Bluenosesol
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 446
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Dark mornings, intolerance any one with a superiority complex...
Hu Jisuba,
if you must eat chocolate, only eat that which is greater than 70% Cocoa as it is approx 30% carbs. A small treat portion of 10g per day say would therefore be only 3 grams. BUT if you are going to be tempted to eat more, then I suggest you snack on walnuts, Brasil nuts and almonds, which are a more diabetically healthy option and much less carbs!!.
A quick note on anxiety. We have all contemplated the possibility of an early death, amputations, strokes etc...BUT....there is a growing community of self aware diabetics (of which this forum is a significant member!)....as long as you control your BG and keep your health check appointments...you have a very high chance of avoiding serious complications and will live as long as your neighbours. The reason why diabetics get such a bad general prognosis from their GP's and co, is because only a small percentage of the UK's millions of diabetics actually buy into self management. Next time you bump in to a fellow T2, (general public - not this forum!), just ask them what they do about managing their diabetes. They are more likely to say that they take a couple of pills, or that they arent prepared to make changes or even that they dont do anything as they only have the "mild" form of diabetes. Very sadly it is those that we fail to bring on board that will suffer the horrors and as it is 80% of all diabetics that chose indifference to proactive self management, then we all get tarred with the same brush and their statistics affect our prognosis!!
So get managing and stop worrying!!.
Final thought - Are you taking Metformin?..One of its effects is to aid weight loss and suppress appetite
Good Luck - Steve.
if you must eat chocolate, only eat that which is greater than 70% Cocoa as it is approx 30% carbs. A small treat portion of 10g per day say would therefore be only 3 grams. BUT if you are going to be tempted to eat more, then I suggest you snack on walnuts, Brasil nuts and almonds, which are a more diabetically healthy option and much less carbs!!.
A quick note on anxiety. We have all contemplated the possibility of an early death, amputations, strokes etc...BUT....there is a growing community of self aware diabetics (of which this forum is a significant member!)....as long as you control your BG and keep your health check appointments...you have a very high chance of avoiding serious complications and will live as long as your neighbours. The reason why diabetics get such a bad general prognosis from their GP's and co, is because only a small percentage of the UK's millions of diabetics actually buy into self management. Next time you bump in to a fellow T2, (general public - not this forum!), just ask them what they do about managing their diabetes. They are more likely to say that they take a couple of pills, or that they arent prepared to make changes or even that they dont do anything as they only have the "mild" form of diabetes. Very sadly it is those that we fail to bring on board that will suffer the horrors and as it is 80% of all diabetics that chose indifference to proactive self management, then we all get tarred with the same brush and their statistics affect our prognosis!!
So get managing and stop worrying!!.
Final thought - Are you taking Metformin?..One of its effects is to aid weight loss and suppress appetite
Good Luck - Steve.
I am so new to this I really didn't realise that there was 3 million types of accuchek meters. An expensive lesson for sure. I was sooo looking forward to continue my testing and now I've got a drawer full of stuff that's not talking to each other :roll: 