We went to my husband's cousins house today for a family gathering. Her son had gotten married a few weeks back and it was a party in their honor. (BTW - she is super sweet!) I love all the food they had on the menu but didn't eat any of it. Rolled Taco's (most people call them taquitos), burritos, stuffed jalapeno's, chips, dip, etc. Well, I have been doing so well at keeping my blood sugar 'in control' that I just couldn't bring myself to eat any of it.
The family all talked about me. I know they did - I walked in the kitchen and they were talking about me. I'm sorry that their menu options were so unfriendly towards a diabetic. However, I'm not sorry that I stuck to my new way of eating and didn't give in (not even a single potato chip!).
I want to live a long life. I don't want to die at 55 like my mom did. I want people to accept that not everyone can pig out or even eat the same way as they do. For some of us, it really could be a matter of life and death. If I don't keep my diabetes in control, I will end up on insulin. I could have kidney and other failures.
I choose LIFE over food.
