One Up On Chocolate
I was so pleased with the responses that came into my post “Feed Me Chocolate.”  “Look, Mike,” I said. “People like my blog!” “No,” he answered. …
Dangers from Without and Within
“I’ve always understood that the job of insulin was to move glucose from the blood into the cell, which is why in the absence of sufficient insulin,…
Feed Me Chocolate
I love chocolate.  Chocolate is definitely one of my favorite things, right up there with cats- except that I don’t eat cats.  Actually,…
Brussle Sprouts
Cream Braised Brussels Sprouts
They could use a break from all this pressure to perform on the foodiest of all the food holidays. Here, give Brussels sprouts a go. Disliked by many a child, I am almost positive that he (or she) will gobble this up in minutes. And maybe even ask you for seconds. I think that the trick here is cream, which in my opinion, makes most things better and elevates them to a status fit for a feast and not just an everyday side...
Home Alone
My husband’s out of town right now on business, and in addition to making me miss him, it’s also making me realize that this is one of…
I [heart] Jay Cutler!
While I used to love to play touch football (my middle school nickname was The Butcher), I’ve never really enjoyed watching it. So I’ll…
The Sorbitol Blues
Whether type 1 or type 2, the number one obsession for the diabetic individual is blood glucose. There is good reason for this. The host of complications…
Coming To Terms…
Last week I put up an essay here that I wrote about Mike’s type 1 diagnosis.  I wrote the essay before I knew about my own diabetes.  I think quite…
Go Blue for Diabetes
Just last night I was hanging out with a good friend of mine who had dressed up as a Smurf for Halloween. More specifically, she had gone as part of a…