hello, i was diagnosed with prediabetes about 3 months ago. and i really just dont know how to stop cravings for sodas and other foods i know i shouldnt eat. how can i stop the cravings?
i was doing pretty well on the diet the first month, i was beeing treated with metformin and alopurinol. i am still being treated with metformin but have found myself in a face of... denial of my diagnosis. i have been breaking the diet more days than following it. missing my workouts, going out and drinking on weekends..... and i feel like i need to get back on track with everything... how can i do it?
I think it's maybe not so much cravings, though cutting back on carbs will make your body protest for a while as they are addictive, and you'll go through withdrawal for a bit... Assuming that's the diet you're following. (Low carb, high fat). But maybe, just maybe, you're also reacting to the diagnosis. It could have triggered the stages of grief, one of which is denial, another is anger (and doing everything you know you shouldn't is kind of rebelling as a result of those two). Just a guess though.
I didn't know I was prediabetic, the specialist I was seeing didn't bother to tell me. I would've done just about anything not to get T2 eventually. By the time I was diagnosed my muscles were wasting away, I was tired to the point of pain, couldn't walk around in my own home without face-planting. (And those hard landings made my knees very unhappy). Not to mention the morbid obesity. Just keep in mind, it's easier to tackle prediabetes than it is to come back from that. If you act now, and make sure you eat foods you both enjoy and keep you full, it's easier... If you hate salads, and you feel like you have to eat those every day, this isn't going to work. So figure out what foods work for you. I enjoy every single meal I eat. Otherwise, I would've fallen off the wagon and never gotten back on a long time ago, I fear. So stick with what you love AND doesn't raise your bloodsugars. I drink a lot of tea, espresso, and sparkling water. Eat heaps of bacon, cheese, meat, fish, poultry, above ground veggies... And salads, because I love those.
The cravings will go if you stick with it *consistently*, and will go sooner if you cut out artificial sweeteners, as your body will keep wanting sweet stuff if you keep on those. (Voice of experience here...). As for drinking on the weekends, you can... Just check this page for which drinks you can safely have. (Without messing up your bloodsugars. If you drink & drive there's noting safe about it, but you get the idea, right?)
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/alcohol
I'm not entirely sure about the Allopurinol... It's for your kidneys (or gout), but one of the possible, though rare side effects, is Diabetes T2. I know my kidneyfunction suffered when my bloodsugars were high, but if you're still prediabetic it should be better than this, I think... What was your HbA1c? Do you know?
In any case, good luck!
Jo
