Triple Berry Summer Crumble

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 cup pecans chopped 1/4 tsp salt  3/4 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/3 cup swerve brown sugar 3/4 cup butter frozen 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 2 egg yolks 2 lbs of mixed frozen blueberries, raspberries and strawberries (or whatever low carb fruit you like) 1 ½ tsp xanthan gum 1/4 cup swerve or other erythritol sweetener Zest from 1 lemon Juice from 1/2 lemon

Irish Sweet Potato Candy

Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 2 c Swerve confectioners 14 oz unsweetened coconut flakes 3 TBSP cinnamon Directions: Place the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (You can

11/22/2020 – Run

8:57 am, SG 127, Start Temp Target 10:04 am, SG 123, Start Run, 6g carb 10:45 am, SG 169, End Temp Target 11:25 am, SG: 161, End Run, 0.5 U pre-bolus 11:35 am, SG, 118, 9g protein 11:55 am, SG 118, 30 Minutes Post Workout Marty and I have been pretty lucky to check off

11/15/2020 – “33 Death Workout”

6:12 am, SG 237, Start Challenge, Part A 3.33 Mile Run, 16g carb @ mile 2, Set Temp Target 33 Squat Jacks 33 Jump Lunges 33 Burpees 7:16 am, SG 127, 3.33 Mile Run 6g carb @ mile 1.5 6g carb @ mile 2.25 6g carb @ mile 3.33 33 Squat Jacks 6g carb 33

10/25/2020 – Run

7:16 am, SG 158, Start Walk 7:30 am, SG 159, End Walk 8:45 am, SG 113, Start Challenge 0.5 Mile Run, 5g carb 25 Push Ups 0.5 Mile Run (1 Mile total) 25 Push Ups (50 Push Ups total) 0.5 Mile Run (1.5 Miles total) 25 Push Ups (75 Push Ups total) 0.5 Mile Run

Quarterly Diabetes Tracking 6/21/2020-10/5/2020

Disclaimer: I know there is some controversy regarding sharing your medical information/A1c online. In the relatively short time that I’ve been diabetic, I’ve been able to get pretty decent control over my blood sugar and A1c. Since I’m showing you all how I control my BGs during my workouts, I figure it’s only fair to

10/18/2020 – Run

6:59 am, SG 226, Start Walk 7:43 am, SG 170, End Walk 7:53 am, SG 169, Start Temp Target 8:32 am, SG 167, Start Run Mile 1, 4g carb Mile 2.5, 8g carb Mile 3.5, 4g carb Mile 4.75, 8g carb Mile 5.25, 8g carb 9:45 am, SG 85, End Temp Target ~Mile 6 9:55

How do you lose weight with diabetes?

Something I don’t like to talk about much, is that I gained about 30+ lbs in the months following when I was first diagnosed. Some of this was really positive since I had lost so much weight prior to being diagnosed. Unfortunately, a lot of what I had lost was muscle because my body was

What can I have that won’t affect my blood sugar?

In my diabetes groups, it seems like everyone is always asking, “What can I eat/drink that won’t affect my blood sugar?” Almost every time, someone provides my favorite answer… “Water!” Water is essential for life and humans can only live for about three to four days without it. So all sarcasm aside, it is certainly

What is your target range?

When I was in school, I hated math and most things that involved numbers. I was good enough to get by but I definitely focused my efforts a whole lot more in the areas of art and science. Fast forward to now and numbers have come back into my life, whether I like it or