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So very very sorry for your friends’s loss of his nephew. It’s heartbreaking . You’re good people to help him through .

Old diabetes nurse here. You really don't need to do low carbs. What you need are low glycemic carbs (those that take a while to break down). So think whole wheat, quinoa, barley, buckwheat, soba, etc. Whole wheat tortillas would work well. I'd try to find a diabetic educator near you and go talk to them.

802? 802?! Holy smokes! He's so fortunate he didn't have a heart attack or stroke! It would terrify me when my late husbands sugar would hit 600. I thank the good Lord for prompting you to get him to the doctor! My husband loved pistachios, and when he was following his diet, they did the job nicely for snacks (he was a grazer...he loved to snack.) You're doing great so far in caring for him. 😊 It's easy to see how much you love each other.

You are the kindest person ! Having snacks ready is the best idea ,not just for John but for us all ! Your neighbors are the luckiest people ! Thanks for sharing your life ,I love it so much !

I love your attitude and your videos. Watching this really made me smile, not that your family is going through a tough time but that you seem to find the bright side of things. I hope you and your family take care and I'm so glad I found your channel. We need more good vibes like yours in the world!

Renea, just a heads up from a diabetic……. The most frustrating thing about being diabetic is that once family gets a little knowledge about diabetes, they will become John’s food inspectors/police. Tell them SHHHHH let him figure out how he feels and if it’s ever ok to splurge on something otherwise he will get frustrated and throw in the towel on being healthy. Also food fatigue will go in cycles it’s hard always thinking about how many carbs one should have

Your top is so pretty :) I was diagnosed diabetic about ten years ago, but with diet change I have gone back to prediabetic numbers...never had to do the insulin, but I like the new recipe ideas of healthy foods and snacks. I so need to clean up my diet more; I have so much weight to lose and health to regain from better eating. Hope we see some more diabetic friendly dishes in the future. My daughter is a diatician and she said that the diabetic diet is the way everyone should eat, we'd be a healthier nation.

I am also diabetic and have been for almost 30 years. Putting together an area in the fridge with good snacks is a great idea, but also remember how quickly blood sugars will drop. May I suggest along with the good snacks a bottle of some kind of fruit juice, I use orange juice, about one quarter of a cup. Also, a chocolate candy bar to stop the immediate drop while you get your snack from the refrigerator. The candy bar can be cut up in a plastic bag and put in the refrigerator because you don’t want to eat but a piece or two. Of course, check this out with your doctor, dropping blood sugar can be scary the first few times it happens. It sounds like he has a caring support system that will be there for him. You have given me much enjoyment on my IPad, I hope this can return the favor. Good luck and best wishes.

If you put a paper towel on top of your salad before putting on the lid, it will draw the moisture from the veggies and keep the salad fresher longer.❤

You two are the sweetest couple. It’s easy to see your love him in your cooking. Food is my love language too

Dearest Friend, my father was diabetic for over 45 yrs. I lost him in February,this year at 96 years old. Diabetes was the cause. It took his vision in his 70’s and was attacking his kidneys. He suffered greatly for the last 6 years of his life. Diabetes attack’s all your organs. You really should go to a dietician at your hospital and learn the diet for diabetes. Especially for heart protection. Potassium is a huge risk to heart and kidney’s Mr John should never have summer sausage or anything like that. It’s are also a problem. The only cheese to eat is hard cheese like Extra sharp kind’s. Believe me, it’s a constant battle. I cooked all his meals for him. My love and prayers go out to both of you 💕🙏🙏…… oh dear lord, no mayo, fat content … no tomatoes or citrus as orange juice Etc, or potatoes. Way to high in potassium plus starch in potatoes. I substituted with sweet potatoes but not many. Root vegetables, of any kind, are high in potassium. My dad loved cucumber’s and onions. I used equal parts of vinegar and water and a third to half that amount of sugar. That was his go to snack sugar in moderation is okay but not fat or starches. My father was type 2 diabetic. His blood sugar was over 700 He was at work, he couldn’t hear, see, or think. The doctor said he couldn’t believe dad wasn’t in a coma!! Please, everyone, be informed of EVERYTHING concerning this terrible disease 💕🙏🙏

I’m a nurse and a few years ago I missed all the signs of diabetes with my sister. She ended up lifeflighted with a glucose of 1200 and an a1c af 17.8. She was seizing nonstop for days. Thankfully we got to a good hospital and she did well. But it’s scary that even if u know what to watch for u can miss stuff. Good luck John. Just follow ur own thing and don’t be so strict that u will not be able to maintain the lifestyle. My sister went from drinking regular pop and koolaid to drinking sugar free everything. She was so overwhelmed at first

Your videos are not boring. I spend a lot of time in my kitchen also. ❤

You are the sweetest lady! And so thoughtful!

I'm Diabetic and one of my favorite snacks are those mini peppers cut in half and i spread a bit of cream cheese on the one side and sprinkle it with everything bagel seasoning or put it on cucumbers , so good.

Thank you so very much for including diabetic/high blood pressure snacks. Storing nuts in freezer was a new tip for me. I will be making your egg salad and a tossed salad this evening. Freezing sliced peppers and onions too. I love fried bacon and cabbage with a dash of lemon juice. I never thought to cook it with onion or in a large amount to snack on. I hardly ever cooked it because I was the only one to eat it. Now I will make the effort to keep it as a healthy staple in the fridge for myself as I love it cold as well. I am motivated to get back in the kitchen right now. I said to my husband, "I wish you were my mother." His reply was, "I wish they were our neighbours!" I also love when your family and friends visit too. 🙋‍♀️Hi Friends!!

When I do my prep, I don't have chickens so I put my veggie scraps into a freezer bag and throw them into the freezer until it's full. When full. I turn them into a veggie broth in my instant pot and use that for soups and liquid when cooking my pasta or potatoes in my instant pot...that means no waste.

Borderline diabetic here... Eating oatmeal and fruit every day for breakfast has really helped me. My doctor says I don't need to take metformin but to be careful with my carb intake. Eating oats has also helped with weight loss. It's hard to manage because I'm a huge meat and potato gal but I want to live!

You can add tuna or chicken to the egg salad to change it up sometimes, for a bit of variety, and it will still be diabetic friendly. I'm a type 2 diabetic too.

My highblood pressure was from my type 2, I lost 75 lbs then started passing out had to half my blood pressure meds. My sodium was actually low. I have to have salt on my nuts. Infact I found recipes from you that help me do it. The cabbage lasagna. Blessings its a hard road.

That is wild, a couple months ago when you said he eats and then gets sleepy and takes a nap I wanted to ask if he had been checked for diabetes. But I didn’t want to be one of those pushy people. I found out I am diabetic because I had trouble staying awake every day after lunch. Love you videos. You keep me company in the kitchen

The G Hughes sugar free sauces are wonderful. They are sold at Walmart. Also the sweet baby ray’s sugar free is really good. As are the bushes sugar free baked beans. He can also have 100% whole wheat bread and tortillas.

I'm a type 2 diabetic and one snack I really like is I take those small peppers cut them in half put a very 😮small amount of the whipped cream cheese and sprinkle everything bagel on them. It's very good.

Ur hubby has the best wife looking after him..praying he does well ♡

Renea, check with your hospital. A lot of times they do or know of where a nutrition class is held for diabetics. They will help you with things he can and can’t eat. My hospital does a free class with lot of information.

The two of you together so naturally, its just the most beautiful thing in the world❤!

That was my situation. Lost over 100 lbs and wasn't diabetic any longer. Over the years & some weight gain, im pre-diabetic now. Watching my diet alot more lately

Hi Renea and John! He’s a lucky man to have you taking care of him. He does need to have a little chocolate just to keep his brain functioning properly, that’s what my dad’s doctor told him. A little splurge once a week and he won’t feel so deprived. Have a blessed day you two!

I bet that cabbage and bacon would be awesome in an egg roll. I just got 4 pounds of coleslaw mix and was trying to figure out what to do with it. I'm making egg rolls. Thanks for another great video. I love them.

Hi Renee. I’m diabetic as well and I buy Flat Out Flat Bread. They have several varieties and some are lower in carbs than others. They make awesome wraps and I’ve even used them to make a pizza

I read somewhere once, that eating too much fat causes diabetes, and then after that,, is when the body cannot tolerate most sugar. For sweeteners, stevia and monk fruit are great replacements for sugar! You just have to learn the correct replacement ratios! 😊❤❤🙏

I love the line I couldnt eat that in a nightmare!!😂😂😂

I really love fried cabbage! Your doing so good preparing healthy snacks for John! It's so hard to come up with meals but it will all get better as you make the changes! I boil chicken and add that to my hubby's salad or with salad on the side. I will try the spaghetti squash you mentioned . Never think of that in place of pasta! i'm reading everyones comments and see great advice! Thanks Renea!

After I fry the bacon, I add a chopped onion to the grease and saute for a few minutes then add minced garlic and cook until it blooms, I then add the chopped cabbage with salt and pepper. I stir it all together and let cook. If it starts getting dry, I add a bit of water. It's DO Good!

Great video! I never thought of putting nuts in the freezer! Great idea:) Thank you for the ideas on preparing foods and the salad looks yummy!

Just found your channel. You r so Blessed to have your family. Lost my parents in my early teens never knew my grandparents n my brothers and sisters we r not close. I wasn't Blessed with children. But God is good and sent me my dog

In our household we all eat as if we are diabetic. Why? They do this to support me. When there are special occasions and the grandkids visit we let them each pick a salty snack and a sweet snack for a treat. When they head home they get to take it with them so I’m not tempted. I still cheat occasionally but moderation is key. I love chocolate. I eat chocolate. Just occasionally vs every day. Too much fruit causes me to spike. So I choose berries. It is tricky sometimes. I am allowed 45 carbs per meal. Sometimes I go over a little bit, but sometimes I’m under. My breakfast consists of eggs with avocado & chaffle. My lunch is usually a lettuce wrap filled with Tuna or chicken salad. I eat a home canned beans and soups. We are meat eaters. Before bed every night I drink a shot of dill pickle juice. They say it’s healthy and lowers blood sugar. Who knows?!? Just take one meal at a time.

Love love love fried cabbage with bacon and onions but I'm the only one that will eat it also! Sometimes you just gotta make a big batch to have for a few days!!!!

Awesome job, Renea! Those are some great healthy snacks.👌❤

Yum!! Egg salad in a lettuce wrap!

Beautiful couple....taking care of each other should be first priority...Great Job Renea!!! John...listen to your wife!!! Youll do great!!

Great ideas...its the best way to stock your fridge no matter what your dietary guidelines.❤

A lot of people think diabetes deals with only the amount of,until of sugar you consume. You are so smart to account for the many sugars that come from eating carbs. When I ate low carb, I learned to embrace vinegar and oil as a salad dressing. I also used sweetener in place of sugar. I know many viewers probably don’t like the thought of a sugar replacement, but it’s better than cravings you can’t satisfy that make you cheat on the diet. Mayo has less carbs than Miracle Whip. You already mentioned the spaghetti squash replacement for pasta. Sugar free raspberry vinaigrette on spinach leaves with a little fruit . Yum. Celery sticks filled with peanut butter. Peanut butter filled romaine leaves.

My best drink is water water and water, never enough water I have diabetes type 2 , I am not on insalin. When M. Wayna waves I wave back

Now you can cook for diabetics for your market stand.

G Hughes makes a sugar free French dressing and many other sugar free sauces like Bbq sauce. I’m not sure if you’ll find them in your small town but Walmart has quite a few flavors. If you would like to make some homemade sugar free French dressing, there’s a blog called All day I dream about food that I find a lot of recipes that she turns into low carb/ keto. I use the Lakanto monk fruit sweetener in most of the recipes I make of hers.

Hey there! I am diabetic as well and I learned how to keep my glycemic index lowered a little better and wanted to share it with you too! When he is eating his meals , if he eats his fiber first (beans , broccoli, collard greens , Brussels, artichokes, nuts , etc) then eats his protein and then eats his healthy starch- (sweet potato, etc ). It will allow the food to properly process the glycemic index of the food in his body. The fibrous foods coat the intestines allowing the other food to properly absorb the nutrients , carbs and sugars . Eating my fiber first , then protein and then healthy starch (if I want to add a healthy starch -most times I just eat veggies and protein) has significantly helped my a1c! I’m proud of ya for making all those changes immediately. He is lucky to have you… and vice versa .

yummy!!!! Blue cheese dressing is usually sugar free and/or very low carb (which converts to sugar). Check the brands at your local store .

Great tip using the pastry blender for chopping the eggs!❤

I eat whole wheat bread and buns. I am diabetic and I do have sweets from time to time but I have Dexcom G 7. I can check my numbers on my phone. I love it I hated sticking my fingers! But we need a good channel for us diabetics

I would like to be in your house when you're cooking, I bet it smells wonderful 😋

Oh John I am so sorry but Renea is a great cook and you will be on the mend in no time God Bless

Hi Renea!!! I liked everything you showed us today. It was a good video. I'm a fan of fried cabbage also. Anyways... Thanks for the ideas. Nice Video!!!...🦋

Hero makes the best low carb bread buns even sliders croissants i keep those stocked in freezer as well.

thank you for the nut storing tip! Holy moly 802 is a high threshold some would have been in a coma, wow. Thank God you took him to the doc!!!! He must be feeling soooooo much better! I’m going to try your cabbage recipe! The two of you are just so darn adorable together ❤

I’m sorry John. Listen to your beautiful wife and doctor...they will keep you healthy. Love, hugs and blessings always. 🦋🥰🙏💕

I love watching you two , so I want to tell you one word ( carnivore ) it’s all over the UTube . Husband has reversed his type 2 diabetes. I won’t tell you how to do it , you go watch UTube on the subject . I love you two y’all do it together . ❤

I know that right sis. Keep your family healthy. You're the cook you run the kitchen.❤❤❤❤

Renae you are such a a wonderful wife you show your love in all you do your giving and so kind your such a worker loved your video I would love your fried cabbage and bacon❣️ Shelby

Nice video, I love cooked cabbage and sometimes we add noodles.🎉

Renee, they have no carb tortillas and they have keto which is low carb and they do have keto bread also but I don’t know how it taste but the no carb tortillas are not bad at all and I’m a diabetic so I can eat those he just hast to watch things with added sugar not only added sugar corn syrup and all the other stuff that they put in it it’s hard but I don’t have to take insulin I’m a type two diabetic and my A1c right now is very well under control.. I know that hunger thing I used to have it too I’d be eating all night long I couldn’t get enough to eat I need a big meal and five minutes later I’m hungry again you’ll just have to learn to control it and as soon as the blood sugar gets under control you see that goes away.. i’m glad he’s starting to feel better..

Hello Renea from Akron, Ohio!! Oh my goodness!! I think I’m smelling cooked cabbage and it smells sooo good! Thank you so much for the tip on chopping up eggs!! What a great trick!! Thank you thank you thank you kiddo!! God bless!!🥰. PS. When boiling eggs ( my tip. Lol). Put your eggs. In your pan like you did, and when they come to a full boil, turn them off and leave them sit for about 10-15 minutes . That way you don’t have to worry about them over cooking. 💕

Nice video. Fried cabbage is so good!

My husband is diabetic and he says that the higher his blood sugar goes, the hungrier he gets, and when he eats more, his sugar goes even higher. It’s a vicious cycle until he gets it under control. You’ll get this, especially with you helping him. He’s lucky to have you!

The kids in my neighborhood are always in my yard, too. Some were here for a couple of hours. Its fun. I love fried cabbage, i dont make it enough.

I so enjoy watching ur channel esp when u do freezer meals. I've purchased things from peoples channels for me to use but never bought anything for any RU-vidr I've watched. Total was the day. I've heard u mention on several videos that u still haven't bought a salad spinner. No need to buy one. Just ordered u one off Amazon. U should receive it Friday. No thanks needed just enjoy and healthy planning and cooking. Let me know if u don't get it. I know how Amazon can be with delivery.

I am addicted to zatarans cajun sausage with onion and cabbage i make huge batches then freeze in single servings .

If you could find some good old fashioned recipes for dressings to put on salads I would love to see you do a video on that if you had time. I know you have older cookbooks. Thank you for sharing you journey. 🩷

❤you've got this! Blessings to a healthy happy summer!

😊You are such a wonderful, loving wife taking care of your husband's diabetic needs. This diet is not so bad after you get used of it. Its quite a healthy diet. Eggs for a snack are a no brainier. I've been diabetic for 23 years now. I now have my diabetes under control thanks to the guidance of a wonderful Dr. If taken care of, he will do just fine. God bless you both for all you do for others! So enjoy your videos. ❤

I love fried cabbage. I sometimes fry some up with ground beef and onions. Sometimes I cut up some potatoes and add it too it.

These latest videos have come at a great time for us. We just found out my husband s A1C is elevated. Sp now I know some things to do.

The pastry blender does work perfect for making egg salad.

Hi Renea, I love that cabbage recipe. I thought about Keto bread as a low carb source for your husband to eat. There are many recipes on youtube. Just a suggestion. That way he can still have bread that won't have a negative impact on his insulin. Thanks for all the great snack suggestions.

I use my hamburger chopper when I make egg salad. It works great as well, but that is a great tip about the pastry blender. I actually made eggs today for egg salad, so we are on the same page. I am also a Type 2 Diabetic. By the way, Walmart has Keto Tortillas by Oroweat, but for an even lower carb count, I usually get mine on Amazon. I like the Mr. Tortilla brand.

Awesome Job!! Taking the time to make things easier to eat healthy. I have recently been diagnosed with type 2. Trying to change things for the better myself😊

That cabbage looks delicious.

Hate to hear John has diabetes as I have it too. I’m looking forward to seeing all your new ideas and recipes you will be coming up with as I feel I eat the same things all the time trying to control it.

I am interested in how you are helping Mr Wayna with his sugar level. I have a family member recently diagnosed with that so I would enjoy some good cooking ideas. Thank you for sharing this.❤

My cousins used to eat mayonnaise sandwiches hot in the microwave

I love peanut butter and mayo … got the habit from my dad … great combo !!

To dice my eggs I use a shredder like you would use to make coleslaw works so good and gets them nice and fine

Glad lock bags seal every time

Have a wonderful week!

Love how you cook to cure! ❤️

Yep, I can’t explain it, but peanut butter and Mayo is good! Love your channel. So sorry Mr Wayna has been diagnosed with diabetes, but I am very happy to have another source for diabetic friendly foods. Thank you for all you do, Renee 💕

lots of great prep

Blood sugar goes high and sometimes low..glucose sweets..to suck on in case of a hypo..just as dangerous as hyper. to stabilise blood sugar levels..diabetics need sugar ..natural forms of fruit.. eggs..casseroles and vegetables.. regards Karolyn Melbourne

Hope you had a good mother day

Yum yum. Love cabbage

I see u also use lock and lock with eggs in it. I am a type 2 diabetic and my husband is type one I am 62 he is 57 and I could share so many good recipes with you. And yes my husband was the same he is 5’10 and he went down to 130 he was 27 when he came down with this and he was very thirsty also and now he is on a pump and we are all good . I have so many low carb recipe u will love ❤️

I just made fried cabbage and ground pork a couple days ago. Yuummm❤ Looking forward to your diabetic recipes. I know they'll be very good. ❤❤😊

They say food heals😊

i love fried cabbage...yummm!!!

I use a box grater to do my boiled eggs for egg salad

My dad used to eat Peanut Butter and Miracle Whip on homemade bread when I was growing up.

John looks so different without the beard

Good Morning ☀️ ❤

Also I use munk fruit sweetener it’s the best

You too are cute.i am diabetic also.if he like rice cakes.i get a chocolate one put whipped cream and fruit on it when I want a sweet.your and amazing cook❤