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What brand of turmeric is best for a diabetic?
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Dec 4, 2017 | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
The holidays are the hardest as far as food is concerned. My husband is a real cookie monster, and I love anything sweet. However, since my diabetic diagnosis, sweets are not on the menu. I have not had anything good and sweet for over a year and a half. My husband only occasionally has a cookie, but he supports me as I crave sweets. I used to bake cookies and brownies and all sorts of goodies for the holidays, but those days are over. I have become almost a vegetarian because my blood does not like meat or fruits or even salad. I eat dark leafy greens---very bland. But my blood stays low if I do that except in the A.M. It is still higher than it should be then. But after lunch, it is usually in the low range, where it should be. We don't have grandchildren or other temptations except self control for our own health.
Enjoy your cookies; I think I could eat a dozen, if they were allowed. My husband could eat all you baked! 🙂
Enjoy baking and creating.
retiredteacher
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@retiredteacher Do you by any chance subscribe to Everyday Health? I subscribe to a couple of their topics and one is a diabetes topic. I just thought of you because I had one in my email. It has desserts that most people with diabetes can fit into their diet. The recipes are one of th the things I like about this site, they are always healthy recipes no matter which of their topics you subscribe to.
JK
No. I am not familiar with that site. Is it available on line to just type in Everyday Health? That might offer some calming of my sweet tooth.
Thanks.
retiredteacher
@retiredteacher. Google everyday health and it will lead you to the site. There are many topics to choose from.
JK
@retiredteacher and @contentandwell
Yes, I also subscribe to the Everyday Health emails. They come to your inbox and you register for different topics, including diabetes. I subscribe to a couple of them. WebMD also has an email subscription to the "Daily Bite" which also has healthy, tasty recipes.
Teresa
@hopeful33250 I find when I google different health topics I often get led to WebMD but I had no idea they had a daily email, Thanks, I will have to check that out.
JK
Here's the link to Everyday Health list of newsletters to subscribe to
https://www.everydayhealth.com/newsletter-subscriptions/signup/?iid=gnav_head_sub
Many of the articles are written by Mayo Clinic experts.
Here's a list of Mayo Clinic e-newsletters too
https://newslettersignup.mayoclinic.com/
@contentandwell Yes, WebMD has daily email newsletters similar to Everyday Health with different topics you can subscribe to. I find them interesting and often helpful. Teresa
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@retiredteacher Boy, can I sympathize. I love to bake cookies, especially around Christmas time and I plan to this year as usual. I have read that if you allow a little something sweet when making your other food choices you can indulge occasionally. I suppose this all depends on how severe your diabetes is. Thankfully mine is not bad, my A1c is generally 5+ but it has even been in the high 4’s. I just copied a recipe for soft snickerdoodles with white chocolate bits from Pinterest that I plan to make with the next day or two, when my leg allows me to stand for that long. I have already overdone today. I will freeze some and I plan to give some to our neighbors across the street. They are a really nice family with three young kids so they will enjoy them. I have never made snickerdoodles before so it will be a first for me, I guess you could say my neighbors will be my guinea pigs, but I will try one first myself, just to be sure they are OK of course. 😉
JK