Halloween!!!! Now, I have no particular fondness for the costumes (the attached picture may say otherwise), but I love the scary movies, the jack o’lanterns….and yes, the candy!!!!! I have always loved my candy and chocolate – NO, that is not how you ‘get’ diabetes!!!!
When I was first diagnosed, I was very well behaved and just looked at the goodies longingly, with my face pressed up against the glass…yes, there may even have been some drooling… But over the years, those bits of heaven snuck back into my life – OH THE HORROR!!! A Type 1 Diabetic that eats candy?!?!?!
So what did I do? How did I face the gauntlet of Caramilk and chocolate cake? I did what most T1’s do – I increased my insulin to accommodate. Is this ideal? No of course not, but I am not a perfect diabetic who carefully measures out their broccoli…
I have a wonderful specialist, who shared a ‘secret’ with me once:
“Marijke, you can eat what you want AS LONG as you take your insulin APPROPRIATELY! Just remember: Diabetics get fat, just like everyone else”
Enter the running – yes, you could say that I run for chocolate. I prefer to say “health”, but either would be correct!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Running with Needles 