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<blockquote data-quote="RobertJ" data-source="post: 2558556" data-attributes="member: 351599"><p>This is where I've been having a big think in recent times. From my teens until now (age 32) I basically just thought I was supposed to be able to eat same as everyone else, i.e. go to an Indian restaurant and have curry with naan bread and two pints of Cobra. But now I'm coming round to the notion that just because, in a literal sense, I can eat what I want maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I could be making things easier for myself and improving my health and life expectancy by just eating lower carb things. I should say, even before recently, my Hba1C was sometimes quite good. </p><p></p><p>This might sound weird but until I was diagnosed with background retinopathy I didn't think of myself as a proper person with diabetes. I thought of myself more as a guest diabetic and an outsider compared to people who talk about it more and get involved with things. Therefore, for no sensible reason, I never thought of low-carb meals as relevant to me. Type 1 diabetes is now far more at the front of my mind. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's a video where it's somethin like '10 things people with diabetes should avoid', which includes eggs, steak, fruit juice, and places alcohol and number one. I think it's because of the idea it's bad for you anyway, plus things like beer causing spikes. But some drinks cause virtually no diabetes problems at all in my experience, such as white wine or dry G&T. Plus, life can be somewhat a balance between fun and being healthy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobertJ, post: 2558556, member: 351599"] This is where I've been having a big think in recent times. From my teens until now (age 32) I basically just thought I was supposed to be able to eat same as everyone else, i.e. go to an Indian restaurant and have curry with naan bread and two pints of Cobra. But now I'm coming round to the notion that just because, in a literal sense, I can eat what I want maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I could be making things easier for myself and improving my health and life expectancy by just eating lower carb things. I should say, even before recently, my Hba1C was sometimes quite good. This might sound weird but until I was diagnosed with background retinopathy I didn't think of myself as a proper person with diabetes. I thought of myself more as a guest diabetic and an outsider compared to people who talk about it more and get involved with things. Therefore, for no sensible reason, I never thought of low-carb meals as relevant to me. Type 1 diabetes is now far more at the front of my mind. There's a video where it's somethin like '10 things people with diabetes should avoid', which includes eggs, steak, fruit juice, and places alcohol and number one. I think it's because of the idea it's bad for you anyway, plus things like beer causing spikes. But some drinks cause virtually no diabetes problems at all in my experience, such as white wine or dry G&T. Plus, life can be somewhat a balance between fun and being healthy. [/QUOTE]
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