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Categories: Food Real Life
Tags: candy canes eggnog sugar free
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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.
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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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: choices food Highs & Lows insulin post-meal pre-meal
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As the holidays approach so to do the fears of having high blood sugars. It never fails, I dream of making it through Thanksgiving and Christmas without hyperglycemia. But as I sit down and see all the beautiful voluptuous foods, I can't help but to chow down on everything!
I go through the meats, breads, veggies, casseroles, and then come the desserts. And after all that I usually go through for a second swipe at all my favorites from the first trip.
This is why I sometimes take my shot after meals, especially on the holidays. This way I can sit back and think about everything that I have had and start doing the math in my head. This can lead to overeating though, because I think to myself, "well, I might as well just keep eating and just take more insulin."
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Categories: Type 2 Food Relationships Real Life
Tags: candy holiday meals Thanksgiving walking
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·On walking: For the first time in five days, I took my daily morning walk. Saturday and Sunday. And man did it feel good. However, I'm going to have to fire Sarge. Despite the new "anti-pull leash" my walking partner still just doesn't seem to respond to it nor my constant pulling on him. He was doing OK on Saturday, but on Sunday I got so angry that I made the final decision. The Mr. keeps telling me to try certain things, different tricks. And all I can say is "Tried it." "Tried it." "Tried it." I want to be able to take Sarge with me. In fact, I feel like I'll be naked without him on my walk. Not to mention scared without my 90-lb. bodyguard. (Maybe I'll take his leash for moral support!) But like I told The Mr., the more I have to stop to teach Sarge, the less my walk becomes about me. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: holidays Thanksgiving
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It's Turkey Day. A day full of family, gratitude, and carbs. From the sweet potato casserole to the pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving Day is filled with carb-laden goodies that can wreak havoc on blood sugars.
This year will be my second Thanksgiving with the pump. I don't even remember handling last year's Thanksgiving challenges. However, I do remember Christmas very vividly.
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Categories: Type 1 Children Food Highs & Lows Real Life
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Thanksgiving was very nice. The Potash Players' debut of Thanksgiving on Mars was a rousing success. Without giving too much away, the holiday feast takes a dark turn when two astronauts (played by me and Uncle Jimmy) realize they forgot to pack the turkey on the space capsule and encounter two sweet (and juicy) little aliens who'd like to come to dinner.
We've been having some food issues with Charlie. Here's the thing about Charlie. He is one determined little motherscatcher. His determination to get what he wants is great in the classroom and it's great when it comes to sports. But at home, he's frankly out of control. Charlie wants what he wants and he will stop at nothing to get it. This means full-on harassment. My other two kids don't stand a chance as he monopolizes the attention and playtime they get from my wife and me. He is cunning, manipulative and never, ever lets up.
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Categories: Type 1 Relationships Emotions
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I am so very fortunate.
I am surrounded by people who care about me, and who understand my diabetes. I have family, friends, co-workers, and online cheerleaders (like you!) who "get" diabetes, who understand the physical and emotional challenges, and who are willing to help me manage under what are often difficult circumstances.
This is no small thing.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Food Real Life
Tags: carbs elderly motherhood
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I road shotgun as a Meals on Wheels "runner" yesterday afternoon through the impoverished streets of Trenton, New Jersey.
My company sets up lots of philanthropic programs during the holiday season. I had never before delivered meals to the elderly or disabled, so I signed up. Yesterday’s hot meal was ravioli. I can still smell it. The day was sad and sobering and not one that I’ll forget anytime soon.
Like a tour guide, my driver added color commentary as we pulled up to each home.
"I call this one the Cat Lady," he said.
Aptly named. Three sets of tiny kitten eyes peeked out of the door when the Cat Lady opened it.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Food Emotions
Tags: food holiday eating outlook on life
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"And their Egyptian taskmasters made their lives bitter with hard work..."
Upon our iniital diagnoses of diabetes, many of us turn bitter at the world. We are overwhelmed with the amount of work that goes into testing, logging, carb-counting, and adjusting our insulin or other diabetes medications. We may feel bitter about having to restrict or completely forswear our favorite foods, or bitter at the way our society may blame us for our diabetes (this is particularly true for people with type 1 diabetes, which has no known associated lifestyle factors).
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Children Food Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: Thanksgiving
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I’m thankful it’s just diabetes.
Was just watching a news story about a cute little girl. Her mother applied a numbing cream to her skin. It reminded of what we do for Charlie before we insert his sensor. There was an injection but it wasn’t insulin. It was chemotherapy. She grimaced ever so slightly as it went into her chest.
I’m thankful it’s just diabetes.
I’m thankful for my family.
I’m thankful that my grandmother is not in pain as she gets ready to leave us.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Food Highs & Lows Fitness Real Life
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I'm a bit behind over here so I'm wishing all of you a late Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best for 2012. This holiday season I was fighting an upper respiratory infection that completely side swiped me. I was voiceless for almost 6 days, had constant coughing for three or four, and still have a lingering cough at certain points.
For the past week and a half, I've slept as much as possible. By that, I mean constantly. I was sleeping 12 hours at night, napping through most of the day, and just making it out of the house in the evening to see Marvin and some friends that were in town. I'm back to work tomorrow and sincerely hoping that I haven't ruined my sleep patterns (which are completely off thanks to this craziness).
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