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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2275762" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Don't worry so much about offending people. What you're feeling right now is perfectly normal. I'm no kitchen princess, and having to make multiple meals (baking eggs for myself for instance) seemed halfway daunting. Seemed a lot of effort. But it's not, really... And I have to say, the things I eat now are markedly tastier than what i used to eat. There's lots of complex recipes online to choose from, but I keep it stupidly simple most of the time. Meat or poultry in pan. Take meat out, (unless it's ground beef or chopped pork something, then it stays in) put cauliflower rice and bacon in, toss in some cheese, couple of herbs, done. Anything else we eat is just variations on that theme. (Could be spinach or broccoli or.... Different herbs/spices, whatever.). I keep it as simple as I can because sometimes when my husband comes home and he starts talking at me about his day while I'm trying to cook and the cats what their kibble and and and, I just get overwhelmed. So forget complicated meals and just go for the easy stuff. As for take-out, yeah, sorry. But you can still get kabobs, gyros and the like. Just have it with a helping of salad rather than a wrap or pita or similar. Peking duck without the sauce? Anyway, there are work-arounds... Also, beer, there is low carb beer out there, just have to find them. (And stuff like wodka, martini's and scotch is still on. Rum and diet coke sound okay?). Nuts are good too, and a pub's bag of pork scratching...</p><p></p><p>The itchy bit may be thrush; cut down on the carbs right now and starve them of food (High blood sugars, IF you have those at all, will feed the infection.), and get yourself some canesten cream. For your partner too, or you're likely to re-infect.</p><p></p><p>I didn't ask for rheumatism, heart murmur, Hashimoto's, migraines, PCOS, BPD, PTSD, IBS and a bunch of other things with abbreviations. They were thrust upon me and I dealt with them after some grief and frustration at diagnosis in the first place. Admittedly, all I knew about diabetes was downright horrific, so that hit me harder than the prospect of the same chronic pain my mum's in with her rheumatism. How do we do it? We just <em>do</em>, because what is the alternative? Roll over and die? None of us actually <em>wanted</em> this! We were all you at one point. You're not offending anybody because what you're feeling is not unique, we've been there! It is a diagnosis that leaves you reeling. I did the shocked crying, the bargaining, went through the anger, depression, denial and eventually, yeah, acceptance. Which became a lot easier when I figured out I had some say in this condition. I have a hand in the menu of every Christmas or Easter celebration I attend (lots of meat, veggies, fish eggs and poultry), and it's usually the kind of thing people like to eat anyway. So I avoid the spuds and french baguettes, I get to eat along with all the other stuff! When we order food I have more of the mains and less of the sides, unless it's salad of course. You won't have to live on cardboard.</p><p></p><p>As for whether you'll have to cook, well... Medication is an option. (Metformin won't put a dent in, that'd probably require gliclazide and eventually insulin) But it will mean progression of this condition, not altering your diet. You have choices, but they're not especially pretty ones. And that's all assuming you're a T2. If you're a T1 it's insulin (and eating whatever you wish). And hey, you're not diagnosed yet, so who knows, you might not be diabetic at all.</p><p></p><p>You choose whether or not to tell people. If you're not on any medcs that can cause hypo's, you don't have to say anything to a soul. And saying you're trying out a "high protein diet to build more muscle" for instance, is maybe more socially acceptable in your group of friends, I dunno. There are people who lie about their condition. i shouted it from the rooftops, as in my family, food is love and their idea of love is poisonous to me, so yeah... I made sure everyone knew and I make no secret out of it. Never have. But that was my choice, might not be yours. And keep in mind it's a genetic condition eh.... If someone tries to lay blame anywhere, tell them that you didn't pick your genes. (And think about whether a true friend would be supportive while you're going through this, or not.)</p><p></p><p>You make it work. Somehow. And whether that's through diet, through diet in combination with medication, medication only or insulin, or something else entirely as it may still not be any kind of diabetes....!? You will find your way in this. None us us went "Oh, right, yeah, I'll have diabetes then, thanks" as we were never given an option. This is just the way things are, and as time passes, it'll get incorporated into your life. If there's anything to incorporate to begin with. Don't get ahead of yourself, take a breath and just go with it. And if your test results go the wrong way, get yourself a meter, regardless of what anyone says, and see what your bloods are doing. It's the first step in staying on top of this. Help yourself. And we'll help you help yourself.</p><p></p><p>Breathe. You'll be okay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2275762, member: 401801"] Don't worry so much about offending people. What you're feeling right now is perfectly normal. I'm no kitchen princess, and having to make multiple meals (baking eggs for myself for instance) seemed halfway daunting. Seemed a lot of effort. But it's not, really... And I have to say, the things I eat now are markedly tastier than what i used to eat. There's lots of complex recipes online to choose from, but I keep it stupidly simple most of the time. Meat or poultry in pan. Take meat out, (unless it's ground beef or chopped pork something, then it stays in) put cauliflower rice and bacon in, toss in some cheese, couple of herbs, done. Anything else we eat is just variations on that theme. (Could be spinach or broccoli or.... Different herbs/spices, whatever.). I keep it as simple as I can because sometimes when my husband comes home and he starts talking at me about his day while I'm trying to cook and the cats what their kibble and and and, I just get overwhelmed. So forget complicated meals and just go for the easy stuff. As for take-out, yeah, sorry. But you can still get kabobs, gyros and the like. Just have it with a helping of salad rather than a wrap or pita or similar. Peking duck without the sauce? Anyway, there are work-arounds... Also, beer, there is low carb beer out there, just have to find them. (And stuff like wodka, martini's and scotch is still on. Rum and diet coke sound okay?). Nuts are good too, and a pub's bag of pork scratching... The itchy bit may be thrush; cut down on the carbs right now and starve them of food (High blood sugars, IF you have those at all, will feed the infection.), and get yourself some canesten cream. For your partner too, or you're likely to re-infect. I didn't ask for rheumatism, heart murmur, Hashimoto's, migraines, PCOS, BPD, PTSD, IBS and a bunch of other things with abbreviations. They were thrust upon me and I dealt with them after some grief and frustration at diagnosis in the first place. Admittedly, all I knew about diabetes was downright horrific, so that hit me harder than the prospect of the same chronic pain my mum's in with her rheumatism. How do we do it? We just [I]do[/I], because what is the alternative? Roll over and die? None of us actually [I]wanted[/I] this! We were all you at one point. You're not offending anybody because what you're feeling is not unique, we've been there! It is a diagnosis that leaves you reeling. I did the shocked crying, the bargaining, went through the anger, depression, denial and eventually, yeah, acceptance. Which became a lot easier when I figured out I had some say in this condition. I have a hand in the menu of every Christmas or Easter celebration I attend (lots of meat, veggies, fish eggs and poultry), and it's usually the kind of thing people like to eat anyway. So I avoid the spuds and french baguettes, I get to eat along with all the other stuff! When we order food I have more of the mains and less of the sides, unless it's salad of course. You won't have to live on cardboard. As for whether you'll have to cook, well... Medication is an option. (Metformin won't put a dent in, that'd probably require gliclazide and eventually insulin) But it will mean progression of this condition, not altering your diet. You have choices, but they're not especially pretty ones. And that's all assuming you're a T2. If you're a T1 it's insulin (and eating whatever you wish). And hey, you're not diagnosed yet, so who knows, you might not be diabetic at all. You choose whether or not to tell people. If you're not on any medcs that can cause hypo's, you don't have to say anything to a soul. And saying you're trying out a "high protein diet to build more muscle" for instance, is maybe more socially acceptable in your group of friends, I dunno. There are people who lie about their condition. i shouted it from the rooftops, as in my family, food is love and their idea of love is poisonous to me, so yeah... I made sure everyone knew and I make no secret out of it. Never have. But that was my choice, might not be yours. And keep in mind it's a genetic condition eh.... If someone tries to lay blame anywhere, tell them that you didn't pick your genes. (And think about whether a true friend would be supportive while you're going through this, or not.) You make it work. Somehow. And whether that's through diet, through diet in combination with medication, medication only or insulin, or something else entirely as it may still not be any kind of diabetes....!? You will find your way in this. None us us went "Oh, right, yeah, I'll have diabetes then, thanks" as we were never given an option. This is just the way things are, and as time passes, it'll get incorporated into your life. If there's anything to incorporate to begin with. Don't get ahead of yourself, take a breath and just go with it. And if your test results go the wrong way, get yourself a meter, regardless of what anyone says, and see what your bloods are doing. It's the first step in staying on top of this. Help yourself. And we'll help you help yourself. Breathe. You'll be okay. [/QUOTE]
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