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First Christmas diagnosed as Type 2

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jooberloober68

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I was diagnosed as Type 2 a couple of months ago and I am diet controlled at the minute. I normally spend a fortnight at Christmas binging on naughty foods I would eat in moderation the rest of the year. However, since diagnosis, things have changed. Just wondering how people cope over the festive period. There is so much lovely food in the shops and on tv it is making me down that I can't really have any of it...


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i was having this conversation just yesterday, this will be my first xmas too, so ive decided to stock up on all the ingredients i need a make lots of yummy cakes and stuff (low carb versions of course) so when i need something nice, i will have something nice :)

and if that dosent work ill join the foreign legion :thumbup:
 
Hello there
There are SO many lovely things that you can eat. Along with making some low carb treats as Andy suggests stock up on lovely meats, cheeses, olives. Most of the supermarkets get additional lines in for the festive period. What can be more low carb than your Christmas turkey or goose or duck? And you have the best excuse for picking away at it afterwards!
Just remember this ol' diabetes doesn't take a holiday or know that it's Christmas so make sure your treats are good for your future.
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Sorry I misread you topic as "Father Christmas diagnosed as type 2"

Mind you it would make Christmas a lot easier for a lot of children and us adults if Santa was a diabetic.

I also think you will save a fortune not wasting money on junk food and Xmas gimmicks.

Come to think about it I am a bit of a scrooge.

Anyway you will still have a very good and happy Christmas.
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All good advice, I know I need to be strong for my long term health's sake. One treat I will have will be some Hotel Chocolat 85% dark chocolate batons. High cocoa content dark chocolate doesn't affect my levels much so I shall have one or two a day. Erm...woo hoo (lol).


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well joober I have also been diagnosed now for 3 months , I have diet controlled with low carbs I have lost over 2 stone ,, now my bs is 4.3 ......... and Christmas is for a couple of days , boxinf day xmas day new year I shall eat but just don't induldge to much ,, you can eat a little its going to be so hard for me also ,,, and I am scared of it because if I touch anything like chocolate.pop. crisps ect , I think it will throw me straight off the rails ,, but instead of a bar of choc im going to have something lolololo cant refuse really, just moderation they say ,,
 
Andy12345 said:
i was having this conversation just yesterday, this will be my first xmas too, so ive decided to stock up on all the ingredients i need a make lots of yummy cakes and stuff (low carb versions of course) so when i need something nice, i will have something nice :)

and if that dosent work ill join the foreign legion :thumbup:
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andy can you post your recipe :))
 
My first Christmas too, and my next hba1c is in early January so no escape. :(

I'm trying to focus on the things I can eat rather than the things I can't but as the slightest bit of carbohydrate sends my BG soaring, my options are limited. I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for myself. :( :(

I did find some massive macadamia nuts in Tesco the other day, so I'll be lightly coating some of those in spiced dark chocolate. Maybe making some clusters with dark chocolate, nuts, seeds and spices. - As presents for my diabetic mother and brothers. Trouble is, I'm not that fussed on dark chocolate and it does tend to give me stomach problems. Never really been a chocolate person.


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My first Christmas too, and my next hba1c is in early January so no escape. :(

I'm trying to focus on the things I can eat rather than the things I can't but as the slightest bit of carbohydrate sends my BG soaring, my options are limited. I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for myself. :( :(

I did find some massive macadamia nuts in Tesco the other day, so I'll be lightly coating some of those in spiced dark chocolate. Maybe making some clusters with dark chocolate, nuts, seeds and spices. - As presents for my diabetic mother and brothers. Trouble is, I'm not that fussed on dark chocolate and it does tend to give me stomach problems. Never really been a chocolate person.


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My first Christmas too, and my next hba1c is in early January so no escape. :(

I'm trying to focus on the things I can eat rather than the things I can't but as the slightest bit of carbohydrate sends my BG soaring, my options are limited. I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for myself. :( :(

I did find some massive macadamia nuts in Tesco the other day, so I'll be lightly coating some of those in spiced dark chocolate. Maybe making some clusters with dark chocolate, nuts, seeds and spices. - As presents for my diabetic mother and brothers. Trouble is, I'm not that fussed on dark chocolate and it does tend to give me stomach problems. Never really been a chocolate person.


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My first Christmas too, and my next hba1c is in early January so no escape. :(

I'm trying to focus on the things I can eat rather than the things I can't but as the slightest bit of carbohydrate sends my BG soaring, my options are limited. I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for myself. :( :(

I did find some massive macadamia nuts in Tesco the other day, so I'll be lightly coating some of those in spiced dark chocolate. Maybe making some clusters with dark chocolate, nuts, seeds and spices. - As presents for my diabetic mother and brothers. Trouble is, I'm not that fussed on dark chocolate and it does tend to give me stomach problems. Never really been a chocolate person.


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Sorry! Obviously didn't mean to post that four times! It's all really slow at the moment and it kept telling me that the connection had timed out. Can't work out how to delete the extras. Not liking this format! :(


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My 1st Christmas too, but there isn't really an alternative for a big slab of my Mum's home made Christmas Cake with a equal amount of wensleydale cheese (I'll just have to have the cheese!) and Christmas pud, and mincepies...... god I'm making myself depressed :( No I'm going to start new Christmas traditions!!! But what am I going to do without my Chocolate Coins from Santa? (I'm 38 :wink: :( )
 
Don't know about the coins but Whitby Jet has posted low carb/alternative recipes for mincemeat, mince pies and Christmas cake on the low carb recipe thread. I think it was about January that she put them up but check it out.
 
What would be a good idea is to list things we can eat apart from the meats cheeses etc.
On my list is potato skins with cheese and butter, I have just discovered that they don't spike my BS. Make your own stuffing with wheat free bread, dark chocolate 70% with nuts! I'm finding this a bit hard now :(, I'm sure lots of you can think of lots of things.
 
Andy12345 said:
and if that dosent work ill join the foreign legion :thumbup:
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Recruiting for the Légion étrangère is in that culinary captial Strasbourg :D You'll need an iron will to avoid the patisserie, cafes and stalls.

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The packaged sweet stuff is a problem, unless you go for things like Thorntons diabetic chocolates and sweets etc. Careful though, they cause havoc with the digestive system. You can however make up your own treats and it can be fun and part of the festive process.

A big part of the feasting part though is indulgence and there are plenty of savoury indulgencies about, oysters, lobster, goose, fois gras, truffel infused butter etc etc. There are more of these things around than the average income earner can afford and sourcing them can be great fun too. Sometimes its just a switch. You may already eat olives. Try some olives with truffle stuffing. Try some cheeses which you'd never dream of buying at any other time of the year. Some relishes and jellies like rowan jelly can be found at speciality markets. Even if they contain sugar, you don't eat much of it. My favourite nibbles at this time of year are pickles and chillis, hungarian waxed peppers being my favourite.

If you like to cook yourself, none of the festive flavours, cinammon, cloves, hazelnuts, ginger etc are bad for diabetics, but, you've got search the right foods out. Diabeticgourmet have a page for christmas stuff:

http://diabeticgourmet.com/Food_and_Din ... Christmas/

Guaranteed to break the bank before you run out of ideas.
 
got to eat to live or got to live to eat, that is my ????? will be 8 weeks into the Newcastle diet by Christmas and hopefully no more high blood sugar levels, any advise welcome.
 
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got to eat to live or got to live to eat, that is my ????? will be 8 weeks into the Newcastle diet by Christmas and hopefully no more high blood sugar levels, any advise welcome.
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That is some considerable achievement. How much weight has come off? I think we'd all be interested in see the effects on your BG levels, both fasting plasma and A1c.

As long as you don't go mad, you can relax at Christmas. If you test with a meter, you should get an idea. No real harm would be done as you are hardly likely to put yourself back to square one for a few indulgences over a few days. You may like to indulge in new foods though, one which are more helpful in keep the weight off. I know that if I started to eat certain foods again, I wouldn't stop and would be quickly back into the habit. With luck, you will be over the worst of it but you will have to avoid returning back into familiar ways of snacking.
 
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