TRIVIA TIME!
Last month we asked you to estimate the grams of carb in this high-octane Thanksgiving meal:
- 6 oz white-meat turkey, skin on
- ¼ cup turkey gravy
- 1 cup cornbread stuffing
- ½” slide of canned cranberry sauce
- 3 oz sweet potato with a dab of melted marshmallow
- 1 cup green beans with almonds
- 4 oz dry red wine
- 1 slice of pumpkin pie (1/8 of 9” pie)
ANSWER: Our crack team of dietitians put their heads together and came up with 175g carb for the entire meal.
Actually, they came up with three different values which averaged out to 175, so we’re going with that. (What an exact science this is!) In case you’re interested, SaRene’s estimate was 160, Dana’s was 175, and Jenny’s was 190.
Anyway, congrats to Dena Linda, T1 “Loop” user and mother of two from Houston, Texas for coming closest to the correct answer (she estimated 160 grams of carb).
NEW QUESTION:
It should be clear by now that insulin’s primary job is to allow the body’s cells to absorb glucose from the bloodstream so that it can be used for energy. But where exactly is all that glucose going?
Other than exercising muscles, what one organ of the body is responsible for the highest level of glucose uptake?
Submit your answer to: gary@integrateddiabetes.com
Email Your Response
*The first person with the correct answer wins complimentary tuition to the Type-1 University course of their choice!
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