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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2360913" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Your post reminds me of myself about 20-30 years ago ! Just being type 1 can get you into an obsession with carbs given the need to count them then if you think about hypos causing extreme carb craving then add in our carb centric society which advocates frequent meals and snacks then it is hardly surprising we're often destined to become addicted with the majority of people then suffering from some form of metabolic problem be that type 2, heart disease and/or obesity as a result. Only a minority are natural skinnies who never develop these problems. We are also told that as type 1s we can eat this kind of a diet provided we dose properly for it yet I've always found this pretty tricky with so many more variables than is implied by a carb: bolus and basal ratio.</p><p>My experience was that I binged on carbs and felt utterly convinced that if I could eat this way without consequence then nothing else mattered. I got psychological and chemical help which began with an anti depressant and gradually found that I didn't get such a pleasure hit from the food anymore i.e the drugs stopped working and I stopped associating pleasure (dopemaine hit from carbs) with happiness (seratonin) with the latter being longer lasting and less harmful to my health and self-esteem. It is very hard with food but having realised you've got a problem (an addiction to something which is encouraged and culturally very acceptable) don't use the label addiction as a reason not to do something about a behaviour which is harming you. I found this guy's videos quite stark in their message but he's walked the talk at least and is a medical doctor so could be useful to you. Now my personal policy on carbs is to be low carb without being keto (30g or less per meal and the only thing I am now addicted to is being fit and coffee).</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk4Mk7vArjSYBa1VKv9-chA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk4Mk7vArjSYBa1VKv9-chA</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2360913, member: 365308"] Your post reminds me of myself about 20-30 years ago ! Just being type 1 can get you into an obsession with carbs given the need to count them then if you think about hypos causing extreme carb craving then add in our carb centric society which advocates frequent meals and snacks then it is hardly surprising we're often destined to become addicted with the majority of people then suffering from some form of metabolic problem be that type 2, heart disease and/or obesity as a result. Only a minority are natural skinnies who never develop these problems. We are also told that as type 1s we can eat this kind of a diet provided we dose properly for it yet I've always found this pretty tricky with so many more variables than is implied by a carb: bolus and basal ratio. My experience was that I binged on carbs and felt utterly convinced that if I could eat this way without consequence then nothing else mattered. I got psychological and chemical help which began with an anti depressant and gradually found that I didn't get such a pleasure hit from the food anymore i.e the drugs stopped working and I stopped associating pleasure (dopemaine hit from carbs) with happiness (seratonin) with the latter being longer lasting and less harmful to my health and self-esteem. It is very hard with food but having realised you've got a problem (an addiction to something which is encouraged and culturally very acceptable) don't use the label addiction as a reason not to do something about a behaviour which is harming you. I found this guy's videos quite stark in their message but he's walked the talk at least and is a medical doctor so could be useful to you. Now my personal policy on carbs is to be low carb without being keto (30g or less per meal and the only thing I am now addicted to is being fit and coffee). [URL]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk4Mk7vArjSYBa1VKv9-chA[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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