debs248
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- Messages
- 397
- Location
- Southampton
- Type of diabetes
- Other
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Hypocrisy, mornings
I have strongly advised her as it runs in the family but she's reluctant and it's too late for me to take her to the doctor myself, she didn't really have definite symptoms until after she turned 16.If your daughter has symptoms of PCOS she needs to be checked by a doctor. There are treatments that will help.
I know she has very strong "food noise", stronger than I remember at that age. She also suffers from anxiety, has had her ADHD confirmed while at uni and is waiting for an autism assessment. The college have been excellent but she has to realise she needs help in the first place. I though recording her mood and reason for eating might be useful as I'm not there to see her behaviour day to day.It can be a difficult time when our offspring leave for university. Both for them, and for we parents. We have to let them be independent, but can’t just stop being parents. Your mention of food and mood diary suggests concerns about emotional wellbeing? She, perhaps, needs to seek advice from student welfare? Sorry if that is me making an assumption, just not sure of your meaning.
She's self catering and of course is a big fan of bread, noodles, rice, potatoes, neglecting protein. She eats lots of fruit which is a double edged sword given the family history of insulin resistance...Having worked in student support, I have seen the sort of difficulties some who are away from home get themselves into. (They seldom tell all to concerned parents.) Including, for example financial, relationship issues, balancing the study and social life. Very often eating decent meals is low on the agenda, and some of the meal offerings if resident on campus are rather bland, made with cheap carb based foods.
I don't want to force my low carb on her, she has to decide that for herself. At the moment I'm restraining myself to comments like "you do know a 250g pack of mango is recommended as 3 portions"If your daughter is going to be living off campus perhaps just a simple guide to low carb meals will be a good start. Such as this from dietdoctor
A Low Carb Diet Guide for Beginners – Diet Doctor
In this top low-carb guide, we show you what to eat, what to avoid and how to avoid side effects. Get delicious low-carb recipes and meal plans.www.dietdoctor.com
She's planning to live in halls for the whole four years, in a studio flat so not much communal cooking. There was one "pasta party" early on but it hasn't been repeated.Or perhaps during summer vacation, which will start soon, get her involved in preparing simple meals at home. If she is going to be in a shared student house next semester, she could do what some enterprising students I know have done. Offer to prepare meals for her housemates, but get them to pay for all of the food. It would give her some control of her diet back .
I do understand that.I don't want to force my low carb on her, she has to decide that for herself.
Tricky. He's missed her a lot and naturally wants to cook all her favourite foods. Perhaps as it's the long vacation I can persuade him to rein it in after a couple of weeks!Your concerns about her having PCOS and insulin resistance, though…. Lowering carbs in her diet could help alleviate the symptoms. So suggesting rather than “forcing your low carb on her” might help. Would her dad be prepared to get her on board with that?
Yes she likes dancing but again, unless it's organised, like a ceilidh or barn dance, she won't think to do it.Could you recommend that she go for dancing or some other sport? After all, if she doesn't have diabetes, then it's important to just spend more calories than you eat, and dancing is fun and there are a lot of people you can make friends with, and dancing is also a great way to relieve stress. Fast carbs kick-start her brain, and she needs it to study.
Yes she likes dancing but again, unless it's organised, like a ceilidh or barn dance, she won't think to do it.
She's done a session in the gym today and yesterday and some yoga in her room as I pointed out that yoga existed for hundreds of years before mats were invented so she doesn't have to wait until she comes home and "borrows" mine. She also got a mini workout walking up and down 3 flights of stairs to collect the vacuum cleaner so she could clean some floor space
Having seen her food diary this weekend, she's consuming *plenty* of fast carbs. She's also naturally gravitated towards 18:6 intermittent fasting which was unexpected, although she might just have not snacked in the evening because she'd have to log it.
She's not going to read something like that, unfortunately. I'm trying to find shorter, snappier things that appeal to "the youth of today."Apparently people stay slimmer if their gut bacteria is healthy.
To feed my healthy gut microbes, I have used Dr Clare Bailey's "The Clever Guts Diet Recipe Book" for several years.
I now also have Professor Spector's book "The Food for Life Cookbook" for easy-to-follow recipes, and the science behind healthy gut bacteria.
Perhaps those books may be worth you considering, if you don't already have them.
She's been 3 days in a row, so I'm hopeful she'll keep it up.In general, a more fun alternative to the gym. But if she's having fun at the gym, then the gym is cool too.
Apart from the food, that sums up my student days!I really think that student time are created for bad food, bad alcohol, hanging out until the morning, stupid love decisions, etc., because in adulthood it is already socially unacceptable and the body is no longer able to be cheerful in the morning if you were drunk all night.
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