About a half mile away from me, and half a block from one of my friends, is a little mom and pop Mexican place. We usually go there once or twice a month for dinner.

A month ago I was diagnosed t2d. My first thought was, What will I eat when we go for Mexican? It's hardly a diabetes friendly cuisine.

She invited me to dinner today, and I explained the issue to the server. I ordered Carne Asada fajitas with no tortillas. Normally it comes with rice, beans, and salad, so I asked for double salad.

The fajitas were amazing. But even more amazing was my "salad." They bought me an entire dinner platter with sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, orange slices, and lime wedges on a bed of shredded iceberg. I ordered some pico de gallo to use as dressing.

I wrote them a thank you note on my napkin. It made me so happy.