Last night I started to think about some things, usually not good when I do this kind of stuff. Diabetes makes me think a lot. Let me exaplain the background of the story first and why it came about. Over the last, I’d say 2-3 weeks I have fell in love with this new bbq sauce. It is the Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey Chipotle. I am not getting paid by them, nor have I received anything for free, even though, I will admit I wish I did! This bbq was found randomly because a local grocery store, Albertson’s, is closing down. I tasted it, and that was the end of that. I have eaten it on literally everything. Salad, sandwiches, steak, fries, crackers, bagels, EVERYTHING!
Last night we decided to look at the ingredients and the very first one on there was high fructose corn syrup. Hmm, probably not the best thing for somebody, especially a diabetic. So my girlfriend asked, “is it healthy for your to be eating this much of this when you have diabetes?” My quick reply was no, “no definitely not, but it is amazing!”
About 2 hours later that situation popped into my head and I started to think about it. Has that ever happened to you? Somebody says something to you, and it means nothing but then some time passes and you actually think about what they really said. And on went my brain.
How much are my “live for right now” decisions hurting me in the long run? When will I get back in to see my doctor? Can I get private dental insurance as a diabetic? Why can’t I just stick to my diet? Why am I asking so many questions?
Those are just a few of the thoughts that went flying through my mind last night. Usually it gets me into a little bit of a down mood, but last night I snapped out of it pretty quickly. They have recently built a new Dollar Tree across the street from where I am living, so I wanted to walk there and get exercise. Amanda and I also decided to stop into Office Depot because there was a paper shredder there that I wanted last week. It wasn’t on sale anymore. This is when my mood changed.
As I was walking out the door to leave I glanced down and just so happened to see a different paper shredder in the ad for even less money. So I went and asked an employee if they had more because I didn’t initially see them the first time I looked. They did, but they were all on top of the shelf. As I was waiting for somebody to climb up and get the shredder for me, Amanda brought my attention to a $200 desk on sale for $45. It is a large desk, with storage, and lots of room for lots of stuff I have. SOLD!
The desk was already assembled, but I had to take it pretty much completely apart once I got it home in order to get it upstairs to my make-shift home office. And if you are wondering, didn’t you say you walked to the store? Yes, but we had her brothers come pick us up with the truck. I am working on-site today, so I won’t get to use the desk until tonight, but a good desk makes you do a lot better work. Or is that just me?
Sorry about the 2 or 3 different things I was talking about in this post, but that was everything that happened to me yesterday. Good thing I started a diabetes blog a long time ago to get this stuff off of my mind and know that there are others going through the same crap.
Just another day in the life of a diabetic!
Chef Hymie Grande (www.chefhymiegrande.com ) is the first and only bottled BBQ sauce to carry the seal of the American Diabetes Association on the label. It has no high fructose corn syrup, no processed sugar, it is all natural and vegan friendly. It is produced at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center in Bridgton, NJ by Jamie Failtelson, a.k.a. Chef Hymie Grande of Carlstadt, NJ. 5% of proceeds go to the American Diabetes Association.