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<blockquote data-quote="RAPS_od" data-source="post: 2149401" data-attributes="member: 132477"><p>Hi, diabeticpoledancer! I'm a T1 and have been for 50 years. I can tell you that frustration is part of the diabetic condition, the part they don't really tell you about up front. It's tough to love your body when it fails, but I think you're doing the absolute right thing with pole dancing! That takes strength and agility (two things I don't have!) </p><p>My immediate reaction to your post was in the part where you talk about binging in the evening. Couple of thoughts:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What else are you doing at that time that makes binge eating attractive? Sometimes I find I'm eating when watching TV or when I bored. My answer was to pick up my iPad and work on that while the TV's on, chewing SF gum, or (believe it or not) sitting on my hands. I just had to find a replacement habit. It's kind of like quitting smoking: even if you don't crave nicotine, there's always the 'what do I do with my hands' question. If there's a way to change your activity or setting that leaves you wanting to binge eat, try to find a replacement.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think many of us can relate to binge eating! My solution has been to remove the things I'd like to binge on, like cookies (yum). Now, I buy SF cookies (I found some that I like). I also keep lots of different types of nuts around, like pecans and almonds. Binges on nuts slow down quickly for me. I have a friend that keeps cauliflower around for her binges. I guess to sum it up - binge on something that won't impact your blood sugar.</li> </ul><p>High blood sugar affects your moods and muscles, so it's not surprising that it's having impact on your love life. I let my diabetes go big time out of control when I was your age and had yeast infections for 3 years straight. Ugh. Who wants to make love when everything itches!? Once I got my levels more to normal, my libido came back, too, and I started to feel human again. </p><p>I hope I don't sound preach-y. These are things I found out the absolute hard way. I would spare you that if I could.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RAPS_od, post: 2149401, member: 132477"] Hi, diabeticpoledancer! I'm a T1 and have been for 50 years. I can tell you that frustration is part of the diabetic condition, the part they don't really tell you about up front. It's tough to love your body when it fails, but I think you're doing the absolute right thing with pole dancing! That takes strength and agility (two things I don't have!) My immediate reaction to your post was in the part where you talk about binging in the evening. Couple of thoughts: [LIST] [*]What else are you doing at that time that makes binge eating attractive? Sometimes I find I'm eating when watching TV or when I bored. My answer was to pick up my iPad and work on that while the TV's on, chewing SF gum, or (believe it or not) sitting on my hands. I just had to find a replacement habit. It's kind of like quitting smoking: even if you don't crave nicotine, there's always the 'what do I do with my hands' question. If there's a way to change your activity or setting that leaves you wanting to binge eat, try to find a replacement. [*]I think many of us can relate to binge eating! My solution has been to remove the things I'd like to binge on, like cookies (yum). Now, I buy SF cookies (I found some that I like). I also keep lots of different types of nuts around, like pecans and almonds. Binges on nuts slow down quickly for me. I have a friend that keeps cauliflower around for her binges. I guess to sum it up - binge on something that won't impact your blood sugar. [/LIST] High blood sugar affects your moods and muscles, so it's not surprising that it's having impact on your love life. I let my diabetes go big time out of control when I was your age and had yeast infections for 3 years straight. Ugh. Who wants to make love when everything itches!? Once I got my levels more to normal, my libido came back, too, and I started to feel human again. I hope I don't sound preach-y. These are things I found out the absolute hard way. I would spare you that if I could. [/QUOTE]
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