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Blog Entries With Tag: pastaBlog: Anna's BlogFrom: FatCatAnnaPosted: Apr 3, 2012
I love pasta - I mean - who doesn't? Except for diabetics - it can really muck up our blood sugars (BG) depending on how much we eat. I try my best to have no more then 1 cup of pasta - but sometimes - I can't resist abit more. I try my best to cover the correct amount of insulin - and like we all notice - sometimes it works - other times - it doesn't.
I was watching a Canadian show today - that has these two cute adorable guys called Steven and Chris. They are such a hoot to watch - and they often have really great/informative guests - that talk about healthier ways of eating - and sometimes evil decadent foods (hey - just because we have diabetes doesn't mean we can indulge abit ... sometimes - we're only human). So, as I was munching on my lunch (not a healthy one today I'm afraid) and watching their show on my PVR - they had an interesting segment on foods that cleanse your liver, kidney, skin - and then the nutritionist showed us how to make this simple "pasta" recipe - using zucchini (an affordable vegetable in my food budget). On the show they used this unique device for making the pasta called a spirooli - but it's probably way expensive for me to buy - plus I don't have much storage space. I make up a similar recipe - using Kraft Italian dressing (or whatever is on sale) - and make my strands using a potato peeler - bit time consuming - but well worth it for your taste buds. Here's the link for the recipe - and also below is the full text version - go check out their website - you may learn a new thing or two - and want to try something different for the daily "Hey Ma, what's for dinner" situation. 1/2 cup walnuts
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tags: vegan (1) pasta (1) zucchini (1) blood sugar (1) BG (1) low carb (1) healthy (1) pesto (1) CBC (1) Steven and Chris (1) Related posts:Keeping track | My 13 year old self describing her DKA in the 70's | Twist and Shout – Sleep Apnoea | When You're Hot, You're Hot | My First Night with Dexcom G4 CGMS | Carb Counting | Home Stretch | Dreamfields Pasta | Flying high and I'm afraid of heights | NO DELIVERYBlog: Anna's BlogFrom: FatCatAnnaPosted: May 6, 2011
It's been awhile since I posted a new recipe for D-Feast Friday (can be diabetic friendly or not - we just all love good food) that Lorraine Sisto had started last year. The list now is actually hovering around the 200 mark - do we love to cook up a storm or what? Sadly, due to the way Diabetes1.org is set up for embedded links - you will only be able to see the list of the recipes by going to Lorraine's website link above - and clicking on the link embedded on her page - trust me - you'll see all the great recipes posted by members of the D-OC (diabetic online community).
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tags: recipe (1) food (1) pasta (1) Lorraine Sisto (1) D-Feast Friday (1) gnocchi (1) potato (1) Related posts:Eating from the ground - Yuca Fries | Dreamfields Pasta | What's for dinner Ma? | Sailing Away | BOOK REVIEW: Eat To Beat Diabetes - a great low carb cookbook for diabetics | Socialising with nondiabetic friends | D-Feast Friday - Thin Crust Pizza Fat Cat Anna \\^^// Style | Labour Day weekend of good sailing / good weather (finally) | Snacks for a road trip - the best part of travelling | Pop Goes The WorldBlog: Anna's BlogFrom: FatCatAnnaPosted: Jan 17, 2010
Last night we got together with friends that we don't see too often. We were celebrating a few birthdays, so I being the dessert maker, made up a nice treat. Only one person in the group is a diabetic (D) like myself, and I saw their eyes bulge out when they saw what I had made, and I could see their nonD wife giving me the evil eye, as if I was going to kill her hubby due to sugar overdose! He's on insulin by the way, so he can "cheat" from time to time like I/we D's do from time to time. As I was sitting around the table sharing appetizers and chatting up with the guys on all the latest news. I started to realise that I was wishing I was sitting with all my D friends that I've made contact with over the past year. I only started to socialise in D forums recently, and have found them to be a God send for when I'm feeling down or see someone asking for help. I was having an inner struggle inside of myself with feeling the way I was last night. The one thing I realised, everything with that evening was revolving around all the good food that we were eating. Not that this hasn't happened before, I mean food is part of the "social" thing. We had awesome brushetta, orange slices made up with sugar, olive oil and whole black peppers (really GOOD - here's a low sugar version I found) to share and the main course was pasta sauce and meatballs with penne - eccellente! The only little glitch, I was having to calculate how many carbs in the back of my mind for all the foods/drinks I was cramming into my body and how long to bolus my insulin so my blood sugars wouldn't spike like crazy. I felt sort of a bit strange, telling some of my friends about the carb count in pasta, and my other Dfriend giving me that evil eye of "why are you telling them this?". I guess I just can't shut up about diabetes sometimes - is that bad? I was wishing at that pointin time that I was surrounded by my diabetic friends that would "get me" (can you hear me Danny?). The ones that know what to do with carb/insulin ratio (my Dfriend doesn't really care - despite my giving him a few books). I was having little thoughts in my head, still listening into my friends of course, but thinking that if we were all diabetic, we'd be sharing some of our stories about diabetes. I've never felt this way before at a get together with nondiabetic friends, and as you can see, it's sort of shocked me to be thinking this way. So, my question to you, have you ever experienced this feeling before? I'm thinking because I'm more in tune with my diabetes now then I ever was, that this was the reason for why I felt this way. Related posts:Edmonton man denied insulin for 20 hours | She’s got legs and she knows how to use them (the semi-Fashionista and her pump)! | Shame on Johnson & Johnson / Animas | REMOVAL – clinical trial for T1D's in UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark and Netherlands | Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | Smooth sailing with CATSCA / TSA | Is insulin a youth preserver? | Brownie in a Mug (FatCatAnna Style) | Official response from Animas with 2020 s/w issuePosted: Jun 23, 2008
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