I see a lot of people saying they can’t find the motivation to make the efforts fighting their diabetes would require. I think part of it is that the consequences of diabetes are often disconnected from the disease, both in effect and in time. It’s for example not entirely obvious…
One of the things we used to eat before I was diagnosed was bread and cheese for dinner about once a week. Very simple: slices of bread with melted cheese on top. My wife adds barbecue sauce, but I’m not that keen on it. First, breakfast, which is often eggs…
As I’m now tracking remission, and I’ve already reintroduced pasta and rice into my diet, I’ve experimented with potatoes. We used to have potato wedges and burger on Friday dinners. Tradition at home for many years. So today we tried it again for the first time in about 10 months.…
Here is another day of my food and blood glucose readings. I started with a normal breakfast: 2 eggs and black coffee. But then I remembered that, as I’m now eating more normal food, we get croissants from time to time. So I then had 2 croissants. Yummy. Big breakfast…
Here is another day of food for me with glycaemia numbers. This time it’s a Saturday. For breakfast I had 2 eggs. I really like eggs, they’re good for you (mostly) and they don’t make my blood sugar spike at all. In fact it sometimes goes down compared to before…
A lot of people seem to be at a loss about what they can cook that wouldn’t send their glycaemia spiraling up. I’m lucky in that my wife like cooking and is in charge of my food. I don’t need to worry and I get diabetes-friendly meals. So, I will…
Lately I was in the South of Spain and we needed to have lunch while we were out of the house. Normally we rent self-catering accommodation so that we can control my diet. However, that time we had to be away for an appointment and we didn’t have time to…
Easter without chocolate is no fun. But being diabetic, it’s something you essentially need to give up and have a no fun Easter. So this year, I ran an experiment: what happens if I eat chocolate? The chocolate was 25g of Lindt dark chocolate Easter bunny (half an ear). The…
After having reintroduced pasta in my diet with a fairly good outcome, we tried wholegrain rice. It was double carb load with the chickpeas. Interestingly, like with the pasta, the rice create a double spike at 123. Also, as it’s starch, the spikes are slow and long.
One thing I discovered recently is how hard it is to maintain good diabetes management habits when on the go. When at home with the routine, it’s easy to carve out time of the day for exercise and keep good eating habits. Since my diagnosis, we hadn’t travelled more than…