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Patti LaBelle is on the TV singing about how a certain glucose monitor changed everything. "Back then, food was the enemy," she says. My mind flashes to a host of studies I've come across recently touting different foods as the "cure." I can't help but see the humor in it.
We all know diabetes and food are so closely linked that often it's hard to deal with daily diabetic life without feeling like you have a major eating disorder. And while these new studies shouldn't give anyone a license to eat with abandon, it's nice to see research money being spent investigating food and nutrition, instead of new drugs.
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I modified a recipe from the Hungry Girl website for a low sugar eggnog and found it very acceptable. It has nearly the same taste and mouth feel as the lite eggnog I've been drinking. It may be a bit late for this year's holiday season, but there's still New Year's.
The original recipe is here. My version is below.
Low Sugar Eggnog

6 C 1% milk 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 small (4-serving) package Jell-O Sugar Free Fat Free Instant Pudding mix, Vanilla 6 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Splenda) 1 tsp Mace (or nutmeg) (optional) 6 oz dark rum or 1 tsp rum extract (READ MORE)

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I've been in a mood all day and I think part of the reason is because I've been thinking about writing this post. This is not an easy subject to talk about and I realize that there are people who will vehemently disagree with me and others who will completely identify with what I'm about to say.

 

I've been thinking about writing a post like this for some time, but I don't think I had the nerve to put this out there for the whole internet world to read. But after a fairly intense discussion with sara n. dipity last week about food, food choices and, essentially, will power, I think it's time for me to go ahead and put it out there.

 

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My grandmother once told me that she'd be happy if she never had to eat again, that if she could just take a pill four nourishment instead of eating she'd be fine.
I, frankly, thought she was nuts. I love to eat. The textures, the tastes. There's something so intoxicating about food, especially the ones I'm not supposed to eat. Maybe it's more a case of the forbidden fruit.
Nevertheless, I've started thinking lately that my grandmother (who is also type 2) has the right idea. If I could just lose the desire to eat nonstop I'd be in good shape. If I had to essentially force myself to eat I think I could make healthier food choices more often. Or, more likely, not eat as often. (READ MORE)

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Anything that gets delivered to our home in the form of a box or a large envelope sets the children into a carnal frenzy. They stand beside it jubilantly and crazy-eyed like cavemen around a first fire.

 

A food scale is something we always planned on getting but just never did. I always wondered, though, how close we were with our guesstimates.

 

Before I even finished reading the brief manual, Charlie had already determined the total weight of three storm trooper figures, a bar of soap, my car keys and his little brother's tongue.

 

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Food is frustrating to me. Ever since I can remember, food has been a completely different aspect in my life than what my family, peers, and humanity deals with. Yes, food is a source of energy and existence. Yes, it's amazing. Yes, it packs on the pounds. But it's also a total love-hate relationship with me. For one reason: diabetes.

 

When I was first diagnosed, my life was thrown into "sugar-free" mode. My sugar intake was limited. I never tasted a real coke unless I was low. I didn't get to eat normal candy or normal desserts. Everything was tainted by fake sugar, a chemical taste that couldn't replace my childhood need for some old-fashioned sugar.

 

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My family always ate pretty healthy. With two older brothers, there was always a lot of food around. Stew, king ranch chicken, hamburgers. But always balanced meals. We knew that veggies were good for us, fruit was always accessible, and desserts were minimal.

 

It was never an issue to eat a salad or mixed vegetables. I don't recall ever feeling jeopardized for not snacking or having instant access to ice cream, cookies, and cake. They were treats that we always enjoyed, but in moderation.

 

I never really thought about food (or don't remember it) as helping or hurting my diabetes though. It wasn't ever really about how celery is a free food, but cookies weren't. I just ate what was placed in front of me or what I found in the fridge.

 

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Susanne made it through Thanksgiving and then Christmas. She prepared both succulent meals with not even one nibble. Christmas cookies, butternut squash with apples and maple syrup, honey-glazed smoked ham with pears, cranberries and cinnamon. She even joked when our daughter Maeve was setting the table, telling her to set a straw for her instead of a fork and knife.

 

And now her first birthday with gastroparesis. At least last year she could stick a candle in a gluten-free brownie and make a wish. This year I got her vanilla birthday milkshake and held a single candle in my hand for her to blow out. The kids gathered around the faint yellow glow surrounding the Styrofoam cup like a force field and sang "Happy Birthday." It was mildly pathetic.

 

She misses food. Misses it very much. I miss having food with her.

 

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Nope. I'm not talking about eggplant rollatini. Not talkin' spaghetti and meatballs.

 

I love me some Italian ice.

 

39g of carbs, 32g of sugars, corn syrup and artificial flavor. It's everything that should terrify a parent of a child with diabetes. Yet time and time and time again, Italian ice does diddly squat to Charlie's blood sugar. It just doesn't make sense. The 6-ounce cup of sweet, sticky ice is a freak of nature.

 

Since Charlie typically eats Italian ice while at the pool, I thought maybe the blood sugars were offset by swimming, which tends to decrease his levels.

 

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Dear Food,

 

I love you so much.  The way you smell, the way you feel, the way you nourish me.  You taste so good, sometimes I eat you just because you're around, not because I really need you.  And I adore how you bring people together.  That's probably one of the biggest reasons you stay in my life.  Good company is always even better with good food in the mix. 

 

But I hate you so much too.  The things you do to my bloodsugar are often inexplicable.  I think that carbs will pump me up and proteins and fats will keep me level, and what ends up happening is just the opposite.  I think that I've got you handled, insulin dosing wise, and it turns out I screw up completely and my bloodsugar goes soaring or plummets.  I'm often dissappointed in you, food.  How your taste builds you up and your effects break my heart.  

 

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