“DEATH BY RIB-EYE STEAK…OR DEATH OF THE FAMOUS RIB-EYE STEAK?”
I think we all like the latter instead of the first statement. “Death of the famous rib-eye steak.” On January 27, 2014 after suffering high fevers through the night, I decided to go see my Doctor who I hadn’t seen in the past four or so years. I had been having on and off fevers for close to a month now, so seeing my doctor was in order. To my dismay I had an infection… and a high level of sugar in my blood system, which tests had revealed had been going on for years. While it was not my intentions to post any of this, I thought what better place to share recipes and plans to combat this growing World-Wide problem then this post. Diabetes Mellitus not only affects my FAMILY, my COUNTRY, but many DIFFERENT FAMILIES from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES as well.
RUNS IN THE FAMILY
It was a matter of time for me; my days were numbered, you see Diabetes Mellitus runs high in the family. Of my four brothers two of them have it; one is older and the other is younger than me. My father had it too when he was alive. I had suspected I had it too, but I always felt great; I still do. The doctor put me in a strict diet which included no juicy red meats (rib-eyes, New York Steaks, and the like). So, in the following posts you will see recipes in chicken, fish, and lots of boring vegetables, which with the aid of the magic of grilling and cooking; I will make them more appealing to the stomach. Lot’s of them (recipes) as I strive to succeed in my restricted diet and upcoming battles with DM (Diabetes Mellitus). Besides the diet, I am supposed to exercise for 30 minutes each day, watch what I eat (the diet), and lose weight. Those are my three instructions from my doctor; plus a revisit in one month. I didn’t get any medications this time, which I consider to be a good sign.
WHAT IS DIABETES MELLITUS?
There is tons of information out there on the net; here is a link to the American Diabetes Association. http://www.diabetes.org/ . The ADA has vast information about what Diabetes Mellitus is and how to get help if you need it. In a nutshell I have Type 2 diabetes which means I have too much blood sugar or sugar in my blood. Through exercise, the amount of foods I eat and when I eat them and by losing weight I should be able to better control it.
WHAT NOW?
It is estimated that a staggering 23.6 million Americans have some form of DM, because of this and the fact that now I and some of my family members have DM, I intend to start a separate category in my food blogs. This category will inform people about what recipes they can use and in general; what they can do to help themselves or their loved ones when dealing with Diabetes Mellitus . YOU or WE are not alone as I have mentioned earlier. I look forward to starting this project and from hearing from anyone who has Diabetes and how they are dealing with it. If you have any favorite recipes you would like to share, by all means. While I am still very new to this blogging thing, I am sure to pick up fairly quickly over time or with help.