Fairly new T1D with a diet related struggle

ianmi said:

Hey there fella,

Congratulations on the marriage.

I am recently diagnosed as Type 2 ( mid forties and ticked all the boxes).

I am getting my head around the do's and dont's of my diet which has been an eye opener as I too have what I call a 'dysfunctional relationship' with food i.e. I could never get high off celery and craved sugar!

You're a young fella and have time to change your eating habits. Small steps and all that. I doesn't sound like your weight is a major issue, but just keep an eye on it. Hey, I was visible on Google Earth pre-diagnosis!

I agree with what has been said about 'living' and that means treating yourself once in a while. If your relationship with food is truely deep rooted then I would seek help via your GP.

Don't forget the motto - 'You have diabetes, it doesn't have you.'

Keep the faith fella. You'll be fine.

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Hey! Thanks for your advice, perhaps a lot of the issue is in the mind, new to it still really so in my head perhaps I do let more things get to me and dont have a full understanding of where I am compared to others! I know I will get there eventually!

Spiker said:

@dodge13, a low carb high fat diet will not make you fat or look fat, and it's not unhealthy. It is very healthy and will help you lose weight, look good and improve diabetes control.

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I have since looked into it further and will try to operate on a diet just like this, thanks for your advice

czj said:

An afterthought. My husband, not diabetic yet, used to have eating issues. He ate like a locust, I couldn't leave a half finished packet of anything around or it would be gone when I got back.

For a few years he'd had suspicions that wheat wasn't doing him any good. A few years ago he gave it up, and two things happened. One was his large belly disappeared overnight (which was a bit weird actually) and he stopped being ravenously hungry. At that stage he couldn't stick to avoiding wheat, and the belly and the hunger returned.

For the last year he has been much more successful. He now eats like a hungry person, not a locust.

I'm not saying this would work for you, but it is a quick and easy thing to rule out.

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Hey! Thanks I will look into this - you never know

donnellysdogs said:

I watched a programme recently when kids no older than 8) were goliven a carrot from a plain bag and a carrot from a mcdonalds bag....guess which they preferred!!!

Adverts and foods nowadays are all there to make the owners rich and the consumers wanting to buy and eat more.. N more..

If you can get to 30days without **** food you are well on the way to curting the addictions to it. Just like smoking, alchohol etc..!even foods are addictive.

Give yourself 30days lower carbing and cut out the sausage rolls.. Just for 30days...

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Hey, I must be honest I did try a drastic diet options in the run up to the wedding in June - I basically roasted fresh raw chicken breast every single day and had just that with some vegetables but the change was quite slow - and I felt hungry really quite a lot of the time, on saying that though chicken roasted by itself gets incredible boring - although I took from that the idea that chicken on its own isn't a successful means, I will take on board what you've said and try something new! Thanks