Chalky? Delicious.

"Lemon raspberry turnover, anyone?"

After yesterday’s post, I’ve decided to dub this week Laughter Week at My Favourite Number.  Today’s post will showcase one tried and true method for staying sane and smiling in the midst of all those unpleasant aspects of life with diabetes (ex: 3am lows and rebound highs).

Introducing Hypoglycemia Haute Cuisine…

In this day and age of Food Network-based culinary education, rock star chefs and DIY gourmet dining, we’ve been taught that anybody and everybody (including a young, cartoon rat with an unbelievable sense of smell) can be their own five star, kitchen genius.  Heck, with only a few jelly beans you can create decadent, culinary wonders such as tiramisu, plum pudding and wild blackberry and peach cobbler.  So, as part of Laughter Week, I have developed some low blood sugar treatments extraordinaire.  These recipes transform those chalky, powdery tablets into the essence of fine dining (c’mon folks, use your imaginations).  Bon appetit!

2 orange + 2 watermelon glucose tablets = Fruit Punch (a.k.a Summer BBQ)

2 orange + 2 raspberry glucose tablets = Raspberry Orange Sorbet

2 lemon + 2 raspberry glucose tablets = Lemon Raspberry Turnover

1 watermelon + 3 grape glucose tablets = Watermelon Wine (a.k.a. Sign Me Up!)

And, for a more severe low requiring a bit more carbage…

1 raspberry red + 1 lemony lemon + 1 orangey orange + 1 grapity purple + 1 watermelon glucose tablet = Taste the Rainbow (a.k.a. Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids!)