Tomorrow is Thanksgiving – a day when so many families gather around the table and break bread together, celebrating what makes them thankful.…
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Thanksgiving leftovers sometimes stress me out. There can be so much of them and they can last seemingly forever. The turkey goes on and on and on and I have trouble using it all up, but I also don’t want to see it go to waste. Big dinner-sized salads are a good way to repurpose that extra poultry and go a little healthier after your holiday indulgences!
I woke up the next day to a new life. My face was a mess. My body was cracked and broken and bruised and hurt. But my heart... I don’t know how to explain it except to say that it was pouring rain outside my hospital window, but the sky had never looked more beautiful.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there must be fresh, hot, homemade biscuits on the Thanksgiving table. It’s an absolute requirement…
I’ve spent a lot of time wondering if I would be the same me without diabetes. It’s not that diabetes defines me, but I do believe that it has helped shape me into a person I am proud to be. And is there anything wrong with admitting that life with the bêtes brings us some good as well? So, here it is, my list of things I’m thankful for, that have come from living with type 1 diabetes.
Soup season is upon us and this rich spicy chicken chowder will warm you all the way down to your toes. The jicama provides an interesting substitution for potatoes, but they do stay a little crunchier. Alternatively, you could use diced daikon radish, which softens more during cooking. And if you're looking for a way to use up your leftover turkey...
Each year around Thanksgiving, I think about the things that I am thankful for in life. Some obvious answers come to mind: my parents. My brother,…
Cranberry sauce is the one thing I prepare ahead each year for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s just so darn easy to pop those berries in a pot with some water…
It's almost Thanksgiving, the time of year when we, like many others, focus on how grateful we are for the good things in life. Mike and I are incredibly grateful for the life we share and for the family we've created together. Diabetes does take a toll on us, but overall we're doing okay. We're not complaining.
A few weeks ago, during the last leg of a 7-8 mile run which included some low blood sugar, I found myself thinking “I wish I didn’t have diabetes.” …