Diabetes Direction

I can hardly believe that we are already into November! Where has the time gone?! I am sorry for not posting sooner. There has been a lot of sickness around our family and I just haven’t been able to get to it until now.

How did everyone do surviving Halloween? I hope that the candy was sugar free and limited. We haven’t had many trick-or-treaters at our house in a number of years so this year we decided to not buy any candy at all. Our light was out and we didn’t have a single kid ring the bell. No expense, no candy for us to feel guilty for eating, and it was a quiet night at home.

A few nights ago I made a couple of boxes of sugar free chocolate pudding, a favorite around here for a snack or dessert.  I noticed that the pudding seemed different. It was a different texture and also a slightly different flavor. Steve ate his right down, as usual. I decided to take a look at the box, and found that it was not sugar free, but the regular instant chocolate pudding mix! Man, how could I have missed that, after all of this time being so careful?!  I threw the rest of the pudding out and was concerned for Steve’s blood sugar levels, which did go quite high. A bit of exercise and a little fatty protein and vinegar brought his level back to an acceptable number. This could have been much worse, so I’m thankful that no one was sick from too much sugar. I hope this can be a reminder for everyone about how important it is to check and double check everything you eat!

With Thanksgiving just around the corner I am already thinking about what I might take to contribute to a family dinner with my parents, siblings and their children. With more than 20 of us, it is a little difficult to choose something that most people will like. I am always asked to bring a broccoli salad that I have made many times, but I like to surprise them and bring something that they haven’t ever had before. Not too difficult in our family. Now mashed potatoes is something they know a thing about! Too bad potatoes are so starchy. I still allow myself a good spoonful with gravy. I need to find something new to make though. Should anyone have a suggestion, please share it!

I will try to get here sooner next time. We seem to get into ruts with the meals we eat and winter is full of flavorful homemade soups. We make a big pot of one type of soup or another every single week during the cold months. I’ve nothing new to post generally about Diabetes today but wanted to update and say hi! Thanks for reading!