Sounds to me like you have everything in perfect balance.
Sounds to me like you have everything in perfect balance.We all choose to manage our condition our own way. I work my butt off 11 months of the year - am I not allowed to relax for 3 weeks of the year and enjoy some bread (maybe 3 times in a week!!!), and the occasional pastry - (maybe 1 a week!)? I was thankfully my HbA1c is 5.3 and happy - and wanted to share it with this forum. Maybe it was my mistake to post this and mention that I actually ate, and enjoyed, carbs. I’m not stupid, I know they are not good for managing my condition but I believe in strong control - with moderation.
I think calling it poison is pretty extreme but we all have our own opinions. And personally I don’t believe some foodstuffs are off the menu forever - life as a diabetic is about moderation. I very rarely eat carbs, I exercise every single day - and you say I’m not allowed to eat cake maybe 3 times a year????
Thank you for your comment though - maybe I’ll keep my thoughts on occasionally enjoying carbs to myself in the future though.
Sounds to me like you have everything in perfect balance.
Oops, sorry, didn't mean to cause offence! I just think it's particularly helpful to try to completely change your mindset so that you don't always feel 'deprived'. There are some carbs foods that occasionally I eat, like wedding cake etc, because I think they are 'lucky' - I know, weird superstition! But it pleases me very much that when I eat a tiny piece it doesn't make me want to eat more, quite the reverse, I tend to think 'Whatever did I see in that?"We all choose to manage our condition our own way. I work my butt off 11 months of the year - am I not allowed to relax for 3 weeks of the year and enjoy some bread (maybe 3 times in a week!!!), and the occasional pastry - (maybe 1 a week!)? I was thankfully my HbA1c is 5.3 and happy - and wanted to share it with this forum. Maybe it was my mistake to post this and mention that I actually ate, and enjoyed, carbs. I’m not stupid, I know they are not good for managing my condition but I believe in strong control - with moderation.
I think calling it poison is pretty extreme but we all have our own opinions. And personally I don’t believe some foodstuffs are off the menu forever - life as a diabetic is about moderation. I very rarely eat carbs, I exercise every single day - and you say I’m not allowed to eat cake maybe 3 times a year????
Thank you for your comment though - maybe I’ll keep my thoughts on occasionally enjoying carbs to myself in the future though.
Honestly it all comes down to testing, I think. I find if I've had a very low carb day I can handle a bit of the stuff I shouldn't have (dark chocolate, toast etc) - but if I was testing high I would eat something else. Everyone's diabetes is unique - if you can enjoy a bit of cake without spiking too bad then go for it
We all choose to manage our condition our own way. I work my butt off 11 months of the year - am I not allowed to relax for 3 weeks of the year and enjoy some bread (maybe 3 times in a week!!!), and the occasional pastry - (maybe 1 a week!)? I was thankfully my HbA1c is 5.3 and happy - and wanted to share it with this forum. Maybe it was my mistake to post this and mention that I actually ate, and enjoyed, carbs. I’m not stupid, I know they are not good for managing my condition but I believe in strong control - with moderation.
I think calling it poison is pretty extreme but we all have our own opinions. And personally I don’t believe some foodstuffs are off the menu forever - life as a diabetic is about moderation. I very rarely eat carbs, I exercise every single day - and you say I’m not allowed to eat cake maybe 3 times a year????
Thank you for your comment though - maybe I’ll keep my thoughts on occasionally enjoying carbs to myself in the future though.
100% this. My cousin and her husband reversed their pre-diabetes state but have allowed themselves to build their levels up again. As they have gone up, I have come right down, despite their well-meaning "oh you can never have this, oh no more that for you"
The only person who determines how I tackle my diabetes is me. And it is on me to manage it as best I can when I travel for work. The real test for me will be the clay and grass court swing. THEN we'll see how good my control and exercise has been. But until then I am completely with you. Enjoy your occasional carbs mate!
oooh that IS a good tip. I'll let you know how Singapore goes. At least all my colleagues are now fascinated with 'the device' - how it scans, what the numbers mean. Makes it a bit easier to be THAT person who tries and logs stuff in an altered MyFitnessPal now for carb counting instead of calorie counting. But like we said above - it is all about whatever works!Travelling is the tough one, you just have to be more organised - and enjoy Babybel
oooh that IS a good tip. I'll let you know how Singapore goes. At least all my colleagues are now fascinated with 'the device' - how it scans, what the numbers mean. Makes it a bit easier to be THAT person who tries and logs stuff in an altered MyFitnessPal now for carb counting instead of calorie counting. But like we said above - it is all about whatever works!
You are recently diagnosed I see. Takes time to adjust and for low carb to make difference, but I came off Metformin after around 4 months.
Snack packs of cheese are my savior - often mature cheddar when I get bored off Babybel. Will be interesting in Singapore, maybe they have low carb snacks sorted. In France I buy snack packs of mini saucisson to keep me going. Have a good trip?
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