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<blockquote data-quote="alaska" data-source="post: 1013406" data-attributes="member: 14213"><p>As a type 1 of some 23 years (starting to lose count), I can totally understand a wanting not to do much over Christmas -particularly in wanting to avoid Christmas eating.</p><p></p><p>My experience of Christmas eating is that even when trying to eat in moderation, I get a week of higher than usual sugar levels.</p><p></p><p>This just like a slap in the face and higher sugar levels are directly linked (research shows this) to short term depressive symptoms. Or in other words, higher sugar levels really do make you more miserable until they get back to normal.</p><p></p><p>Also, you're feeling miserable whilst everyone else is feeling cheerful. That creates a sense of additional alienation and makes you feel worse.</p><p></p><p>So, I can totally understand someone just wanting to remove themselves from that kind of situation. Just to have a break without a 'trial by diet' situation which makes Christmas such a pain for some of us.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I can enjoy Christmas too, but it can be hit and miss and I think I've yet to have a Christmas that is not spent wishing sugar levels were lower and into a more normal range.</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alaska, post: 1013406, member: 14213"] As a type 1 of some 23 years (starting to lose count), I can totally understand a wanting not to do much over Christmas -particularly in wanting to avoid Christmas eating. My experience of Christmas eating is that even when trying to eat in moderation, I get a week of higher than usual sugar levels. This just like a slap in the face and higher sugar levels are directly linked (research shows this) to short term depressive symptoms. Or in other words, higher sugar levels really do make you more miserable until they get back to normal. Also, you're feeling miserable whilst everyone else is feeling cheerful. That creates a sense of additional alienation and makes you feel worse. So, I can totally understand someone just wanting to remove themselves from that kind of situation. Just to have a break without a 'trial by diet' situation which makes Christmas such a pain for some of us. Yes, I can enjoy Christmas too, but it can be hit and miss and I think I've yet to have a Christmas that is not spent wishing sugar levels were lower and into a more normal range. Ed [/QUOTE]
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