A Sugarfree Sweet Life

A Sugarfree Sweet Life

I had always heard that life really changes when you turn 40, of course I never believed it until it happened to me!!! Sept 2013, I turned 40 and a switch went OFF…..things just started to change, heels started to hurt, hunger pangs, blurry vision and on and on….I procrastinated seeing a doctor for almost 6 months and finally I did…What a rude awakening that was, sugar levels of 400, Holy cow!!!!

I like to believe I am a sweet person, but don’t want to be this sweet either J It just doesn’t fit well with my “ Kokanastha Brahmin” tag! Once I read the reports, the sugar in my blood translated into buckets of salty tears….Being a gestational diabetic thru’ both my pregnancies, and a family history of diabetes, I always knew that I am future candidate for this condition which millions suffer from, but I didn’t expect it at 40! Honestly speaking, having home help in India and an academy to establish and run did play a small role in me ignoring my food and exercise habits… Needles to say, I have simply embraced the world of insulin needles and exercise and carb-controlled diet….

Chris, my life support has been a great husband and kept my spirits high to tackle this. My kids have started to remind me, Mom don’t eat this and that and even have been courteous by choosing a banana over an apple from the fruit basket, as I am not allowed to eat bananas. I must say am fortunate to have all this support and a great doctor to take me to a life without needles…

The chef in me is now challenged to create unique and easy diabetic friendly Indian recipes and hence this blog to help me document my journey dealing with diabetes, create awareness and to help others like me to manage this condition…. I am really looking at diabetes as a catalyst to healthier, happier and sugar free sweet life.