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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Diabetes365 day 10 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - Difficult Food

On Fridays we get free bagels and muffins for breakfast at work. It gives us an opportunity to spend time with colleagues and chat. A really nice idea.

Diabetes365 Day 12 Oct. 19th 2007 - Difficult Food

Though I have diabetes I can eat pretty much anything I want. But I find both bagels and muffins are difficult food.

When I eat something that contains carbohydrates I need to take insulin. And bagels, especially yummy ones like this, have a lot of carbs. According to CalorieKing, about 56 grams of carbohydrate for one medium-sized plain bagel. That's like two of my normal breakfasts.

So if I eat one of the bagels I'll spend most of the morning trying to get my blood sugar levels back under control. And I just hate doing that, it's not worth the effort.

There is no cure for diabetes. Yet.

You can learn more about life with diabetes at the diabetes365 project site.

And you can find my diabetes365 photos here.

Labels: breakfast, diabetes, diabetes365, food, free

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Diabetes365 day 4 Thursday, October 11, 2007

Whenever I make an apple pie at night the children always want a slice for breakfast. And it's got fruit and other good things, so why not let them.

Today is day 4 of my diabetes365 project. And you can see the children's breakfast on the right and my oatmeal on the left.

Diabetes365 day 3 Oct. 10th 2007 - Oatmeal and Apple Pie

Because of diabetes I've changed how I approach baking. I make the pie crust with a mixture of white and whole wheat white flour. It still tastes yummy and the addition of the whole wheat white lowers the glycemic index (a little) so the carbs don't hit my system as quickly. Recently I started making a pie with only a single pie crust which also lowers the total carbohydrate count for a slice of pie.

If you're interested, I made the pie with local Honeycrisp apples. These are wonderful for baking with and make really great pies.

Of course this morning all this work was a moot point, as I ended up having some oatmeal for breakfast! The things we do to control our blood sugars.

See other diabetes365 project photos here.

See my diabetes365 photos here.

Labels: breakfast, diabetes365, glycemicindex