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My experience with diabetic meals at three different nursing homes while recovering from surgery has not been good. The third time I wrote down what I needed for my diabetes and couldn't make it happen because even though the chef said she understood, a young aide made up the trays according to her instructions and it was a constant battle, even to get a cup of hot tea. Every meal they brought me lemonaid and I wouldn't drink it. I had too many carbs and not enough vegetables, mostly green beans. I managed to get my granddaughter and son to bring me food, including fresh romaine from my garden which I ate plain, just to get the food I needed. I did get a glass of milk at bedtime and that helped me get to sleep. But it was an eating nightmare. Dorisena
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@dorisena Thanks for your help - I appreciate it
What is it with nursing homes and green beans, a most useless vegetable. Had to finally buy my mother a multi-vitaminmulti-mineral because she was so undernourished. If ever I have to go to a nursing home, I want a small cooler in which to keep my fresh vegetables! While not good with diets, I have a system I use for exercising, in that I can't go outside in the winter. I walk in my house - at the very minimum, I do five minutes of brisk walking six times a day. Now, it's better to walk steadily for longer periods of time, but five minutes works! What does your doctor say the pain is from? Oh, and surprise - none of my problems was causing me to be tired and "foggy" all the time - turned out I was low on Vitamin B-12, a vitamin available over-the-counter. Seems as we get older, our bodies don't retain it well! Who knew!