dave22's Journal, 12 August 2008

Aw, I know it breaks your heart when you have to watch your children struggle. And when it's health issues, it's even more upsetting. But it sounds like you have everything well in hand and it's lovely to see that your other two boys are helping out as well. I'm not sure what the guidelines are for a diabetic friendly recipe - is it ok to have regular flour? I do know I've seen a lot of diabetic cookbooks out there so there must be some decent recipes around. But I know what you mean about the weird ingredients. And it's always better to try out a recipe that's been given the stamp of approval from someone else already. I have a few recipes for low cal desserts made with artificial sweetener that I use regularly so if it's ok for your son to have flour carbs, I can share a few with you to try (and I promise, no weird ingredients!). 

I know what you mean, I've tried looking for a few ingredients in my cookbooks, only to feel like I'm out there with you in the boon-dockies! I have two low carb cookbooks, I'll check them out for recipes. Reading your journal about the poor little one's plight made me sad, I can't imagine how it must make you and Sarah (sp?) feel when you watch it everday. Poor thing. Hopefully, when he gets older, it won't be so hard and he'll probably be fit as a fiddle without all that sugar pumping through him like most kids, hmm...I'm thinking of my niece is only eats the icing off the cake. He'll be better off because of it but, he's so young. Ya'll are doing great by the way, as a family, you should be proud of your sons making sacrifices like they are so that he's not tempted. Hope you enjoy your week off, do ya'll have unlimited vacation time or what? Weren't you off for a week a month ago???? 

There are some great diabetic cooking websites,... just google diabetic baking and you'll be swimming in recipes! :) If I can find some of the ones I've checked out before, I'll forward you a link or two. Applesauce is a great ingredient for baking, along with almond flour. I would also suggest dropping by a used book store for a recipe book for diabetics. There are some really good recipes. One of them is here on the site, search for flax bread. It's primarily eggs and flax seed, if I recall.. it can be used as a "nutty flavored" bread to go with dinner! I feel his pain... having had pregnancy diabeties with my 2nd daughter. Well now, it's down right mean and dangerous to tell a 6 month pregnant woman that sweets are no longer an option!!! It was NOT fun. I struggle now with being insulin intolerant, not quite diabetic, thus the continued determination with losing more weight. Giving up is not an option. Good luck to finding more harmony in the house,... with your great eating habits and mom following, it will become only natural for your whole family to be eating healthy and not thinking twice of it, soon. Tinny will struggle, but as you suggested finding other alternatives as the diabetic baking, will make it easier! :) *hugs* to Tinny. Good luck on the house hunt! 

More hugs for Tinny! (((((((Tinny))))))) There is a book on Amazon that looks like fun: Cooking up Fun for Kids with Diabetes by Patti Geil and Tami Ross. Maybe if Tinny can get involved in the baking and cooking he would be more excited about it - make YOU the guinea pig for his cooking! :) Your two other boys are absolute GEMS for helping him through this. They will ALL be healthier for it! Just tell them it's like being athletes in training - you gotta do what ya gotta do! Good luck! 

also- there is 'Whey Protien Isolate' I've been using in place of flour- Just Google it and you'll find the types that are out there. Mine is natural or no flavor to it. More versital, but if yer uzin it fer sweets, maybe the mocha chocolate or vanilla flavors will be more appropriate. It's the 'NOW sports' brand- 1 carb per scoop-that ba$t*rd is a HUGE scoop-kinda happy surprise!JUst 1 sugar, and 25g protien....so....also flavor is NOT BAD AT ALL- WAY better than soy...that's fo sho. lots of good aminos...ok,ok..i'm done selling, now go find your self a nice starchy apron!!!;> 

good luck with this endeaver... 

SugarFreeSheila.com the recipe book for desserts is awesome. Mostly just uses almond and walnut flours for baking. That is a great idea to learn to bake low-carb for him. Maybe you can start with some low-carb shakes until you get the ingredients together for baking. I'll send you some favorites.