Hello! I'm a bit confused. Was the comment from a t1 or a t2 injecting insulin?
I was diagnosed t1 nearly 9months ago and was actually encouraged by my nurse to have chocolate!! As a complete chocoholic (I used to eat it every day, I loooooved it!), being denied any refined sugar, alcohol, fruit, snacks or exercise for weeks after diagnosis was really difficult. But once I got my levels down, my nurse encouraged me to have a piece of chocolate after dinner one night. Not every night and not masses of it, but as a treat for doing so well, and to help get back to my 'normal' life, and it was amazing. Now, I have cut sugar from my coffee, politely decline offers of biscuits and sweets, and eat more fruit (with food which are rich in slower carbs, to slow down the digestion of it and the sugar spike). However, I DO eat chocolate at the weekend (again, after my afternoon or evening meal to slow the absorption) and will tell my partner, family and friends around me who judge me for doing so, that type1 diabetics can eat what they like, as long as their insulin covers it and it doesn't affect their bg levels too much. I live a healthy lifestyle, exercising (as best as I can whilst honeymooning and injecting), a healthy diet (the majority of the time), but most importantly (from my perspective) - a healthy outlook. If I denied myself chocolate, I would only get so far then have a binge, have a dreadful spike, feel horrific and pay for it with a lack of sleep. Everything in moderation!
It should also be remembered that everyone is different, everyone's body reacts differently, and what might be right for one could be wrong for another. I know that if I have too much, my insulin can't handle the spike, however I plan to enjoy the small things in life, which for me includes a fruity cocktail (with real fruit juice!!!
) and a dessert every now and then....and chocolate every weekend lol. I have a great hba1c and am happy with my diet, lifestyle and diabetes management