Living with Diabetes: The Basics
The only way we can combat Diabetes is to understand it and adjust the way we do things just a little but there is no reason for it to control us. The article I have written below explains a little about 'Living With Diabetes'.
Diabetes is a disease that occurs when a person’s body doesn’t make enough of the hormone insulin or can’t use insulin properly. There are 2 types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when your body’s pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas either doesn’t produce enough insulin or your body’s cells ignore the insulin. Between 90% and 95% of people who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.
When you digest food, your body changes most of the food you eat into glucose (a form of sugar). Insulin allows this glucose to enter all the cells of your body and be used as energy. When you have diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it properly, so the glucose builds up in your blood instead of moving into the cells. Too much glucose in the blood can lead to serious health problems.
When you digest food, your body changes most of the food you eat into glucose (a form of sugar). Insulin allows this glucose to enter all the cells of your body and be used as energy. When you have diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it properly, so the glucose builds up in your blood instead of moving into the cells. Too much glucose in the blood can lead to serious health problems.
Because a majority of sufferers fall into the Type 2 category, this article leans in that direction.
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL and still enjoy good food and great eating.
Grilled chicken is juicier and tastes better when you brine it first, and the sweet and smoky homemade barbecue sauce is even "sweeter" without the extra calories from sugar.
Barbecued Chicken
- Barbecue Sauce:
- 3 cups reduced-sugar ketchup
- 1/4 cup SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 11/2 teaspoons salt
- 11/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- Chicken:
- 1/4 cup SPLENDA® Sugar Blend
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup hot tap water
- 3 cups cold water
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- For Barbecue Sauce: Combine all ingredients for barbecue sauce in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes, or until slightly thickened. (Top with a splatter guard during cooking.)
- Use immediately or cool, cover, and refrigerate for up to 1 month.
- For Chicken: Combine SPLENDA® Sugar Blend, salt, and hot water in 1-gallon zipper-lock bag and shake to dissolve SPLENDA® and salt. Add cold water and chicken. Press air out of bag, seal, and refrigerate 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Remove chicken from brine and discard brine. Refrigerate chicken until half an hour before you want to grill it (up to 1 day). Pat chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle all over with pepper. Let rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Heat grill to medium-high. Brush grill grate and coat with oil.
- Put chicken on grill, cover, and cook 5 to 7 minutes on one side. Flip chicken and brush with barbecue sauce. Cook another 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear (about 170°F / 80°C) on an instant-read thermometer).
- Coat chicken with 1 1/2 cups Sweet and Smoky Barbecue Sauce.
- Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 270; Calories from Fat: 60; Total Fat: 7g;Saturated Fat: 1.5g; Cholesterol: 70mg; Sodium: 1770mg; Total Carbs: 25g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugars: 68g; Protein: 22g
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Look after yourselves,
Garth
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