I’ve posted quite a bit about my journey with Diabetes and my quest to lose 100lbs. I am very proud of my accomplishment. In fact, I was thinking about it today while I was taking a shower (I do my best thinking in the shower!) that if someone were to ask me what my greatest [...]
Thomas Sandwich Croissants
One of the hardest things about finding out I am diabetic was the thought of giving up things I truly love, like bread. More specifically…croissants. Their buttery goodness, whether you are dipping them in a bowl of soup or enjoying one for breakfast, the idea of giving them up was too much. And give them [...]
Crystal Light Mocktails!
I’ve pretty much made peace with the fact that I am diabetic and I will forever have to live a life watching what I eat so I don’t end up having to give myself insulin. In fact…I may or may not have even been quoted as saying that “finding out I am diabetic was probably [...]
You CAN Lose Weight!
I’ve posted quite a bit about my journey with Type 2 Diabetes. I was diagnosed in February of this year…right before I turned the BIG 3-0. Like I said before, I was not only pissed off at the world about my diagnosis, but I was also very scared. You see, my problem was the fact [...]
Make Your own Soda with Soda Stream!
One thing, besides my husband and kids, that I absolutely love and sometimes feel like I can’t live without, is Diet Coke or Pepsi. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t even keep it in the house because I drink way too much of it. And believe me…having to go to the gas station [...]
Diabetes and My Weight Loss Journey Update!
Well it’s been four month since I found out the news that I was diabetic and had to go on a special diet to manage the diabetes. In that time I also had to start the medication, Metformin because my sugar was all over the place and I am very sensitive to the fluctuations in [...]
250 Essential Diabetes Recipes REVIEW
Did you know that Diabetes is a chronic disease that literally affects one out of ten people in North America…that’s roughly 35 million people…and that number is always increasing. Eating healthy, especially when you have Diabetes, is key…but not always easy. For people, like me, who was diagnosed with Diabetes later in life, it is [...]
My Letter to 7 Eleven
Dear 7 Eleven Corporation, I am writing you this evening to kindly request that you bring in more sugar free slurpees. I would love to see a Diet Pepsi slurpee again as well as sugar free options of your more popular flavors like grape, cherry and lime. I have Diabetes, which to be honest with [...]
Diabetic Recipes Sure to Please this Easter!
Looking for something to make for dinner this Easter? Try these two Diabetic friendly recipes sure to please everyone! Confetti Vegetable Kugel A colorful and delicious baked vegetarian dish made with fresh vegetables and herbs. Ingredients 3 medium zucchini, unpeeled 3 medium carrots, peeled 2 sweet potatoes, peeled (about 1 pound) 2 medium onions 2 [...]
Zevia an All Natural Soda Safe for Diabetics REVIEW
I have a friend who told me, after finding out I was diabetic, that “being told you are diabetic is probably the worst thing in the world”. And I have to admit, 2 months ago, I would have agreed with her. Shoot, look back at some of my posts about being diabetic and I did [...]
