Originally posted by CatMama78
I hae a question, and please excuse my ignorance. I should know better considering I had one diabetic grandparent on each side of the family. But can diabetics not eat certain foods EVER, or is it permitted once in a blue moon? Or does it depend on the type and severity of the disease?

It definitely depends on several factors - including what type of Diabetes you have, your weight, how active you are, and how well you are managing you blood sugar - whether you are needing to take medication or not, and how much, and how level you are managing.

No, I am not diabetic. My brother-in-law was diagnosed last fall, and have have friends who are diabetic as well. But much of it I know from childhood. I grew up down the street from the Clara Barton birthplace. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross, and on the site of her birthplace is a also summer camp for diabetic girls, many of whom would walk past our yard (and stop and pet the family dog - whichever one was in residence at that moment) and so stop to chat with us.

Aly - friend of animals, foster-mom of many - is diabetic. She may have some recipes and hints for the newbies!