The Reason for this Blog

By Adam Garcia
Blog Editor
 
My name is Adam R. Garcia. I am a professional chef, father of five, loving husband, blogger, and a Type II diabetic. Needless to say, I have a lot on my plate right now.
I was first diagnosed with diabetes in 1986 as a pre-diabetic. At least that was what it was [...]

DIABETIC LIFESTYLE

By Adam Garcia

CONSEQUENCES! (Part 2)
Well, it’s been two weeks since Consequences (Part 1) . So, I thought I would update you on my situation.
Dr. Miranda has debrided the wound twice in that time. The first time he took quite a bit of dead flesh away from the wound and believe me it hurt a [...]

DIABETIC MEAL PLANNING

Characteristics of a Diabetic Meal Plan

By Adam Garcia

This one is going to be short and to the point. In our last blog, we discussed the objectives of a diabetic meal plan. We found out that the goal of any prescribed meal plan is to maintain good health and blood sugar control. Ideally, a diabetic [...]

Sorry for not being around!

 

By Adam Garcia
 
Well I’m back online Finally! I had a computer snafu, so to speak. Unfortunately, I was unable to get it repaired or replaced. But I finally got a new one and I am now online again.
 
Just some things to look forward to and so you know from now on these topics will [...]

Halloween Candy

By Adam Garcia
Blog Editor
 

 
 
Hello all,
TODAY IS HALLOWEEN! So for all those who do like Halloween, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This is an American holiday and unfortunately for diabetics it is a time when we are tempted, just like any other holiday, we are tempted by that candy. A lot of people don’t know the carbohydrate grams in [...]

ADA Links

 
By Adam R. Garcia
Blog Editor
 

 
Hello Gang,
I wanted to go ahead and let you know about some of the information that I found on diabetes. Below you will see links to the American Diabetes Association website. Instead of me giving you improper/wrong information, because I am not an expert on diabetes; I wanted to lead you [...]

DIABETIC COOKBOOK REVIEW

By Adam Garcia
 
 
 
Magic Foods: Simple Changes You Can Make to Supercharge Your Energy, Lose Weight and Live Longer
Magic Foods is a cookbook that is excellent for people who are diabetic. The information and recipes include the GL (Glycemic Load) on foods. This diabetic cookbook is not for the real scientific minded person, it is [...]

The Future of the Diabetic Cookbook Blog

By Adam R. Garcia

Hello All, just setting up this blog/vlog to let you know of upcoming events. We have a lot of things coming up that I wanted to let you know about on the Diabetic Cookbook Blog.
Just some of the things that you can be expecting, and here is something that I wanted [...]