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   Hi Dave,   
      
    DD> If I'm doing a sugar substitute I go for Sugar-Twin (aspartame based)   
    DD> on a measure-for-measure basis. I've not used it for baking so I can't   
    DD> speak to its taste/effectiveness there.   
      
    RH> We like the Stevia since it's plant based, no chemical this or that.   
      
    DD> Diff'rnt strokes for different folks.   
      
   Exactly! Steve and I have always been more conscious of what we put into   
   our bodies than most folks. He does a lot of research on something new   
   to determine whether or not it is something worth buying or not so the   
   reccommendation to use Stevia is based on that, and now 13 years of   
   useage.   
      
      
    RH> I'd be on insulin the rest of my life; end of February, 2013 I took my   
    RH> last shot and have been diet controlled ever since. My last A1C was   
    RH> 6.4.   
      
    DD> I just checked the chart of "Follow My Health". My last A1C result was   
    DD> 5.8   
      
    DD> So, if your pancreas has died how are you still above the grass?   
    DD> Everyone I know who had their pancreas die (all from pancreatic   
    DD> cancer) is pushing up daffodils. You must/may have been misdiagnosed.   
      
    RH> Don't know, probably it was an ER misdiagnoses. They did say that I had   
    RH> pancreatitis and my A1C was 8.2, asked me how long I'd been a diabetic   
    RH> to which I basically replied "say what???????????????". Heavy on the   
    RH> carbs over the last few years had put me over the line and into   
    RH> diabetes territory. Once I started eating better, as well as the "jump   
    RH> start" the insulin, my nubers have been much better.   
      
    DD> Amazing how that works, innit?   
      
   Yep! (G)   
      
      
    DD>       Title: Cranberry-Orange Relish   
    DD>  Categories: Five, Fruit, Citrus, Salads   
    DD>       Yield: 8 Servings   
      
    DD>   I took this to the family Holiday dinner at my brother's   
    DD>   house last Winter Solstice celebration (2009). It was a   
    DD>   hit - especially with the diabetics. Can also be made with   
    DD>   real sugar - but, your diabetic family members won't be   
    DD>   able to take part and praise your expertise.   
      
    RH> I've never been a fan of cranberry sauce; mom and her mom (went to   
    RH> grandparents for Thanksgiving) always used the jelly. I do like   
    RH> craisins but that's basically the only form of cranberries that I'll   
    RH> eat.   
      
    DD> I've not found a form of cranberries that I don't like. Including the   
    DD> cranberry juice I drik routinely to boost my kidney health. It has   
    DD> side benefits of improving heart health,fightiing UTIs and boosting   
    DD> immune   
    DD> function - among others. Sort of a natural super-food that tastes good   
    DD> (to me - YMMV).   
      
    DD> And I routinely add craisins to my oatmeal.   
      
   My mom, when she was diagnosed diabetic, cut out putting sugar on her   
   cereal. She subbed out probably a couple/3 tablespoons of raisins   
   instead, probably more carbs than the sugar she used to put on. I tried   
   to suggest some better subs for things but she resisted change. Probably   
   some of that was dementia starting to kick in but she was diagnosed   
   diabeticc several years before that. Don't know what her A1Cs ran but   
   morning b/g checks ran in the 140s. Dr. just had her on metformin.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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