Short and Sweet Soft Serve Stupidity

[Seraph]

Yeah, mine is controlled by diet...thank goodness. Insulin's freaking EXPENSIVE.

But since it's gestational...I have a fairly good chance (I hope) of it going away when I have the baby. One of my friends had it, and the day she had the kid...she ate an ENTIRE double layer chocolate cake. I couldn't even do that before I had diabetes... :P

[RetailWorkhorse]

Yeah, mine is controlled by diet...thank goodness. Insulin's freaking EXPENSIVE.

But since it's gestational...I have a fairly good chance (I hope) of it going away when I have the baby. One of my friends had it, and the day she had the kid...she ate an ENTIRE double layer chocolate cake. I couldn't even do that before I had diabetes... :P

You'll be fine.

[marasbaras]

If you replace the ice cream with ice and sugar in the Orange Julius copycat recipe cited above ... you'll get something that's far, far closer.

I was a Julius addict as a child.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Type 2, as I got it in my late teens it doesn't count as type 1 (the kind that children get). Controlling type 2 with diet is a lot easier for me than having to take insulin shots (I've looked into it, in case I messed up someplace and lapsed really hard) as I'm broke and can't afford the insulin.

You're not alone here. I was diagnosed seven years ago. I've managed to control it with diet and pills. If I can lose a few more pounds (I've lost 50 so far), I might be able to do without the pills.

[Reyneth]

We made those where I worked at college. Fill to the line with milk, add a couple scoops of ice cream, and blend.

Ah, the earning of your stripes in an ice cream joint - "exploding" a shake all over you from the metal mixers when the ice cream lumps on the spindle and imbalances the thing, causing milk to go flying out. Even more points if it's chocolate on your white work uniform and you get your SHOES too. Luckily I think I exploded less than 10 my entire 3+ year career.