What a busy week! The holiday’s are here and the business of the season is showing! I had out of town family come into town on Saturday and have been busy “entertaining” since! I love seeing family for the holidays. Actually, I have to say that I just LOVE the holiday’s!!
I love the hot chocolate, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Hope for type 1 diabetics
Posted in Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged beta cells, new beta cells able to produce insulin, produce beta cells after having diabetes on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hope for Type 1 Diabetes Patients
Researchers identified a new source of insulin-producing cells. Results of a new study show cells in the pancreas that produce insulin — called beta cells — can form after birth or after injury from another, unrelated kind of cell. The unrelated cells, called pancreatic duct cells, can differentiate into the [...]
Pecan Pie crust
Posted in 1, tagged Low carb pie crust, Pecan Pie Crust on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You might want the recipe for the pie crust as noted in the low carb pumpkin pie recipe!
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup pecan pieces (frozen)
2 T melted butter
2 T sugar equivalent from artificial sweetener of your choice
Preparation:
1. Take pecans out of the freezer and measure them into a food processor (you can use a blender, [...]
Low carb/low sugar Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Posted in Health and Nutrition, Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged low carb pumpkin pie, low carb thanksgiving recipes, low sugar pumpkin pie on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it’s got me thinking about all the wonderful foods I enjoy and how to make them low carb!! It’s a WONDERFUL thing that Turkey is automatically low carb, but a lot of other things aren’t. Like cranberry sauce, which I just posted a low carb recipe on, and [...]
Cranberry Sauce made w Splenda for Thanksgiving loving diabetics!
Posted in Health and Nutrition, Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged cranberry sauce with splenda, low carb cranberry sauce, recipe low carb cranberry sauce on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cranberry sauce is very important to a Thanksgiving meal for me! Having diabetes, I searched for a low sugar/low carb recipe and I found the following!
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 cup Splenda
1/2 cup water
3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 Tbs orange peel
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
Combine cornstarch, Splenda and water in a medium saucepan, stirring until Splenda [...]
Low blood sugars
Posted in Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged low blood sugar, Type 1 Diabetes on November 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The lows seem to be back to haunt me. Last night right before kissing my husband goodnight and turned off the bedside lamp to nestle under the covers and drift off to sleep, I tested my blood sugar and got a 44 as the result! Ugh. That was not what I wanted to see. I [...]
Video on the cure for type 1 diabetes!
Posted in Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged cure for type 1 diabetes on November 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here is a video about the cure for Type 1 Diabetes! They are saying they could have meaningful results for treating humans within a year! BRING ON THE CURE!!!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#27774926
Cure for type 1 diabetes??
Posted in Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged cure, cure for type 1 diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes on November 18, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Um hello, give me some of this drug! If there is an 80% chance that after 8 – 10 weeks of treatment, my type 1 diabetes can be cured….give me some! I hope they continue research on this quickly, and it yeilds great results! And hopefully within a couple years they will be administering it [...]
Why does alcohol cause low blood sugar?
Posted in Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged alcohol, alcohol and blood glucose, alcohol causes low blood sugar, american diabetes association, blood glucose, blood sugar, low blood sugar, why does alcohol cause low blood sugar on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago I posted on one of my experiences of getting low blood sugars from drinking alcohol. After having a few comments on the subject, it got me thinking more about WHY alcohol makes your blood sugar drop. I researched the subject and found the following information from the American Diabetes Assoc.
http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/alcohol.jsp
Basically it [...]
Low Carb Recipes
Posted in Health and Nutrition, Michelle's Posts, Type 1 Diabetes, tagged kraft foods, kraft foods recipes, low carb eating, low carb meal ideas, Low carb recipes, low carbohydrate recipes on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Talking about all those low carb foods got me thinking about low carb recipies! Here are a few good ones!
Low Carb Meal Ideas:
Fajitas (low carb or without a tortilla= no carbs!)
Taco Salad – lettuce, meat with taco sauce, olives, onions, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, and sour cream! YUM!
Omlets – mix a variety of veggies in. They [...]
