I’m going to say this as bluntly as possible:  Halloween sucks if you’re a diabetic.  I know some of you will argue with me that there are many candy-free ways to enjoy the holiday (costumes, pumpkins, haunted houses, etc), but the truth is that the only thing I’ve ever liked about Halloween is the candy.  I spent some time thinking about how I can celebrate Halloween if I can’t eat M&Ms, and realized the answer has been right beside me all along, something ghoulish, but good–  I’ll hang out with my black...

Regular versus sugar-free candy — who will win? Full disclosure:  I’m not diabetic.  But my step-sister is — and in point of fact, she learned that she was diabetic after over-gorging on Halloween candy at age ten.  This did not stop her from occasionally over-gorging on Halloween candy in later years, with occasional predictably bad (read:  insulin shock) results.  My step-sister still loves candy, and I myself am a fan.  Thus, I am personally aware that candy is…  not so great for diabetics.  On the other hand,...