Hi
@snowdrop345
I'm sorry to read of your loss and troubles. I can't relate to all you're going through, but with respect to the foods issue I can honestly say that I've been there (and back) for most of my type 1 life (38 years and counting).
I can't say for sure, but am I correct in assuming that you're trying to "eat all the right foods" in a sort "right, from today I'm going t eat well" frame of mind?
If so, then I suspect you're adding to your emotional and logistical burdens in an unhelpful manner - I've been there too, and I'm reasonably 100% that most others on this forum have as well.
May I suggest that you sit down for a quiet moment and reflect upon what things about your diet that you suspect / know are 'wrong' and then right a list of all the 'wrong foods' you need to cut out and all the 'good foods' you need to add in.
Once you've done that, divide your two lists by 12 (one for good, one for bad) - this is roughly one item to remove and one to add in per month so that your body get's used to not having one thing and having another more frequently
If, after a couple of months, you find that it is still very hard to keep up, then double the time period per two items.
I started radically changing my diet back in September 2013 - it took six months of diligence and relapses to get to the stage where I didn't even notice the biscuit racks in the shops, and that was with just one child an no bereavement.
The thing is this, you've had the most horrendous experience and you also have to continue living and looking after your three children - no easy task without diabetes let alone with it.
Taking things slowly will enable you to make adjustments to your diet, shopping habits, emotional and logistical challenges that bit easier and appropriate to the pace you can realistically hope to manage.
In time, each change will embed itself so that the old habits no longer exist and the new ones are second-nature; and all the time you're making those changes they're lessening the burden and adding to the improvement to your whole body.
In addition to all the other suggestions about LCHF, consider changing some of your food stuffs first, eg:
- buy wild rice (Waitrose) instead of white or 'wholegrain'
- change from milk to dark chocolate
- reduce sugars in drinks and on cereals, etc.
But again, do it slowly so that you barely notice the difference and within six months you'll be able to look back and go "Wow! What a difference I've made!"
With very best wishes,
C.
