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<blockquote data-quote="Prem51" data-source="post: 1292374" data-attributes="member: 209498"><p>Hi [USER=347792]@Maggie/Magpie[/USER] and welcome to the forum. I have depression too, and think that it contributed to me becoming T2 diabetic, along with other factors. I don't know if it would be regarded as binge eating, but I was comfort eating, especially a lot of sweet sugary stuff - I got addicted to mince pies and was eating six a day! Also I was going to the pub almost every night and eating pub meals (chips with everything) and drinking 3-4 pints of beer.</p><p>I thought that a strict LCHF diet wouldn't be easy for me, so I sort of adapted it with lower carb intake and more fats like cheese, butter and cream. It probably did take longer to bring my HbA1c down than others on a stricter LCHF diet, but I have got down to non-diabetic levels after a year. I have also reduced my weight by over 30 lbs, and stabilised at around 10 st.</p><p>I don't feel the urge to eat more or snack now, as I feel full after a smaller meal.</p><p>It can be difficult for the first few weeks. I did feel hungry but the shock of diagnosis and the fear of complications motivated me. After about 3-4 weeks I started losing about 1 lb a week and my stomach got used to getting less food.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prem51, post: 1292374, member: 209498"] Hi [USER=347792]@Maggie/Magpie[/USER] and welcome to the forum. I have depression too, and think that it contributed to me becoming T2 diabetic, along with other factors. I don't know if it would be regarded as binge eating, but I was comfort eating, especially a lot of sweet sugary stuff - I got addicted to mince pies and was eating six a day! Also I was going to the pub almost every night and eating pub meals (chips with everything) and drinking 3-4 pints of beer. I thought that a strict LCHF diet wouldn't be easy for me, so I sort of adapted it with lower carb intake and more fats like cheese, butter and cream. It probably did take longer to bring my HbA1c down than others on a stricter LCHF diet, but I have got down to non-diabetic levels after a year. I have also reduced my weight by over 30 lbs, and stabilised at around 10 st. I don't feel the urge to eat more or snack now, as I feel full after a smaller meal. It can be difficult for the first few weeks. I did feel hungry but the shock of diagnosis and the fear of complications motivated me. After about 3-4 weeks I started losing about 1 lb a week and my stomach got used to getting less food. [/QUOTE]
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