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Message: <blockquote data-quote="debrasue" data-source="post: 1221819">I have to agree with [USER=41816]@Brunneria[/USER] on this one; I can tolerate a small amount of carbs without it causing any major effects on my BG levels, but the subsequent rise in cravings usually isn't worth it. For me, a small amount of pastry one day results in five days of fighting cravings for more carbs and the insidious whisper of "It didn't take my BGs outside the 'normal' range, so it would be OK to have this, or that" and, before you know it, I'd be right back where I started in March of this year, with an HbA1c of 63!I fought hard to get that down to 42 and I'm reluctant to jeopardise that. As other posters have said, there are an awful lot of delicious things I can eat, so I usually concentrate on those. I think I was in denial about diabetes while I was striving to find substitutes and trying to "beat diabetes". Now I accept I can't beat it, I have to learn to live with it instead, That's not to say that I never, ever stray into carb territory. But at least now I can ask myself the question, "Is it worth it?" and most of the time the answer is "No".But we are all different - good luck with your own battle, [USER=283097]@SugarPossum[/USER] !Hugs <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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