Life is hard, but I'm good with that!

I've been going to classes on how to be a better diabetic this week, and I'm excited to report that I'm going to have a complete health/lifestyle change! It's going to be so incredibly hard, but I couldn't be happier! I'm going to be healthier and have more energy and just have an all around better life!

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 11 years old and it has been a constant battle in my life to keep control of it. I never let on to anyone that it was hard for me, but it has been extremely challenging. After a while I just gave up trying. I've been living like a normal person for all of these years and I was never concerned with how it would make me feel later in life. There is nothing wrong with me, so no one need be worried. But, I just have a new outlook on life since I've taken these intensive diabetes management classes. My blood sugars are normal and I feel great!

Having said all of that, I want to share with you all some recipes (as I try them) from my diabetic cookbooks. A lot of the recipes are lo carb and lo cal, so they will be good for all those out there that are earnestly dieting :) I don't plan on making this into a food blog, but I think it will be fun to try out new recipes and share them!

The first one is called Banana-Pumpkin Snack Cake and it's from this cookbook that only uses 4 ingredients or less in each recipe! This one just has 7.5 oz of canned pumpkin, 1/2 cup of water, a box of banana nut muffin mix and 4 tsp of cinnamon sugar. You mix the first 3 ingredients together bake it in an 8x8 pan for 22 minutes at 400 degrees, then after it comes out of the oven sprinkle the top with the cinnamon sugar.

Here's a picture. It's not the best quality because I was too lazy to get my digital camera, so it's just taken from my computer and doesn't look super appealing. However, it's delicious! There is only 21 carbs and 111 calories in a piece when you cut the pan in 8ths. I recommend it to anyone who loves pumpkin. That means in the Winter I'll probably be making them a lot for my best friend twinner roomie :)

Until next time,
A Diabetic Southern Girl in the South :)