October 31, 2009
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...
October 22, 2009
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,...