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Birthdays and Christmas

Welcome to the forum. There's a good recipe/food section on here and you might find you get more replies in a new thread there. @Antje77 @Erin (if OP agrees).

Just one word of advice - it's not just avoiding sugar you need to be aware of - it's avoidance of carbohydrate in total. Cake - a traditional cake anyway - would give me huge problems and is probably not advisable.
 
Hello, and welcome. You might want to let go of the idea of cake, as low carb cakes are usually a bit of a chore to make. How about a juicy steak to celebrate? Or something big and meaty you can toss in an airfryer/oven or something, so it'll just come out done without too much work? Chicken, pork roast... Cutting carbs, not just sugars but starches too, is key for a T2, and coincidentally... Carbs are inflammatory. If you both cut carbs together, you might not flare as badly in the future. (I know it made one heck of a difference to my Sjögren's. No guarantees, but... It's easier if you do it together, and there's plenty of potential health benefits for both of you). https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/ might help some when it comes to sorting out a workable diet. Figure out what works for you both, in ease of prep (where dietdoctor.com may help. No need to join up, lots on there is available for free), as well as improved diet.

You'll be fine. And he will be too. Diabetes is entirely manageable and he doesn't have to get complications. We know so much more now than the diabetics I knew as a younger woman did, 20 to 30 years ago. It's going to be alright. Stick with the folks here, learn what you can, and take a deep breath... When I was diagnosed I thought I had one foot in the grave. Turns out life's a lot better when you know what's wrong with you and you manage to treat it effectively! I'm healthier and more active now, than I was at diagnosis. I got a new lease on life, (and back then I suspect I was at death's door) and the same may be true for your significant other. It gets better. It really does. Dare to hope a little.
Jo
 
 
Fantastic reply. Thank you so much. I’m 53 and loved your outlook. Yes if you have one small piece of cake I can see it spiralling out of control. I can do this. Thank you. X
 
Fantastic reply. Thank you so much. I’m 53 and loved your outlook. Yes if you have one small piece of cake I can see it spiralling out of control. I can do this. Thank you. X

I'm 53 too.. I feel no one knows us like "us."
Don't get me wrong, I've had my "vices." Cake or desert has never been one of them.
 
I'm 53 too.. I feel no one knows us like "us."
Don't get me wrong, I've had my "vices." Cake or desert has never been one of them.
Just a shame I do not drink. Lol.
 
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