I didn’t do so well with eating a “diabetic diet” over Thanksgiving. I did have only one plate with smaller portions, so that’s good… in fact, on Thanksgiving day I did great. It was the leftovers after that got me. We didn’t have *that* many left overs but I ended up eating leftover stuffing AND [...]

New find: Hood Carb Countdown “Atkins Approved” chocolate milk, sweetened with Splenda. Only 3 grams of carbs per 1 cup serving. It’s actually quite good.
In some ways I think I get more treats now that I’ve been diagnosed with Diabetes. I’m always on the lookout for good stuff I can have. And while I’m [...]

Mountain Dairy’s “Carb Master” egg nog sweetened with Splenda is actually….. GOOD! woo hoo. Egg nog for me!
The bad thing: they claim 6 grams of carbs per serving. What do they consider a serving? 1/2 cup. lol who drinks only a half a cup of egg nog? So for a real “normal” serving (I figure [...]

I still can’t bring myself to test daily… but I am motivated by the weight loss. Yesterday I couldn’t find a bra that fit. They were all….. too big!!
Jack went to snuggle me in bed the other night and said “wow, there’s less of you to snuggle”. Now if I could only add [...]

I fell off the wagon.
I was doing so good. Testing regularly, eating right, etc. But the past week I haven’t tested, I haven’t cared much about what I put in my mouth and just kinda let it all go.
I’m not really sure why. I am just bored with it. Yeah that’s kind of a [...]

My FBS was 120 this morning. That’s the lowest ever. Go me!

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
It’s true. I really do. I don’t know if it’s because my BG levels are down, or what.. but I am feeling so much better. I attribute a LOT of it to the fact that I sleep all night now without getting up to pee every 2 hours.
My FBS (fasting blood sugars) are [...]