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JohnEGreen
Master
Depends on if you are concerned about blood sugars or not if not then go ahead and fill your boots.
lucylocket61
Expert
It may be worth having a think about what you mean by 'good' and 'bad' and why foods which harm you are considered treats, and how you view foods which dont harm you? Sometimes we need to look at the ways we view food and meals.
Daphne917
Well-Known Member
@ardvark how well controlled is your BS eg what’s your hba1c and how many carbs can you tolerate? Ultimately it is your choice whether you have sugar in your tea or cakes although 6 may be a bit excessive. I will sometimes have a granola slice from Tesco or Sainsbury on Saturdays and usually have a fresh cream eclair on Sundays which I enjoy however I realise that not everyone will want to do that and I do tend to eat more carbs than many of the T2s on here.
britishpub
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure I understand the idea of being "Good" or "Bad" in relation to food and diabetes.
It's your life, your health, and most of all your outcome.
It's your life, your health, and most of all your outcome.
I think your bg would be a lot better off if you ate 12 half cakes through the week.
And of course there's nothing wrong with it! One of the nastier parts of diabetes is that we cannot predict how much high bg we can have over the years without complications. We have people who have basically been running in high teens and twenties for years when they were younger who went on to live practically complication-free for the next 40 years. We also have newly diagnosed T2's with not all that bad hba1c's who have neuropathy already.
So there is no way anyone could tell you when you are doing irreversable damage and when you can get away with it. Diabetes is just ugly like that.
On a more positive note, should you decide to go all out with your cakes, please enjoy them thoroughly! No-one can take that happy, possibly much needed moment away, so it may be well worth it.
And of course there's nothing wrong with it! One of the nastier parts of diabetes is that we cannot predict how much high bg we can have over the years without complications. We have people who have basically been running in high teens and twenties for years when they were younger who went on to live practically complication-free for the next 40 years. We also have newly diagnosed T2's with not all that bad hba1c's who have neuropathy already.
So there is no way anyone could tell you when you are doing irreversable damage and when you can get away with it. Diabetes is just ugly like that.
On a more positive note, should you decide to go all out with your cakes, please enjoy them thoroughly! No-one can take that happy, possibly much needed moment away, so it may be well worth it.
