I lusted after every sugar cookie, ice cream scoop and candied apple. But nothing quite piqued my interest like the bread puddings made by small, home-based bakeries.
I wanted to imagine life before diabetes, when I could indulge a sweet tooth that I can no longer give full rein. But I was also acknowledging my life now, looking for any of the event's 100 or so vendors who would answer yes to my desperate inquiry: Do you have a sugar-free option?
I traded part of my pancreas, the organ that produces insulin and therefore keeps blood sugar in check, for my life. Keeping my sugar intake low and stable is now my daily dietary mandate.
I'm always doing the diabetic's arithmetic: calculating carbs and proteins in my mental balance sheet, making a smoothie with keto-friendly riced cauliflower.
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