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laughingbird

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Hi...am 37 and was diagnosed with type 2 June 09 and am finding it really hard to deal with...am a lover of all things carb....bread, pasta, rice, chocolate..etc and finding it extremely challenging to find food of a similar taste :evil:
Cant really talk to family or friends as they dont understand and alot of them see diabetes as a 'slow death'...obviously ignorant...just would like some reassurance from fellow diabetics who may have had the condition for longer...I know it sounds stupid and I know that there are lots of books out there but I would like to hear from real people!
Thanks in advance
Laughingbird :lol:
 
Hello and welcome to the forum. :D

I was only diagnosed on Jan 1st this year so I know exactly how you feel and what you're going though.

Can I suggest that you look at my profile and read some of my (many :oops: ) previous posts. Chances are they will answer a lot of your queries and concerns too.

Regards,

Jim
 
I have been low carbing for almost 7 years now.

There are some substitutes for some of the things you really fancy. For others the best you can do is to cut the amount and frequency that you eat them.

Have you tried low carb baking? You can make very good cakes, biscuits and breads.
 
Hi laughing bird,

fake rice is a good sub for rice. Cheese grate the white of a cauli and microwave for 4 minutes.
Its an excellent substitute!

PS Life is a slow death!!!

Regards Steve.
 
Hi laughingbird :)

I’m afraid that it is a mind thing!

There is nothing that is absolutely forbidden but it is the quantity that you eat which counts. It also depends on whether you can just have a tiny taste without losing control and going the whole hog (if you will excuse the expression :lol: ). If you are a cook then it is possible to tweak recipes to lower the carbs and you will find ideas on the recipe thread on the Food forum.

You say that you are looking for something with a similar taste and that might be where you may be going wrong. Change can be quite a scary concept! :shock:

You may find it easier to avoid temptation by eating different things, which you find really yummy, which are also good things for you to eat now that you have to watch out for the carbs! Perhaps something that was previously thought a rare treat, after all it often helps to have something to look forward to. This is a challenge to your taste buds as well as your mind! 8)

Remembering, of course, to always test to see what your food does to your BG levels.
 
Thanks everyone and it is gonna be a huge change and I guess that's what I'm afraid of...best face my demons!!!Can anyone suggest any good recipie books to try?
 
laughingbird
I used to be addicted to pasta, rice and potatoes. I've weaned myself off them and don't usually try to substitute. If someone round me is having some of my former treat, I just have a teaspoonful. It's taken a while to get here, but the numbers make it worth while. I've been really low carb about 2 years. I was low GI before.
Hana
 
Hello again Laughingbird

Have a good trawl through the recipe thread on the Food Forum and if you don't find what you are looking for - ask! :)

Also suggest that you go to your local library as it is a cheaper way of finding out how you can tweak your own recipes to make them suitable for you now. Better to borrow as often there are only one or two recipes in each book that you really want so it isn't worth the purchase money.
 
hi Laughingbird,
It may not be all that bad, you know. I am a type 2 (aged 48) and adore chocolate, Indian food and potatoes (am an Irishman). I've cut way back on all the above, with good results. BUT I can eat a little bit of good Green & Blacks 85% chocolate most days, curries often (although with no, or almost no rice) and the occasional potato. And my latest Hb1AC last month was 5.8. You don't have to totally renounce anything, just change your outlook and, as Hanadr rightly says, your tastebuds really do adjust.
What I've learned from this excellent forum and the book Blood Sugar 101 by the wonderful Jenny Ruhl is that diabetes doesn't have to be a progressively downhill journey IF you take control of it. There are some very inspiring people on this forum who show the way.
 
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