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As a child my favorite canned soup was Beef Barley. I loved the barley. Once I got my own kitchen I started adding barley to a lot of my home-made soups. Classic barley is wonderful in soups, and, because of … Continue reading
I grew up on Tuna Macaroni Salad. It was a staple all summer long and my mother made it with Miracle Whip Salad Dressing, thinned with a bit of heavy cream. I loved it. I was a kid and I … Continue reading
A lot of diabetics follow a low carb diet; many of the Type 2's because they need to loose weight, many of the Type 1's because they can control their blood sugar more easily. For my carb-loving husband it's simply … Continue reading
Stuffed Green Peppers. One of those dishes that can be truly awful. Try having it in an institutional setting, like a school or hospital. Most likely it will have been commercially prepared, frozen, shipped and baked within an inch of … Continue reading
V is back in hospital this week, for a check-up. In the US it would probably be an office visit with some blood tests scheduled. Here they find it more convenient (for them) just to have one in hospital at … Continue reading
I have had a few people ask about pancreas transplants for V. Here's what I know: We asked the doc about it when we scheduled the surgery. We were told that he, normally, did not do a pancreas alone, but … Continue reading
I'm being asked two questions lately. Here are the answers: 1. Yes, one can live without a pancreas. Just like one can live with only one lung or only one kidney. None of it is quite 'normal', concessions have to … Continue reading
While V hasn't been told, specifically, to investigate how foods with a low or high Glycemic Index affect his blood sugar levels, it seems a prudent course of action to me. The more we know about everything he eats, the … Continue reading
V has been in hospital for over 3 weeks while his diabetes is stabilized and his foot heals. Despite the fact that the hospital staff speaks French and my French is more in the 'nice weather' category than the 'functions … Continue reading
