Um, yes, I can eat that ’cause Mike said so.

The holidays mean lots of food — most of it full of sugary, carbolicious fantasticness! (Yes, those are real words. Trust me, I’m a journalist.) Luckily for me, my family rocks and they know I can eat most anything as long as my numbers are in range. They also recognize I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 18 years, so I got this. But, I do occasionally run into someone who repeatedly asks, “Can you eat that?” Which, of course, requires me to bite my tongue to not say, “No, I can’t because it will kill me. But man, it sure is delicious.” Of course, there’s always the standard response of, “The only thing I can’t eat is poison. Well, and cookies with poison.” My friend Mike (aka awesomesauce and if you don’t believe me, see inset photo) decided to share his thoughts on how to eat dinner with a diabetic. Of course, the only proper way to do this is through video. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!