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I see you posted this quite a while back now and i wonder how you are getting on. I was interested that binge eating came up as my 13 year old type 1 daughter, had such a bad binge episode last Saturday she was violently sick the next morning. She felt poorly all the following day and didn't want to eat so we had to watch her blood sugars very carefully but thankfully we did manage to keep them OK. Have you found any help yet? Is there anything you can suggest for me to help my daughter?I'm a serial binge eater. Have been for 6 years since I was diagnosed with type 1. Was also diagnosed with depression that year too.
Has anyone else experienced this and any advice as to how to overcome? I'm at my wits end. Frustrated with myself and just can't get it together.
Hi @lizlI see you posted this quite a while back now and i wonder how you are getting on. I was interested that binge eating came up as my 13 year old type 1 daughter, had such a bad binge episode last Saturday she was violently sick the next morning. She felt poorly all the following day and didn't want to eat so we had to watch her blood sugars very carefully but thankfully we did manage to keep them OK. Have you found any help yet? Is there anything you can suggest for me to help my daughter?
I'm not sure exactly what triggers it off but once she starts bingeing she keeps it up for hours.
There is hope Yammy. It is called Mindfulness Meditation and derived from it is mindful eating. A lot of well meaning people don't get it either and to be fair why or how could they - especially if their knowledge is based on articles. The DSM5 states that:It was Binge Eating that got me here in the first place...... Life long. I'm in and out of control of it. People ( including my diabetic nurse) Just DO-NOT-GET-IT.
I've found being low carb and fasting has really stopped my emotional eating. If I'm fasting I will not stray no matter how stressed out I feel. I just shake it off. It's very liberating and I'm proud that I no longer binge.
I do however slip up from time to time but it's not emotionally for me these days - more like having silly expectations of myself and not being prepared mentally enough. I'm working on that....
I have had binge eating episodes for years. I have mentioned this to my diabetes team for four years. People think of me as a person who loves food, but in reality I hate it.
I've come to this conversation on binge eating rather late but have to say it's encouraging to visualise people all around the country trying, and sometimes failing, to keep on an even keel with their own brand of diabetes?
I am elderly and live alone and today a neighbour I do not know well gave me a bag of chocs. Not wanting to be impolite, I took them and thanked her. Shock horror, I've eaten them all in one day! No matter your age, you still feel guilty and disappointed in yourself for being so weak-willed. Generally, I find not buying sweet foods is the only way to resist temptation. I never buy ice cream to take home now, just have an occasional one out-of-doors. I have learnt through this forum some good ideas for snacks although some difficulty there too as my gallbladder has been removed so I easily eat more fat than I can digest. A fasting day, doing nothing, works wonders.