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friend of mine made this great graph for us. The horizontal dotted
lines are blood sugar/glucose (BG) averages - the green line is a
healthy BG. Notice the T1D Exchange average A1c is 8.4%. T1D Exchange
is the largest repository of T1 data - meaning the average T1's BG
average is 8.4% when it should be about 5.0%.
All the numbers on the squiggly blue line are Samuel's A1c's since diagnosis 6
years ago - our journey. The vertical lines are major milestones on
our journey. Some were better moves than others - but we learned from
them all. I don't compare Samuel to any other T1 - his journey is his
unique story.
One thing to keep in mind about diabetes is that
having diabetes doesn't by default mean you'll have complications. High
BG and sharp high/low swings are the cause of damage. When your
pancreas stops working a memo ISN"T sent to the rest of the body telling
it start slowly failing. Your body doesn't know if BG is being
maintained by the pancreas or insulin injected via a syringe.
Being a human pancreas isn't easy. But I can't think of anything more
important for my sons long term health than keeping his BG as close to a
non-diabetics as I can.
It looks a little intimidating, but it's really easy and a very forgiving dough. It can also be made ahead of time. "Apple" pie is shown, but could be filled with whatever you want. You could even use to make savory pies (you might want to omit the sweetener).
This pie is built in a few stages, which also makes it easy to prep for a busy holiday.
I made the bottom crust, baked it and put in the fridge overnight. I also made the "apple" filling the day before.
On serving day, I put the "apples" in the crust. I pulled the top
dough from the fridge, rolled it out, covered the filling and baked
again.
• Crispy Low Carb Pizza Crust. Used sage as the spice (search blog for pizza crust).
• Top with sausage gravy. I cook it to reduce it down so it's quite thick. (search blog for sausage gravy)
• Bake at 400° for about 8-10 minutes until sausage gravy is a bit bubbly.
• Top with over easy eggs (or however you like your eggs) and crumbled bacon.
I make the pizza crust and the sausage gravy the day before to make quick assembly in the morning.
