- Messages
- 4,398
- Location
- Suffolk, UK
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
Having to forswear foods I have loved all my life.
Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
Please note this is not a recommendation!
We generally make sacrifices, often major, especially in relation to food, as an investment in our long term health.
No treats may be harsh, but years without complications will be worth it.
We are now faced with the increased threat of death in the next 6 months.
Not as major as it sometimes sounds, but far more of a threat than usual.
For me, major temptation time is over Xmas and New Year with mince pies, Xmas pud, roast spuds etc.
I weaken and indulge myself knowing that stern control in the New Year will get me back on track.
I'm now contemplating illness, very serious illness or even death over the next 6 months.
Very hard not to decide to have a chip muffin, a cheesecake,.......
Hmmm... I just ran short of a list of desperate sins.
Sourdough bread is in there somewhere.
However, I think you probably get my drift.
If I was told that I would definitely be dead within 6 months then I would fill my boots because what are the consequences?
Being told that you might have a 1%, 3.5%, or more chance of severe illness then death because of age and diabetes is very unsettling.
I can't travel the world to tick off my bucket list.
Probably can't even travel this country.
Decadent indulgence is certainly a temptation,
Another unsettling thought is that I am relatively slim and if I did fall ill this might be a disadvantage because I lack fat reserves.
Should I perhaps put on half a stone?
I know that at the moment it goes on and comes off easily.
On the other hand I don't want to sail through the Covid-19 crisis only to have diabetic complications.
Perhaps just one chip butty in sourdough and a small slice of cheesecake?
Decisions, decisions.........
We generally make sacrifices, often major, especially in relation to food, as an investment in our long term health.
No treats may be harsh, but years without complications will be worth it.
We are now faced with the increased threat of death in the next 6 months.
Not as major as it sometimes sounds, but far more of a threat than usual.
For me, major temptation time is over Xmas and New Year with mince pies, Xmas pud, roast spuds etc.
I weaken and indulge myself knowing that stern control in the New Year will get me back on track.
I'm now contemplating illness, very serious illness or even death over the next 6 months.
Very hard not to decide to have a chip muffin, a cheesecake,.......
Hmmm... I just ran short of a list of desperate sins.
Sourdough bread is in there somewhere.
However, I think you probably get my drift.
If I was told that I would definitely be dead within 6 months then I would fill my boots because what are the consequences?
Being told that you might have a 1%, 3.5%, or more chance of severe illness then death because of age and diabetes is very unsettling.
I can't travel the world to tick off my bucket list.
Probably can't even travel this country.
Decadent indulgence is certainly a temptation,
Another unsettling thought is that I am relatively slim and if I did fall ill this might be a disadvantage because I lack fat reserves.
Should I perhaps put on half a stone?
I know that at the moment it goes on and comes off easily.
On the other hand I don't want to sail through the Covid-19 crisis only to have diabetic complications.
Perhaps just one chip butty in sourdough and a small slice of cheesecake?
Decisions, decisions.........