Adapting old eating habits to healthier versions. I liked sweets and things like watsits. Diabetes was the best thing as it made me take stock. I eat carbs but find good substites for goodies I miss. There's a fabulous lo carb bread called low carb from Sainsbury's 5 grams per slice it's so filling. I found heavenly chocolate with its healthy 1% all natural bars which stopped sweet need. I cooked all veg in olive oil with paprika and Onion salt and herbs as I hated veg but enjoy cooked this way. I eat loads green beans and cherry tomatoes with chicken breasts in soy sauce to make a BBQ chicken. I have jacket potatoes , roast dinner and yes, I make gravy with 1 tablespoons flour as hate bistro. I adapted if I fancy crisps I get the lentil or chick pea ones, I eat few sugar free sweets. I honestly don't feel it's been too bad. I've lost 3 stone and my AC 1 has gone from 90 to 42 since October diagnosis. I know we're all different and sometimes the rigid rule comments to no carbs scared me. My next AC 1 is due soon if what I'm doing has changed and it's higher then I'll adapt again. I have arthritis too so couldn't do long walks etc. It's healthy eating and I love my strawberries, grapes apples and oranges which I've been told to limit or not eat but life is too harsh without some foods you like. I even have pub lunches out and yes, I eat some chips etc. It's all moderation IMO. Others will disagree but we all need to find our own path.A family member was recently diagnosed type 2 and I'm trying to understand what it means for our lifestyle/every day life. This made me curious to ask which changes it brought onto others' lives, and which changes were the hardest.
I guess to help we'd need to know some more details of whoever has been diagnosed.
Many of us changed what we ate and put our T2 condition into remission.
If they want to do that then we can of course assist but it's far better to get the person themselves to join the forum rather than give advice through a third party if at all possible.
If I ever get a bit miffed by the minor issues I may have as a T2, I try to remind myself about the far more serious ones all our T1 members have to deal every day to keep themselves alive. It definitely puts things in perspective - you all have my greatest respect.....
For me it is the fact that you cannot just leave the house without a kit of some sort. Without checking before driving. Going for a meal with friends and having to remember to keep an eye on levels and inject whilst deep in conversation. And we won’t even mention the stuff required when going on holiday. Yikes!
They're not minor issues!If I ever get a bit miffed by the minor issues I may have as a T2, I try to remind myself about the far more serious ones all our T1 members have to deal every day to keep themselves alive. It definitely puts things in perspective - you all have my greatest respect.
A family member was recently diagnosed type 2 and I'm trying to understand what it means for our lifestyle/every day life. This made me curious to ask which changes it brought onto others' lives, and which changes were the hardest.
Yeah I miss a chip buttie too, especially with loads of brown chippie sauce on it and yeah I would love to have a large fish supper again too but that won't happen and then there's the pizza, pasta, bread, potatoes, sweets, cadburys and galaxy chocolate too, eh I will just leave it there - but I often think it would be great to eat anything for just one day wouldn't it? or a week would be even better ... but I am a lot healthier these days but if I am really honest yes I do miss a lot of the food I previously ate pre DBaked beans!
Many years of chip butties, need a mention!
I believe the biggest change has to be the knowledge of why and how my body works, the way it does and the realisation that so called healthy food, is definitely not healthy for me!
Thehe change in lifestyle, came naturally if I was going to get my health back!
Have to agree 100% with outliers point
The attitude of my surgery to food and the indifference to the lowering of my HBA1c.
I got a well done text, but I'm sure it's not common to drop numbers like I did among the other T2D, yet no one's interested
Still with the "Eat more carbs" rubbish
And the underlying feeling I'm just 'wrong' in their eyes.
So yeah.
Bread & discovering results don't mean much to those who should be more curious
Brings to mind
"For those who believe, no proof required.
For those who don't, no proof would ever be enough "
That and the bored glassy eyes of family, when I start to mention how 'healthy food' ..really isn't
I stopped bothering after a few months
But on a plus note long term asthmatic.
Preventer & inhalers used daily.
Missus noted I didn't cough as much, one day
Mmh..she was right.
It's hasn't gone away, but it's definitely down around 90% of where it had been for 20 odd years....WIN.
Congratulations on the asthma.I could pretty much echo everything here. It took me a while to realise my asthma was basically gone- it seems strange when it was severe at times but yes my husband noticed first
I miss carbs. I manage best with very low carbs as that makes the cravings go away but I do miss them.
And yes the same experience with my doctor.
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