I dont get hungry

lisal said:

I have a high white cell count whenever i have my bloods done it comes back abnormal as expected! Ive questioned this with the GP and he just tells me they are keeping an eye on it and that if it gets to 10 they will do more blood tests!! Im pretty active at work and no health problems just slightly overweight and funny about food lol,i also like a wide range of veggies,i can and do eat eggs but if i see blood in it i cant eat them lol x

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So start by planning a day of food for yourself that you like. Eggs are so versatile-see "Eggs are good!" thread. Then plan another day that is somehow different from the first, make the food available to yourself and eat it if you want to, put it back in the frig if you do not. You are the boss in this and you are the one who gets to judge your success. If you haven't been eating much it may take time to build up a regular routine of eating but as you feel better it will come easier. Tag me anytime you want menu suggestions-I am full of them.

I think you will, you have already started by reaching out.

lisal said:

Its always brown or whole wheat,some days i will have porridge but after a couple of mouth fulls i start bawking im thinking to myself as im writing this its starting to sound like im a child fussy eater lol x

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Not at all, it's all too easy to slip into bad eating habbits I've been doing it all my life! Every so often I get determined and behave and loose a few stone but then it goes back on and more. But I've realised I can't afford to do that now. This has to be my last diet or I will get diabetic complications.
It's good you like veggies, but are you actually eating any? You need to balance them with some protein and a small portion of carbohydrates a day, from a variety of sources not just bread. You need to a healthy balance of vitamins/minerals etc so you can live a healthy life style, have more energy and fun.
Maggie

@lisal - If I'm totally honest, from what I am reading you are probably, unwittingly, running the rollercoaster and pushing the highs, but both what you are eating and the very long gaps between.

The long gaps aren't necessarily a massive issue, provided your food intake is balanced and you are receiving lots of nutrients, but from what you have posted, I would need to understand a bit more of what you eat.

Many T2 diabetics find that wheat (and other carbohydrate rich foods) make their blood scores pretty volatile. They go high quite quickly, then one the energy is digested a bit, the numbers drop back and they sometimes feel a bit off, due to the rollercoaster ride their bloods are doing.

When our bodies have been running high for some time, that is our "normal", although not the medically considered normal. Our bodies are clever at regulating that "normal", so as your numbers come down, it tells you you need to eat again, to re-establish the high it has become used to. Readings as low as 2.6, when you are taking Gliclazide are a bit too low, and do need to be brought back up again, but anything as low as 4 is fine (again taking into account the medication you are currently taking).

In your shoes, I'd be trying to cut right down on the bread and as you like lots of veg, encourage you to have protein plus vegetables, rather than a sandwich, and maybe try a something different at breakfast, such as an unsweetened Greek yoghurt, with a few strawberries you say you like.

I found when I ditched some of the higher carb stuff, that my highs really came down and within a few days my body accepted that those new lower numbers were my new "normal".

It's a good idea to have a chat with your Doc, but for most T2s, what they eat and drink is the strongest weapon, and some who get it right are able to reduce or discontinue their medications.

I also found once I had my new way of eating established, I looked forward to food much more, which could help you out.

Good luck with it all.

I suspect that I was prediabetic for a very long time and that eating Atkins stopped it developing. I avoided sugars and ate no grains, no densely carb veges, no alcohol, no legumes, but just about anything else - which might seem restrictive but I never found it to be. One of the few rules is that you should eat regularly. Something like cream cheese and celery or scrambled egg and tomato might be a better choice than toast for breakfast, as it seems to put the body into the proper mode. I have been eating toast or sandwiches first thing and have put on so much weight and developed full on diabetes in the last couple of years. I have gone back to low carb and it is such a relief.

I'm struggling too.recently diagnosed type2 and finding it hard as I have an eating disorder and I dont know what I should be eating.x

Jogreen21 said:

I'm struggling too.recently diagnosed type2 and finding it hard as I have an eating disorder and I dont know what I should be eating.x

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