction today.

I love this image. I don't know if you did "natural" childbirth (I mean really...what's more natural than childbirth, no matter how you do it! LOL), but one of the things they teach you about is the stages of labor...and the one right before you push, when you are going from about 7 to 10 cm dilated is called transition. In transition, the pains are coming one on top of another and you don't get a real break. You start to doubt your ability to "do this." Labor, delivery, being a mom, surviving the experience...but you are about to get to the big show and there is no turning back. And here we are, a month or so away from our "big show" and we are totally in transition. The doctor's appointments are coming fast and furious, we're adjusting bad habits and forming better ones, we're growing mentally. But we also have to face the pain. It's going to be a long time if ever before we can do certain things, and we're not sure yet about the good things at the end. And just like in real transition, the way you get through it is with support. A friend, a partner, prayer...I love that your friend reminded you why you're doing this. So thank you for that helpful, lovely image.

Well I was going to go natural, however she was breech, a month early and Water broke. I get the point though. Feeling a little better tonight. Just tired.

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