Chicken Brushchetta

Here is a great chicken dish for the holidays.  It also has no sugar and is low in saturated fat if you use lean chicken.
Ingredients

4 Chicken Breasts (Cut off excess fat)
1 Onion (chopped)
2 teaspoons of garlic (chopped)
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 can of diced tomatoes
1/4 cup of stuffed green olives (sliced)
1/4 sun dried tomato salad dressing

To […]

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Cure for Diabetes? Gastric Bypass Surgery

So I have read about this a couple years ago, and I didn’t believe.  Now I see it on CBC the National, on CTV, and its also in MSNBC front page.
What are the claims?  Well apparently they noticed that overweight diabetics who had Gastric Bypass Surgery were having better controlled blood sugars.  So, doctors have […]

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The Pump

So I wanted to make another article based on medication and lifestyle.  So I will talk a bit about my time on the Pump.
When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabtes my doctor placed me on an insulin pump.  I was 19 at the time, and it didn`t take me long to hate my […]

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Vegeterian Chili

This Chili is all vegeterian, low sugar and it serves about 8 people
Ingredients

4 teaspoons of olive oil
2 cups of chopped onions
half a cup of green peppers
3 cloves of chopped garlic
1 chopped jalepeno
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 can of tomatoes
1 zuchini
30 ounces of kidney beans
40 grams of cilantro

Heat the pot, add olive oil, onions, peppers, […]

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Seasoned Salmon

Ingredients

4 x (5 ounce) salmon fillets with skin attached, thawed to room temperature
Olive oil (2 teaspoons)
Fresh Chives (Minced, 1 cup)
Sea Salt
White pepper
Sage sprigs for garnish

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Rub half a teaspoon ofolive oil on the fillet.  Cover the fillet with chives and push them into the skin.  Put the salt and pepper on afterwards.  […]

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Home Made McDonalds Style Egg McMuffin

How to Make a Home Made Egg McMuffin
Ok I just did this this morning and it was awesome.
Ingredients:

Whole Wheat English Muffins
1 Egg
Canadian Bacon (optional)

Equipment

Frying Pan
Microwave
Egg Ring for Single Eggs (I got mine from Amazon)

Process
You can simply fry the egg, but to make it a real mcmuffin you need a ring. […]

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Levemir, a lifesaver

Hi all, I don’t want to tell you what to do with your medication, and I know this is primarily a recipe site but I would also like to talk a bit about the diabetic medication.  I used to take Humalog and Humulin N.
I would wake up in the morning and take 4 units of […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake (Low Sugar)

Ingredients
Crust:
* 1 cup gingersnap cookie crumbs (about 20 cookies)
* 1 tablespoon canola oil
Filling:
* 20 ounces low-fat cottage cheese (2 1/2 cups)
* 12 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (1 1/2 cups), softened
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
* 1 large egg
* 2 large egg whites or 4 teaspoons dried egg whites, reconstituted according to package directions
* […]

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Apple Shallot Roasted Turkey

 
Ingredients

1 10- to 12-pound turkey
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus 3 sprigs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage, plus 3 sprigs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, plus 3 sprigs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 pounds shallots, peeled and halved lengthwise, divided
1 tart green apple, quartered
3 cups water, plus more as needed

Directions
Position rack […]

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