Comments on: Cheapest Meal of the Trip…

By: purplegirl

purplegirl — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:37:10 +0000

ah, and what is this with hypoglycemia — my entire family is the same way (mom, dad, brother, sister). but unlike fainting, we get so irritable (apart from being clammy, of course).

one of our must-do when in Rome is the no-frills gelato stand inside the Stazione di Roma Termini (Termini Station). cheap yet extremely good. a hidden treasure indeed. we’ve had to go back several times even if it’s always out of the way.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:06:40 +0000

teehee, when i’m hypoglycemic, i get cranky! feed me then my mood gets better. :)

but the kid getting slightly embarrassed eating by the sidewalk–she’s very cowboy! :) imagine me and my sibs–same place, in rome, with my dad who is so kuripot, insists on bringing baon for snacking, etc. and will not pay for a coke in can (even from the grocery). he thnks that a 2liter bottle is more cost-efficient. kaya, hala, that 2liter bottle is what he totes in his backpack!! together with some plastic cups!! lordy!

By: joey

joey — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:15:08 +0000

Marketman, I think Wilson is right. It could be hypoglycemia. My dad and all his brothers have it…and I think I may have it too. The exact same things as you are describing happen to me also. A little candy helps…execpt I really don’t like hard candy at all. My dad carries little packets of sugar around but I can’t bring myself to do that.

By: skymermaid

skymermaid — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:30:11 +0000

my dad and i are both hypoglycemic too. we both become faint and have tremors.

i have developed an SOP when i am hungry at parties and they are not serving until much later. if it is at a private residence and i know the hosts very well, i go to the kitchen and ask the maids to feed me. if it is in a restaurant, i go to the bar and order a sugary shake. of course i drink it discreetly and pay for it. i feel bastos about it sometimes but better that than fainting!

By: Wilson Cariaga

Wilson Cariaga — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:01:11 +0000

i think you have hypoglycemia MM. . .

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:39:40 +0000

If I am in a low blood sugar mode I go deathly quiet until I get food. I think it is my body’s response to cut all use of energy until it is replenished. At fancy dinner parties where food is served late, I have to eat before hand or I don’t participate much in pre-dinner conversation…heehee.

By: ntgerald

ntgerald — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:47:13 +0000

I thought I was weird because whenever I am in serious need of food, wala ako pakialam…and I have fainted presumably from hypoglycemia as well ( I am not diabetic).

During a nationwide conference that I chaired several months ago in a very prestigious hotel I got mad and swore because dinner had not been served yet at 8 PM, lol…I told the waiters, “if you don’t serve food hora mismo, I will not pay you for the three day conference!”.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:12:52 +0000

NYCMama, we didn’t find Il Gelato di San Crispino near the Trevi, but we did have a branch 50 meters from our apartment in the burbs…so yes, you have inadvertedly predicted one of my next ice cream posts coming up soon!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:46:10 +0000

I think this proves that sometimes, it’s not what you eat but with whom you eat that makes the experience. Although this meal was probably one of the worst you’ve had, I’m sure this experience will be the stuff of family stories for years to come.

By: NYCMama

NYCMama — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:38:16 +0000

I am laughing because 6 years ago, my husband and I had the same plastic bag lunch in Rome, but we were lucky we got nicer bread plus delicious fruit. After this adventure, I got into the habit of checking out groceries anywhere I go. And I am quite relieved to find someone else with my “sugar low” affliction. As a child, my sibs used to tease me that I was “possessed” cause I always fainted in church! I hope you found this gelato place near Fontana di Trevi, which I vote for best gelato in Rome: Il Gelato di San Crispino (Via della Panetteria 54, Piazza di Trevi. They are so snooty that they do not use cones ever, only cups. I would walk 18 hours a day in Rome, just so I could have my late night dessert at this place every night.