My Bad!

  Here's a thoughtless move I made last night.  I was watching a show on Hulu.com and as often happens when I watch TV, I wanted a snack.  Did I want something sensible like carrot sticks or an apple?  No way!  I wanted something warm and soothing.  I wasn't especially hungry but did I let thet stop me?  Of course not. 
  We had some leftover white rice in the fridge (white rice is never a great choice, especially eaten on it's own) and it was calling to me.  Warm rice with a little bit of butter. Yum!  In my sleepy head it seemed perfect.  My blood sugar was good so I figured what the hell.  I use an insulin pump and thought I knew how many carbs  were in the rice I was going to eat.  I took a few extra units of insulin. settled back into my show and ate my rice.  With my belly full I then headed for bed. 
  Well, I was way off on my carb calculations. Completely off!  I should have measured my rice or even more intelligently skipped it all together.  But it was late at night and I had a craving.  Damn those late night cravings!  When I got up this morning my blood sugar was over 350.  Major oops!  When I got up I was still tired and crazy thirsty (no surprise there) and I felt like a jerk because I know better than that. Way better than that!  I've done this before and I'm sure I'll do it again. Will I ever learn?

Here's the plan

  I haven't written my blog for a while.  I realized shortly after I began that I needed to come up with a game plan for how I want to do this.  I will make a schedule for when I plan to write certain types of articles.  I will make Mondays and Thursdays recipe days and  Tuesdays and Saturdays specifically diabetes related.  The other three days will be a bit of a free for all depending on how things are going. If I've had any big successes or failures, I'll share them. I'll answer any questions and try to help you with specific issues any of you may be having.  This way you'll know when to look for the articles you're most interested in.

  Since today is Thursday I will share a recipe that my husband, a good friend and I have really loved.  It's a vegetarian/vegan chili that has all of the flavors and textures of a meat chili.


   1 package soy chorizo
   2 Tbs. olive oil
   1 lb. fresh or frozen broccoli
   1/2 tsp. cumin
   3/4 tsp. garlic powder
   1 tsp. chili powder.
   1- 15oz. can black beans
   1- 28oz. can crushed tomatoes
   salt and pepper to taste


   Add olive oil to a large high sided skillet over medium-high heat.  Remove casing from soy chorizo then add it to the olive oil. Saute the chorizo for 1 minute then add the broccoli and spices and saute for 1 minute more.  Add the black beans and tomatoes. Stir then let simmer for 20 minutes so all of the flavors come together.  Serve alone or over brown rice.