andyslowrider
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
This will be my first Christmas since diagnosis and I've been thinking about how to approach the food side of it. I'm therefore glad that someone else has asked the question!
My thoughts at the moment are that I'll relax the diet temporarily with regard to savory food, but strictly avoid the sweet stuff. I simply can't imagine Christmas lunch without a few crispy roast potatoes and a yorkshire pudding but I'm not bothered about missing out on the Christmas pudding, sweets, chocolates etc. I think that the few days after Christmas will be the hardest for me - I do love some warm, freshly baked bread with all those cold meats and cheeses.
I'm dreading the boxing day fasting blood sugar reading though. I've learned that an hour or so of fairly intense exercise after dinner can keep the fasting blood sugars down to a reasonable level the morning after after a (relatively) carb-heavy meal, but there's no way the wife or the kids will let me exercise on Christmas evening.
Christmas will also be my first time drinking alcohol since my diagnosis in April, so that will also add an interesting dimension. I'm not a big drinker, but do enjoy a glass or two of Cava or Champagne. Belgian beers are normally my go-to drinks though, so it will be interesting to see how they affect me.
My thoughts at the moment are that I'll relax the diet temporarily with regard to savory food, but strictly avoid the sweet stuff. I simply can't imagine Christmas lunch without a few crispy roast potatoes and a yorkshire pudding but I'm not bothered about missing out on the Christmas pudding, sweets, chocolates etc. I think that the few days after Christmas will be the hardest for me - I do love some warm, freshly baked bread with all those cold meats and cheeses.
I'm dreading the boxing day fasting blood sugar reading though. I've learned that an hour or so of fairly intense exercise after dinner can keep the fasting blood sugars down to a reasonable level the morning after after a (relatively) carb-heavy meal, but there's no way the wife or the kids will let me exercise on Christmas evening.
Christmas will also be my first time drinking alcohol since my diagnosis in April, so that will also add an interesting dimension. I'm not a big drinker, but do enjoy a glass or two of Cava or Champagne. Belgian beers are normally my go-to drinks though, so it will be interesting to see how they affect me.