Me \u2018n\u2019 U \u2018n\u2019 Audrey:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I developed type 2 diabetes about 10 yrs ago and have lived with it ever since, (like it\u2019s a choice).\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I alone bear the blame for allowing both of my parents to get it when they were the same age. \u00a0A lot was going on in my life and I didn\u2019t need to complicate it further with ill health.\u00a0 Upon discovering my affliction, I asked someone, whose opinion I respected, what would be the worst thing that could happen if I simply ignored it for the time being.\u00a0 \u201cNot much,\u201d he advised me.\u00a0 \u201cFirst, they\u2019ll cut your feet off, and then you will go blind.\u00a0 Last of all, you\u2019ll die.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not wanting to think about the consequences of inaction, I began a program of weight control, exercise, as time allowed, and an increasingly strict diet.\u00a0 Some oral medication was, and still is, required.\u00a0 You can control diabetes, but it is progressive and incurable. It is not fun, but it won\u2019t kill you unless you allow it to.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 A couple of years ago, my then youngest granddaughters\u2019 speech appeared to be developing at a slower pace than expected.\u00a0 Rather than ask for something, she would gesture toward it and allow you to fill in the blank.\u00a0 Her Mother and Father were becoming concerned. I wasn\u2019t. \u00a0\u201cShe\u2019ll talk in her own good time,\u201d I told them.\u00a0 \u201cShe doesn\u2019t say much now, because she doesn\u2019t need to.\u00a0 Why should she?\u00a0 She gets what she wants and has a sister and Mother never shut up anyway.\u201d It\u2019s the same as with a child who is an expert crawler.\u00a0 They will often learn to walk later than one with more tender knees.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I now regret my flippant advice on the subject, as our little Audrey was already suffering from undiagnosed type 1 diabetes.\u00a0 Happily, her parents preferred the council of a doctor over that of mine, and were soon apprised of her condition.\u00a0 They both took the necessary training and began 24\/7 blood tests, insulin injections and precise carbohydrate counting to help her live with diabetes.\u00a0 Lesser parents could never pull it off.\u00a0 Her speech is improving and these old ears of mine are beginning to understand much of what she says.\u00a0 She is patient with grandpa and speaks slowly with distinction when addressing me.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s like Tim Conway and Vickie Lawrence on the old Carol Burnett show\u2014\u201cHELLO, MOTHER HARPER\u201d.\u00a0 Her efforts being guided by a golden heart, I am never offended.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Type 1 and 2 diabetes are completely different diseases, as any doctor will tell you.\u00a0 Their chief similarity is a certain amount of discipline regarding ones diet. I was able to eat whatever was on my plate for 60 years.\u00a0 Audrey was only able to do that for the first 3 years of her life, and neither of us can ever do it again.\u00a0 Our main difference is that I don\u2019t need insulin yet.\u00a0 Of course, if a truck doesn\u2019t run over me first, someday I surely shall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has been suggested that she might be my favorite granddaughter.\u00a0 Nothing could be further from the truth.\u00a0 She is, however, special.\u00a0 When the rest of the family is picnicking or having holiday meals, it leaves me and Audrey to our own devices. We may not eat like everyone else, but by Gawd, we eat.\u00a0 I have learned to make virtually nil carbohydrate dishes such as strawberry ice cream.\u00a0 I usually have some no carb lemonade in the fridge.\u00a0 With each visit she usually comes to me, early on, with a request for some of our<\/strong> food or drink.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 I have access to internet and 2 cooking channels on cable where I am constantly looking for something to modify or copy.\u00a0 \u00a0Our latest creation is the self proclaimed best pie in the world.\u00a0 Audrey and I will share this recipe with you providing you promise never to breathe a word of it to another living soul.\u00a0 Now that you are duly sworn to secrecy, the recipe is as follows:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 The result should be a modestly thick paste.\u00a0 Using a spatula spread it into a well oiled 8\u201d pie pan.\u00a0 Pierce the crust a few times on the bottom to prevent bubbling and bake for about 15 minutes in a preheated oven (375 degrees).\u00a0 Remove the crust from the oven and allow it to cool.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put 3 \u00bd cups of milk in a mixing bowl and add 2 packages of vanilla Jell-O sugar free instant pudding- mix.\u00a0 Wisk for about 2 minutes and almost set.\u00a0 Pour into the pie shell and sprinkle with cinnamon to taste. Top it with sugar free whipped cream, if you want it to look fancy.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There you have it\u2014the world\u2019s greatest pie.\u00a0 It has about 11-13 carbs per serving.\u00a0 You, Audrey and I are the only people in the world that know about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Me \u2018n\u2019 U \u2018n\u2019 Audrey: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I developed type 2 diabetes about 10 yrs ago and have lived with it ever since, (like it\u2019s a choice).\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0I alone bear the blame for allowing both of my parents to get it when they were the same age. \u00a0A lot was going on in my life and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11028\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n