Oh what a weekend. I love long weekends. This one was especially great. After reading the great advice I got here and the Diabetic Cookbook my wife got me, I am starting to get the hang of carb counting. And it is working. For the last 2 days my BGs have not gone over 200. I have felt a little off from what my doctor calls "relative hypoglacemia". It is getting better though.



It feels good though to check my BGs and see 160s and 170s. Thanks to everyone here for the advice so far.… Continue

OK OK. This is driving me nuts. I am the main chef in our house. I love to grill. But cooking on the stove is fine too. Now it is hitting me. I have to cook for me and my wife and 3 kids. If you cook for a family how do you do it? Any suggestions would be great.



I get in the pantry and start looking around and just get over whelmed. I was talking to my wife earlier and trying to figure out what to make tonight and it just hit me. I have no idea what to cook. Talk about depressing. I… Continue

Wake up at 6am, take a reading....222. Feeling ok. Take my Byetta. Eat some breakfast. Now wait for the spike.



Waiting....waiting....waiting. Get to work. Waiting...waiting...waiting



9am and still feeling good. Wow. No spike. Test again. 263. YEAAHHHHH I actually feel good this morning. Am I actually getting the hang of this? Could it be?



Good morning #1 of hopefully many more. Yay me!!!

And thanks to everyone here at TUDiabetes.com that has helped the last… Continue

This is so over whelming. Almost overnight, I have gone from eating what ever and not thinking twice to having to limit myself to 180g of carbs a day.



Morning is the worst for me. I get up and rush through getting ready. Then I have to get my baby girl ready for day care. Then WOOSH...out the door as fast as we can to get her to day care and me to work on time. I hardly ever eat breakfast. Much less a good breakfast. I know...I know. It's the most important meal of the… Continue