Loving Life with Diabetes

Getting through today

Well today is my first real test of the holiday season. I have to try not to go too crazy, although I am allowed to eat alot and more then what I normally would, but I’m going to try not to go too out of control.

I love thanksgiving food, I do remember though that I don’t like the I’m going to explode feeling you get after eating too much. So I think I will be okay. My biggest thing is trying to keep my sugar down, so I have to watch the carb. Of course everything including the veggies will have carbs because my mom still has not figured out what a carb is. I’ve pretty much given up on her.

I’ll try to remember to write more later today and let you know how I did.

Happy Thanksgiving!

A old grain good for diabetics?

I just watched this video about a grain called Salvia Columbariae, an ancient plant used by the ancient Aztecs for medicinal purposes. New research has suggested that this grain can be added to foods to help diabetics. It helps reduce blood pressure, has a large amount of fiber, omega 3’s and helps to regulate blood sugar.

I think I may have to look into this as it also reduces hunger so you don’t eat as much, always a good thing when you are trying to lose weight. I love bread with alot of stuff in it so I’m excited about it. I know it’s sold in health food stores, but I’m kinda hoping walmart has it so I don’t have to drive 2 hours for it.

A good visit

I had my doctors visit today and it went really well, I have had my insulin reduced to 40 units and he thinks I may be able to come off of it by February. I’m happy! I don’t mind the shots, but they can get annoying. I hope that I can keep losing weight so that I won’t have to do any of this anymore.

So now I start over, I think it will be good though, I’ve keep my sugar under control, but I need to keep losing weight in order to keep it that way.

I tried!

I was trying to post on this blog every day this month, but since homework and Internet problems got in the way I haven’t been able to. It’s sad, but I will keep trying to post when I can.

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, so I’ll know how good I’m actually doing. Probably not that great since I’ve been having to eat out alot and buy cheep food. I really wish there was some way to help diabetics who need to eat. But theres not, my friend went through this recently, he was in school and hoping that he could get some help with food, they told him he made too much at his job and to quit school so he could get another job.

I’m so tired of people who do nothing getting everything, and people who work hard getting nothing.

Comfort food.

It’s getting cold out and I decided today that I wanted some good comfort food. I wanted soup, but not brothy soup. I wanted creamy yummy goodness!

So I thought I would share with you this recipe I found. I got it from the food network but it’s still good. I’ve been doing well with my weight loss and I thought is was time for a treat. I figured this was better then going crazy with some brownies or something. It’s just the whole winter thing, I want soup and lots of it. I also like broccoli and cheese soup, but I know how to make that already!

Clam Chowder

3 ounces salt pork, finely diced
1 1/2 cups small diced yellow onion
6 cups small diced baking potatoes, like russets
2 cups milk
1 (6.5 ounce) can clams, drained, juice reserved
12 Little Neck clams
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Sour cream, for garnish

In a heavy-bottomed saucepot, render the salt pork until just crisp. Remove and discard. Sweat the onion in the pork fat until tender. Add the potatoes and cover with milk. Bring to a boil and let simmer until potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper.
In a separate pot, fitted with a steamer basket, bring the reserved clam juice to a boil. Add clams and cover. Steam for three minutes until all clams are open. Remove the clams as they open and transfer to a bowl. Add the steaming juices to the pot with the chowder. Using a stick blender puree to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings.

Finely chop the drained canned clams. Fold into the chowder. Serve with steamed clams, parsley, sour cream and grape tomatoes, as garnish.

Grrr.

I’m trying to lose weight right, well guess what, I gained lbs between yesterday and today. I’m sure it’s just water weight so I’m not recording this weight. There is no way I gained that in muscle or fat. I’ll find out tomorrow probably.

This is the one thing that stinks when it comes to daily weigh in’s. But if I don’t do them, I don’t stick to the exercises, losing weight makes me want to exercise more, and gaining weight tells me I at least need to do something.

I was really hoping to be down a few more lbs before my doctors appointment on the 12th, but I may not be. At least I still have a month or so before my next diabetes class. Hopefully I can get well past my goal by that time.

I am so confused!

I thought the low carb craze was over with, but maybe I’m wrong. I was reading an article on yahoo today about microwave diets. Pretty much it was giving suggestions on different healthy options for TV dinners. I couldn’t believe how many people were complaining that there are way too many carbs. I use these meals alot as it’s just me and it’s hard to find single serve anything thats not $8 or more. For my meals I have to have 60 grams of carbs. most of the meals listed don’t come anywhere near that. So how can they have too many???? According to my nutritionist the average women needs at least 45 grams of carbs at each meal. I think only half hit that or was higher.

I really am tempted to ask them if they are losing weight on there diets and if they have any energy. Since I started eating better carbs I have found my energy level increasing like crazy! Is it just me?