Carmela's in Longwood

So, I am on a bit of a blogging hiatus.
But I will tell you that I have been doing excellent!
My blood sugars have been in range.
and I am feeling pretty good.
I want to use this posting to shift away from the diabetes a little and focus on the food.
Yesterday Nicole and I were coming back from Lake Mary and stopped for lunch at Carmelas.
I have been eyeing it for a couple of years now, but have never stopped.
It was pretty delicious!
Our starter was the Hand Made Mozzarella which is made fresh daily, and is served with tomatoes, red peppers, basil and olive oil with balsamic on the side.
Then I asked our server what her favorite pasta dish was and I went with that.
Penne Pasta, Fresh grilled Chicken and Mushrooms in a pink sauce.
a great choice.
Health wise I did OK, I only ate half and took the rest home and ate it before work.
a couple of snacks at work, but no heavy meal after, and my fasting sugar was 84.

Eating at home

As most of you know I LOVE to go out to eat!
Over the last three days however, i have decided to avoid restaurants to see how my blood sugars are when I eat my own food.
The first photo is from when I went to dinner at my friend Marc Begeal's house. He prepared a roast pork, rice, tostones and avocado.
Extremely delicious!
Other then that i have made Nachos, Pasta, Salads, etc...
I have tried to eat a decent breakfast, and have limited my late night eating to small portions.

It has payed off....

The last three morning blood sugars....

90
97
101

Just where they should be!

Thursday, September 2nd

I tried to eat pretty healthy today.....
Breakfast... Cereal, Honeydew, Cheese and Figs
Lunch... Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers instead of fries
Dinner... Grilled Cheese sandwich and Tomato Soup

Fasting Sugar.... 88

September 1st

Yesterday was a trip out of town to St. Augustine.
I hadn't been there in years, and I had looked up a restaurant that i wanted to try.
It is called the Present Moment Cafe and is raw and organic.
I had Creamy White Truffle Pesto Pasta – $11
Fresh zucchini pasta tossed with our pesto and sun cured tomatoes finished with pine nut
“parmesan”. Served with our spring mix salad.
Delicious!
Then we walked around the city and then headed down A1A and had dinner at Aunt Catfish on the River.
I hadn't been there in years either, and it was just as good as I remembered.
Along with their delicious Salad Bar, Baked Beans, Cheese Grits, Cinnamon Apples and CornBread (as it that weren't enough) I ordered Chicken Shortcake (most of it came home with me in a doggy bag) which was pulled Chicken and Vegetables over cornbread with Hollandaise sauce. Plus the meal also came with a Baked Potato, a Hushpuppy and a Cinnamon Roll.
I know that i will be enjoying the leftovers later today.....

Fasting Blood Sugar.....92.
I'm doing good!

Tuesday, August 31st

Out running some errands yesterday, I decided to go to Chick-Fil-A. Normally I order a grilled chicken sandwich combo, and I usually add on some nuggets or something. I decided to do it differently.
I ordered the grilled chicken and fruit salad and an unsweetened iced tea.
My thought was that if it wasn't enough and if I was still hungry then i would order more.....
Surprisingly, It was enough.
and was also quite delicious.
Then in my running around I went to Publix and did some shopping.
Honeydews are currently 2 for $5, so I got a couple of them and when I came home I cubed one of them up so that I will have something to snack on for the next few days.
Then came dinner, which ended up being at Ceviche.
I hadn't been there before but have wanted to go.
It was spanish style Tapas, lots of things were ordered, many of which I wouldn't normally have tried, however I kept my mind open, and tried everything, and had a really filling and delicious experience.
I left feeling content, yet not overly stuffed.
and so this morning's blood sugar.....99.
If my goal is between 80 and 120, then I guess that is just about perfect - right in the middle!

Sunday, Aug 29 and Monday, Aug 30

Not much to say
Saturday I made homemade Gnocchi with alfredo sauce and fried sage leaves.
Also a salad with goat cheese, toasted walnuts and dried cranberries.
Sundays Fasting Sugar was 118
Sunday Nicole and i met Jamie and Mauricio at Carlucci's.
I had a Calzone with Broccoli.
Mondays Blood Sugar was 117.
Sorry I don't have much else to say, but I figured that I should still log my readings.
and a Delicious Photo never hurts.

Saturday, August 28th

Started the day with a bowl of cereal.
Then for lunch I had some Indian food that Mark had brought over.
It was Paneer in a delicious sauce, along with some rice.
Then while working I had one of the granola bars that I usually keep with me.
But after work Nicole and I went to the dreaded arches of McDonalds.
So far in 2010 I have had a strict NO DRIVE THRU rule that I have stuck to.
I have eaten "fast food" several times, but I always get out of the car and go inside.
I feel that forcing myself to go in for the food will make my "fast food" trips less frequent.
So.....
Although it was a bit of a drive, there is a McDonalds that has a 24 hour lobby, so that is exactly where we went.
I had 2 McDoubles, and a Chicken Wrap.
The McDoubles were delicious, but when I got to the Chicken Wrap I found it to be dry and nasty so I threw it away.
Then what did I go and do?
I forgot to take my night time Glimepiride pill.

The morning blood sugar was 123.
Not the worst, but it was not what I wanted and was 3 points above range.

Was this the McDonalds? or the lack of medication?
or the fact that I didn't do any cardio the previous day?

Maybe all three.

Hopefully this will improve.
It will!