That Stupid Pancreas!

This Sunday, for Canadians, at least, is Thanksgiving. This means food, family, and memories to be made. Awesome, right! Yeah, exactly. There are no negatives to this. Food is amazing as always, family can get on your nerves but you know you love them, and memories are always great. Today's post is a list of carb counts for typical Thanksgiving-gy foods (and also some not-so-Thanksgving-gy foods, too) to help you enjoy this holiday without worrying about having to guesstimate carbs. You're welcome. Oh, don't be offended or alarmed, but I actually really dislike about half of the foods on this list. Just a warning. Okay, moving on! 1 cup of mashed potatoes - roughly 25 carbs Any amount of turkey - free. Basically any meat or cheese is free. Half a cup of gravy - about 4-6 carbs depending on the kind of gravy. 1 cup of peas - roughly 10-15 carbs. I don't like peas alone, but they taste great mixed in with potatoes! Of course, when I sa...

Hey guys! For the first couple of months after I was diagnosed with T1D, I was very precise with how I counted my carbs. I was always using measuring cups, measuring exactly to the line, and measuring absolutely everything in sight. But now, six months later, I feel comfortable with grabbing a fist-full of cereal, no measuring required.  What changed? Why was I so obsessed with making every single measurement exactly perfect, and then I just... wasn't anymore? Perhaps I had a slight case of OCD. Maybe I gave up on being a measuring cup geek. But my best guess is that just got more comfortable with dosing, carb counting, and feeling safe with my eating decisions as I got more practice with it.  Today's post is 7 Ways to Feel More Comfortable With Carb Counting, so that you can live your life a little more care-free.  1. Make a Carb Count Book  During the first few months of living with T1D, I was always freaking out because I had lost the label wit...