Diabetes Symptoms Weblog

LIFE
Life isn’t about keeping score.
It’s about whom you love and whom you hurt.
It’s about whom you make happy or unhappy purposefully.
It’s about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon.
It’s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
It’s about what judgments you pass and why.
And who your judgments are spread to.
It’s about whom you’ve ignored with full control and intention.
It’s about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge.
It’s about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow, and spreading it.
But most of all,
Life is about using your life to touch or poison other
people’s hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone.
Only you choose the way those hearts are affected,
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You Must Keep Going
Sometimes you must keep going.
Life punches you in the stomach.
It knocks your breath out and leaves you bowed and gasping.
You lose a job. . . you must keep going.
You find out you have a serious illness. . .you must keep going.
You have a headache. . . you must keep going.
Sometimes the things in life are not serious but they affect you nevertheless. .
. you must keep going.
You have a big argument with your spouse.
Neither of you feels like talking and maybe not even looking at each other. . .
you must keep going.
Your son rebels and you have a blowout with him. . .
you must keep going.
The bills seem to never end and the money seems to never start.
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I stop waiting for things to be easier or time to move more slowly to do the
inner work that calls to me; I begin now, letting the intelligence and wisdom of
spirit guide me. I forgive what needs to be forgiven without delay. I let go of
my past, welcome the future, and embrace the present. I get my actions into
alignment with what I know to be the right and appropriate path for me. I stand
in my integrity and get busy! And the results of this inner and outer work is a
life filled to overflowing with blessings of every kind imaginable.
There’s nothing that can stop the process of my spiritual evolution but my own
dragging feet. I gladly do the work that’s mine to do, and I do it knowing that
it only leads me to absolute, abundant, eternal joy. And so it is.

:
(Makes 12 servings)
Berries
1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced (about 4 cups) 2 tablespoons sugar 2
packets Sweet’N Low
In a large bowl, toss the strawberries, sugar, and Sweet’N Low. Cover.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Shortcakes
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 packets Sweet’N Low
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons reduced-calorie stick margarine
1/3 cup 1% fat milk
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I was created to live a life that is powerful and empowered, a life of wholeness
and joy, and I claim that life as my own. The spirit within me does the work,
and I celebrate my wholeness this very day!
By Jeffrey Proctor

APPLE PIE
(Diabetic Recipe)
6 to 7 tart apples
3/4 c. Sugar Twin
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
dash of salt
2 Tbsp. butter
pie crust
Slice apples thinly. Combine Sugar Twin, flour, spices
and salt; mix with apples. Line a 9-inch pie plate with crust.
Fill with apple mixture and dot with butter. Adjust top crust.
Sprinkle with Sugar Twin. Bake at 400 degrees about 50 minutes.

DIABETIC COOKIES
3/4 c. Bisquick
1 egg
1 pkg. vanilla pudding mix
2 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. chopped dates
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Mix and form into balls. Flatten on ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.
Note: You may use chocolate pudding and

It really doesn’t matter what form my life takes, for this journey is about
awakening. I can awaken to my true nature no matter what’s happening in the
context of my life, no matter what the content is. Because my life isn’t about
what it looks like. It’s about what it feels like. I refuse to put so much
emphasis on the form of life that I miss the gift. I pay attention to the moment
by moment flow of my life, and
realize it for the great blessing that it is. I give thanks for the
source of my being, and I envision the form I would prefer. Whether the picture
of my life fits that form or not, I always remain grateful for the good that’s
here for me to revel in.
I let go of expectations, and let my life flow in its natural course. And doing
this, my life naturally flows to greater harmony, greater understanding, greater
love, and greater conscious connection with god. And that is the best thing of
all!

These recipes come from Diabetic Cooking Magazine.
Countr Time Lemon Creamy Frosty
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
1 cup prepared lemonade(I use Crystal Light because of sodium content)
1 cup no-sugar added vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup ice cubes or crushed ice
Place all ingredients in blender container; cover. Blend on high speed about 30
seconds or until thickened and smooth. Serve immediately.
Makes 2 (1 cup) servings
Dietary Exchanges; 1 starch, 1/2 fat
Nutrients per serving; 90 Calories, 4 grams total fat, 11 grams carb.,10 mg.
cholesterol, 0 grams fiber, Calories from fat; 23%, sat fat; 2 grams, Protein 3
grams, Sodium 60 mg.
Potatoes au Gratin
1 lb. baking potatoes
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Categories: Diabetic, Fish, Main dish, Vegetables
Yield: 1 servings
2 ts Sesame oil -asparagus cuts, thawed and
1 lb Halibut or lean fish -drained
-steaks, cut into l-inch 1 cn (4 ounces) sliced
-pieces -mushrooms, drained
1 md Onion, thinly sliced 1 md Tomato, cut into thin
3 Cloves garlic, finely -wedges
-chopped 2 tb Soy sauce
1 ts Finely chopped gingerroot 1 tb Lemon juice
1 pk (10 ounces) frozen
Cod, pollack and albacore tuna are examples of other
lean fish that would
be delicious substitutes for the halibut.
Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high
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