Type 2 First test of LCHF for a while

[woollygal]

So off to let’s rock essex today. Haven’t been out for a while so this is going to be a real test of my ultra low carb.

I’m taking lunch to my friends. But have decided I’m going to force myself to just be brave and get on with it.

I’ll have to have something like bumped burger and no chips. I really don’t want to feel lousy and I want off my meds so to do that I have to behave.

Having said that I’ve woken up feeling absolutely miserable and peed off.
I’m sick to death if this thing that gets in the way. Then I feel miserable because it’s only food for crying out loud and there are so many people who have conditions that are far more threatening. Then I feel bad because diabetes is serious and so many people struggle and then there is type 1 and the whole seriousness of that.

My mind is a whole bundle of nonsense and it really is driving me mad.

I’m hoping it’s result of dropping carbs again (been maintaining the under 20g all week) but that might just be an excuse.

 

[VashtiB]

Well done for maintaining user 20 g all week. That is great.

I think that you need to give yourself a break- yes it is only food- but it effects every single meal you have. It is effecting a catch up with friends- it's not something minor. Yes there are people that have more serious conditions but diabetes is serious and the consequences of not keeping your blood sugar levels in check are serious. Eating out is a big deal.

Give yourself the credit for having a good week.

It wasn't clear to me whether you were going to a restaurant if you are maybe check their menu online.

Good luck

 

[woollygal]

Well done for maintaining user 20 g all week. That is great.

I think that you need to give yourself a break- yes it is only food- but it effects every single meal you have. It is effecting a catch up with friends- it's not something minor. Yes there are people that have more serious conditions but diabetes is serious and the consequences of not keeping your blood sugar levels in check are serious. Eating out is a big deal.

Give yourself the credit for having a good week.

It wasn't clear to me whether you were going to a restaurant if you are maybe check their menu online.

Good luck

It’s an outside thing so assuming just burger cans etc.

And thank you

 

[Fndwheelie]

Diabetes is misunderstood, if you had a serious allergy there’s no way people would go “ohh come on one naughty meal won’t hurt you” but we so frequently hear that about diabetes, because serious repercussions aren’t instant. But we also need to be relaxed about it, if your sugar levels are well maintained then one meal/day/week of not hitting 20g carbs won’t kill you. Yes you can have the meat and salad and leave the burger bun, just take some plastic cutlery if needed. If your going out to have a good time with friends and munch through the bun while doing so your sugars will go up, maybe 10 maybe mid teens, so long as you don’t keep that up for the next 20 years your really won’t have a problem.

You maybe surprised, before I took control of my diabetes I used to have a weekly large takeout pizza to myself, I took the dose of insulin I was told to and my sugars would be around or above 30, since I got my numbers down and came off insulin I’ve slipped a couple of times, now the same pizza doesn’t take me above 10, yes I hang around about 8 for 5-6 hours, but I don’t spike as high, and it does come back down.

 

[woollygal]

Diabetes is misunderstood, if you had a serious allergy there’s no way people would go “ohh come on one naughty meal won’t hurt you” but we so frequently hear that about diabetes, because serious repercussions aren’t instant. But we also need to be relaxed about it, if your sugar levels are well maintained then one meal/day/week of not hitting 20g carbs won’t kill you. Yes you can have the meat and salad and leave the burger bun, just take some plastic cutlery if needed. If your going out to have a good time with friends and munch through the bun while doing so your sugars will go up, maybe 10 maybe mid teens, so long as you don’t keep that up for the next 20 years your really won’t have a problem.

You maybe surprised, before I took control of my diabetes I used to have a weekly large takeout pizza to myself, I took the dose of insulin I was told to and my sugars would be around or above 30, since I got my numbers down and came off insulin I’ve slipped a couple of times, now the same pizza doesn’t take me above 10, yes I hang around about 8 for 5-6 hours, but I don’t spike as high, and it does come back down.

I’ve done that all summer. Been good all week then not been so tight with it at weekend when out. My sugars stayed the same.

 

[Member496333]

Been there got the pyjamas and matching pillow cases. I was slowly spiralling down the plug hole of depression having to constantly negotiate with carbohydrate. Weighing, counting, reading labels, bargaining with myself. Blueurgh. No way to live. I felt like you for a good year or more until I divorced carbohydrate entirely, after which it was like a fog had lifted overnight.

That’s my experience anyway. **** carbohydrate. None of it even looks like food to me anymore, so problem solved. 20g in a day would be a blowout for me now. I was at a party last weekend surrounded by booze and carbs. Didn’t bat an eyelid. The only thing that passed my lips all night was sparkling water, and I had a great time

 

[Member496333]

When I read threads from people struggling with type 2, I sometimes think I am lucky and can “just inject insulin” when my BG is high.

At the risk of derailing somewhat, I sometimes ponder this too. I think at least in many cases T2 can be beaten into submission and not require life-saving medication in order to survive the rest of the week without a hospital. If I still wanted to eat carbs, then part of me might prefer to be T1, but honestly, living grain-free is so awesome (for me) - irrespective of diabetes - that I no longer even consider myself at any kind of disadvantage to those who can/choose to eat the stuff that I no longer want to.

On balance I don't think I'd swap one for the other but, in a perverse twist, I feel like T2 diabetes massively improved my life. I wouldn't turn back the clock and not get it, so I guess by that rationale I'd say that T2 is/was vastly preferable to me over T1

 

[woollygal]

Hmm I did really good but also not so good.

Took own lunch which was my usual sausages. So 1.3 carbs I think. Friend had bit of cake and loads of goodies and god the cravings were huge. But I didn’t have anything.,

Had some pistachios through the afternoon.

The festival was good but so blooming cold.

Dinner I couldn’t face just a beef burger so I had chicken chow mein and spring rolls.

Started at 4.3 went to 9.3 so too much but very surprised by how little it affected me. Danced a bit to do that might have helped although it wasn’t overly energetic.

Typically the food was all rubbish so no choices really just chips noodles beer donuts burger and chips. A beef burger seemed so miserable.

Got home I had my usual hot choc late and friend had a chocolate cake, I didn’t.

So in some aspects I did great but obviously failed at the noodles.

However one thing I noticed I wasn’t as pooped as usual. The non swinging of sugars really helped.

 

[DCUKMod]

Hmm I did really good but also not so good.

Took own lunch which was my usual sausages. So 1.3 carbs I think. Friend had bit of cake and loads of goodies and god the cravings were huge. But I didn’t have anything.,

Had some pistachios through the afternoon.

The festival was good but so blooming cold.

Dinner I couldn’t face just a beef burger so I had chicken chow mein and spring rolls.

Started at 4.3 went to 9.3 so too much but very surprised by how little it affected me. Danced a bit to do that might have helped although it wasn’t overly energetic.

Typically the food was all rubbish so no choices really just chips noodles beer donuts burger and chips. A beef burger seemed so miserable.

Got home I had my usual hot choc late and friend had a chocolate cake, I didn’t.

So in some aspects I did great but obviously failed at the noodles.

However one thing I noticed I wasn’t as pooped as usual. The non swinging of sugars really helped.

Cana - If I go to things like that where I think there will be limited options, I would ensure I'd not had a burger for a while, so that the burger would be "Oh, I'll have burger", rather than, "Oh no. Not another burger".

I'd maybe have thought if there was maybe a variant on my sausages at lunch, to have something as bit different. Having discovered an ASDA Three Chillies sausage, I can hand on heart say, for me, they are delicious (and importantly, for me, low carb and gluten-free).

Getting into the swing of this whole way of living is just as much a mind as it is a physical game.

 

[woollygal]

Cana - If I go to things like that where I think there will be limited options, I would ensure I'd not had a burger for a while, so that the burger would be "Oh, I'll have burger", rather than, "Oh no. Not another burger".

I'd maybe have thought if there was maybe a variant on my sausages at lunch, to have something as bit different. Having discovered an ASDA Three Chillies sausage, I can hand on heart say, for me, they are delicious (and importantly, for me, low carb and gluten-free).

Getting into the swing of this whole way of living is just as much a mind as it is a physical game.

Yea think I’m in a bit of a funk.

Wouldn’t say I’m depressed but I’m definitely getting very low moods. More so when I’m having to do food.

I’m not really cooking. Dinner is just a tin of corned beef and maybe a salad (or leaves)

Just can’t be bothered. As soon as I change things I make mistakes!! So I’m sticking to the same thing.

I haven’t had a burger for ages. I don’t especially want the bun, I’m not missing bread at all. I think it’s just the whole idea that you are having something different because of D. It’s the D.

I’m annoyed with it.