You might be surprised to find out that I have somehow avoided Native Foods for a long time. It was my fear of Vegan cuisine and that I am not a big fan of sietan or pressed soy…

Sometimes the simplest things give the most pleasure: Strawberries and Angel Food Cake

Researchers report that whole yellow pea flour can be used as an ingredient to produce low-glycemic foods that may help those with diabetes…

Something weird happened this weekend. It has happened once before, a few weeks back. I have lost my sense of taste. All weekend long now I have been having cravings for food, but when I eat, it doesn’t taste like nothing.

Link between increased levels of nitrates and increased deaths from Type II Diabetes and Alzheimers.

My blood glucose levels have not spiked above 200 in over 3 days.

So here we are in week two of my Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) test. Things I have learned so far?

So I have almost completed my first week on my Continuous Glucouse Monitor System (CGMS). It has been very interesting seeing the trends in the numbers. Overall my numbers have been very high. I take my medications and the numbers mellow out, but spike within hours.

I have been highly irritable today. According to my CGMS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring System) I have been running in the mid to upper 200′s today.

As a Type II Diabetic, I need to take multiple blood sugar readings throughout the day. This means pricking my fingers several times a day. Today I’m testing out a new blood sugar monitoring device. I doesn’t take away the finger pricking entirely, but it does reduce it significantly. The device also monitors and records 24/7 for 7 days.

Well I just got my most recent sent of blood work back and my Hemoglobin A1C numbers (a 90 day average of my blood sugars) is down from 10.7% to 7.7%. That’s a drop of 3 points in 1 month!

Well the last couple of weeks have been quiet here at the Foodie In Disguise blog. As some of you may not have known, I have been in the hospital for a few days, but now resting comfortably at home…

In 2002 I had a “hiccup” and I gave Scott a mild heart incident. Everytime he would get up to walk, go up the stairs, carry something, I would make him tired. For three weeks he ignored it and he thought it was his asthma…

[UPDATE 11/19] The Veggie Grill at Irvine Spectrum opens on Friday, November 21st. Yes…I went to a vegetarian restaurant. I was a bit hesitant, but in the interests of health, we went. Tim and I left the office and headed towards UC Irvine for lunch. After having a hard time finding parking in the University Town Center lot, we found something near Trader Joes…

I decided that I’m going to blog about my health status on this blog as well. I think it’s important to also understand the choices I am making and how it affects me. I have struggled with my weight most of my adult life. I also have Type II Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (HBP). I suppose I knew I was going to have these problems as these are problems that existed in both of my parents’ families. But genetics aside, it is the choices I make that affect my own outcome.