God yeah. I spent 50 years honing my skills in cooking - used to make all the different types of bread, pastry, baking, pasta etc. Diagnosed with diabetes 6 months ago and all those skills made redundant. I hate cooking now. A diabetic meal is just like a normal meal minus the joy plus...
I have recently been diagnosed with type 2. I have had depression for 40 years with anhedonia but strangely the one thing that has endured is my love of cooking. I've built up many years of culinary skills and it is a great loss for me that I will no longer be needing these skills - no more...