I went out to lunch with a group after church today. I have not been going to this church very long and this was my first time joining this group. I didn't know any of the people very well at all.

I had the 4 year old and the 6 month old along and they were keeping me hopping. (Actually just the 4 y.o.) We all perused the menu. It was a Mexican restaurant.

[I can hear the gasps from you now. Mexican food is very high carb, high fat and difficult to judge as far as blood sugars. It's also a big fat no-no for most diet plans.]

I made a not-wise selection but justified most of it by substituting whole black beans for the refried beans that came with the lunch special. Yes, the fiber would undo the 100 grams of carbs I was about to ingest. Then I tuned into the discussion across the table.

A lady was testing her blood sugar and lamenting the lack of healthy options on the menu. A few people chimed in with the usual "Oh, my brother has diabetes" and "My mom takes insulin shots".

What did I do? I smiled and nodded.

I just wasn't up to the discussion if I were to 'fess up. I run into a lot of ignorance, even among people who have the disease and I didn't want to go there. At all. I have a co-worker who told me that she takes an oral med that 'takes the sugar out of my blood'. Hmmmmm, you do? I've had other people tell me that they take oral insulin!

And to be honest, I didn't want to subject myself to the critical eyes that would judge my weight and my meal. Or more likely, they wouldn't but I would think they were and end up feeling just as bad as if they had. Did you follow that one?

The rest of the meal went just fine. My portion size was rather small and I took a walk after getting home, so I didn't experience any blood sugar spikes. The incident just struck me as unusual. I suspect that if the condition had been allergies, the subterfuge would never have crossed my mind.