The Grateful Diabetic

I was just eating all the foam off the top of a cappuccino and had a sudden moment of gratitude for carbohydrates. Or, rather, all the tasty foods that don’t have them. Usually I’m so focused on the foods I can’t eat (chocolate croissants, I’m talking to you) that I forget to be thankful for all the stuff that isn’t off limits. Like nuts, for example. Or steak. Or cheese. I fucking love cheese.

Sure, I continue to be annoyed that some of the most diabetically friendly foods are also the most caloric — see above — and I really do wish I could go back to my old fruit bingeing ways, where I could down a half a carton of clementines in one sitting. And yes, I’d like to have hot chocolate. And pasta. And pizza. And dessert. But I guess that if I had to make a choice between eating unlimited amounts of dry toast and gorging on L’Affinois double creme, I’d probably pick the latter.

There you have it: my moment of gratitude. Now about those croissants. . . .

Catherine Price

Catherine Price (www.catherine-price.com) was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 22 years old. She has written for publications including The Best American Science Catherine Price is a professional journalist who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 22 years old. Her work has been featured in publications including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, Popular Science, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Salon, Slate, Men’s Journal, Health Magazine, The Oprah Magazine, and Outside, among others. A graduate of Yale and UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism

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Catherine Price

Catherine Price was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 22 years old. She has written for publications including The Best American Science Catherine Price is a professional journalist who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 22 years old. Her work has been featured in publications including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, Popular Science, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Salon, Slate, Men’s Journal, Health Magazine, The Oprah Magazine, and Outside, among others. A graduate of Yale and UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism