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Help , I've had a massive sugar binge

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Hippie chick

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I feel so ashamed, I've been struggling with cravings for sweet stuff for weeks and today I gave in . I'm disgusted with the amount I've just eaten . I was totally out of control and now I don't know what to do. . If I carry on like this I'm going to re gain all the weight I lost and probably send my blood glucose back into high figures.
 
Hippie chick said:
I feel so ashamed, I've been struggling with cravings for sweet stuff for weeks and today I gave in . I'm disgusted with the amount I've just eaten . I was totally out of control and now I don't know what to do. . If I carry on like this I'm going to re gain all the weight I lost and probably send my blood glucose back into high figures.
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Hi and welcome.

The thing is that just as a single low-carb meal isn't going to fix your Type 2, one sugar binge isn't going to wreck everything forever.

What you'll need to do is get back on the wagon and go on doing what you were doing before. The key thing is - as you say - "If I carry on like this...." - well, you don't have to. Don't use one binge as an excuse for giving up trying. Best of luck.
 
I know how you feel, I’ve just stuffed a big bacon baguette! I was just craving bread and despite drinking plenty and eating other stuff, i just had to have it so I gave in and ate it! And do you know what? I enjoyed every single mouthful, it was delicious!

I was thinking about how much damage it was doing to me blah blah so I just changed how I was thinking and that mentally it was doing me good to enjoy something I really wanted. As long as it’s occasional, I don’t see the harm in having a blown out.

Please try not to be so hard on yourself, draw a line and start again tomorrow. There is so much help and support on here so you are not on your own
 
I didn't even enjoy it if I'm honest, but I have a massive sweet tooth and that's been my biggest challenge. Also bread especially white bread I crave that constantly. I just wish I could turn off the cravings permanently.
 
KennyA said:
Hi and welcome.

The thing is that just as a single low-carb meal isn't going to fix your Type 2, one sugar binge isn't going to wreck everything forever.

What you'll need to do is get back on the wagon and go on doing what you were doing before. The key thing is - as you say - "If I carry on like this...." - well, you don't have to. Don't use one binge as an excuse for giving up trying. Best of luck.
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I do self sabotage, I always have. Plus today has been a down day physically and mentally after a very busy week. Thanks for the pep talk it's just what I needed to hear .
 
Hippie chick said:
I didn't even enjoy it if I'm honest, but I have a massive sweet tooth and that's been my biggest challenge. Also bread especially white bread I crave that constantly. I just wish I could turn off the cravings permanently.
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I don't know of anything that'll satisfy a white bread craving, but as for the sweet tooth there are lots of low carb options for cakes, sweets, snacks and the likes.
Those may be helpful if the urge strikes you.
 
I really need to explore more , I'm still only a year in since diagnosis. I got it in remission in around 16 weeks by extreme dieting and loads of exercise which if course wasn't really sustainable. The weight I lost is slowly creeping back in as my eating habits got less extreme. Now the whole thing just feels too big realising that it's for the rest of my life.
 
Hippie chick said:
I really need to explore more , I'm still only a year in since diagnosis. I got it in remission in around 16 weeks by extreme dieting and loads of exercise which if course wasn't really sustainable. The weight I lost is slowly creeping back in as my eating habits got less extreme. Now the whole thing just feels too big realising that it's for the rest of my life.
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It's a marathon, not a sprint.
And while this may feel like a very big hurdle, it also means that you have time to find out what works for you, you do not have to get everything right at the first try!
 
There are plenty of keto cakes you can make if you are so inclined, but if you have the money (they aren't cheap) I find that keto kitchen lytham do low carb/keto cakes.

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I buy them for my T2 95 year old dad ....

If you like chocolate then it may be worth training yourself to enjoy the 90% or 95% versions which are very low carb.

Good luck with it all. I fall off the wagon occasionally. (As I'm T1 t corresponds to having way too much carb for the insulin I've given) and it's not a great feeling emotionally (or physically). For me, the thing is to think of the future and how to improve my levels. Wallowing in guilt is pointless. For me, having multiple days in a row with better than usual results is a big motivator.

Would it help to join one of the check in threads (there are ones for weight, fasting blood sugar and even what you ate that day)? People are very supportive of failures as well as successes.

Once more good luck.
 
Hippie chick said:
I do self sabotage, I always have. Plus today has been a down day physically and mentally after a very busy week. Thanks for the pep talk it's just what I needed to hear .
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Shame and self sabotage make a vicious cycle. A downward spiral that seems infinite. You use food as a punishment, perhaps?
I wonder if the following info will be of use?

www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

The UK's Eating Disorder Charity - Beat

Struggling with an eating disorder? Caring for someone who is? Beat is here to support you.
www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
 
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