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- Type of diabetes
- Gestational
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Well you could give yourself a slap on the wrist rather than a kicking..
But it completely depends on how you view your health and the lengths to which you want to go to preserve it for as long as possible. You're still quite young so should have a far more flexible metabolism than an old f**t like me.
But you know it was most likely the polenta so why not just not eat that next time and eat the stuffed cabbage leaves?
I kinda knew the polenta was going to get me. I hadn't eaten it in so long and I used to love the stuff.. I'm still in transition into a better way of eating. It takes time, doesn't it? It's been about 6 months and I've mostly kicked my sweet tooth habits but I still have a square or two of dark chocolate or carob.
It's about finding a balance and slowly saying goodbye to those old foods that you no longer should eat. It's a process.
It's even harder when you live with someone who is a good cook! And who laughs (only semi-jokingly) at the idea that we might be killing ourselves with this much good food around. He lives for food in a way - it's a cultural thing. He spends hours preparing these dishes. Fortunately most of them are meat-based and have carbs on the side which can be left out, and that is what I would try to do. Just closed my eyes and opened my mouth today instead. We've all done it. Leaving food behind can be a bit emotional really. But there's still plenty of good options left to be excited about.
It's even harder though with my kids who I now cannot give breakfast cereals and juice to anymore because I know where it can lead. The poor things will have a complex about sugar when all their friends are eating muesli bars and chips for lunch, I'll be trying to get them to eat tuna, cucumber and cheese.
And then I have the old lady across the road who brings cupcakes or chocolates for them every single time she visits. She even handed some to me after I'd explained I had gestational diabetes (at the time) and I was like "Keep that away from me! I love it but I can't have it!"
Must be ridiculously hard for someone in their 20s who is trying to have a social life and eat out with their friends who have no idea what different foods are doing to them...