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<blockquote data-quote="marathonmona" data-source="post: 2509287" data-attributes="member: 80088"><p>Wow. You’ve just described ME. </p><p></p><p>I love food - obsessively so and always feel like I deserve it! I don’t suffer with *any* guilt after overeating, just feel a bit full… Although I have noticed as of late that nothing seems to really satisfy me. A trip to the supermarket means two doughnuts in the car; a tough day at work means swinging by McDonald’s because you know, I deserve it. I could go on…</p><p></p><p>My recent HbA1C came back as 93. This is despite me being an intelligent, hard-working, well-read person who has known about keto and fasting since 2014. I even successfully brought my sugar levels down to the high 40s with a low carb diet in 2017! I knew my most recent result would come back high as I felt AWFUL. The doc prescribed a ‘sugar glue’ tablet (I forget the name now) and after reading 536 reviews I decided that there was no way this tablet would pass my lips. I’m happy to take the Metformin though as I’ve never had any issues with it. So, I had to have a stern word with myself: I either carry on the way I am - with zero energy- and risk amputation, blindness and God knows what else or take my own ‘tablet.’ </p><p></p><p>For the last two weeks or so I’ve been low carbing. Not keto (might get there one day) but low carbing at about 60g a day. I’m the same as you: tell me I can’t have something and I want it. Now. But I have focused on eating higher fat and lower carb with the sole purpose of eliminating or at least controlling to some extent the constant need for food in my brain. No calories, no snacking, just eating lovely food that *I* like. Yes, it takes a bit of planning, but not a lot! There’s some things that have worked, some that haven’t but I’m getting there. And by no means have I been perfect but oh my goodness, do I feel better! I’m still big! I still have aches and pains because my sugars are probably still high but dammit, in 10 weeks, I want to go back to the doc and tell him I haven’t taken the new tablet but followed a low carb regime and I cannot wait to see the number. </p><p></p><p>I would say: you have to try something. And low fat and calorie counting might just trigger you into overeating but have a go at the low carb, simple lifestyle. Just about to have my burgers and avocado with some coleslaw. Let us know what you decide, if you do decide anything [emoji846][emoji846]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marathonmona, post: 2509287, member: 80088"] Wow. You’ve just described ME. I love food - obsessively so and always feel like I deserve it! I don’t suffer with *any* guilt after overeating, just feel a bit full… Although I have noticed as of late that nothing seems to really satisfy me. A trip to the supermarket means two doughnuts in the car; a tough day at work means swinging by McDonald’s because you know, I deserve it. I could go on… My recent HbA1C came back as 93. This is despite me being an intelligent, hard-working, well-read person who has known about keto and fasting since 2014. I even successfully brought my sugar levels down to the high 40s with a low carb diet in 2017! I knew my most recent result would come back high as I felt AWFUL. The doc prescribed a ‘sugar glue’ tablet (I forget the name now) and after reading 536 reviews I decided that there was no way this tablet would pass my lips. I’m happy to take the Metformin though as I’ve never had any issues with it. So, I had to have a stern word with myself: I either carry on the way I am - with zero energy- and risk amputation, blindness and God knows what else or take my own ‘tablet.’ For the last two weeks or so I’ve been low carbing. Not keto (might get there one day) but low carbing at about 60g a day. I’m the same as you: tell me I can’t have something and I want it. Now. But I have focused on eating higher fat and lower carb with the sole purpose of eliminating or at least controlling to some extent the constant need for food in my brain. No calories, no snacking, just eating lovely food that *I* like. Yes, it takes a bit of planning, but not a lot! There’s some things that have worked, some that haven’t but I’m getting there. And by no means have I been perfect but oh my goodness, do I feel better! I’m still big! I still have aches and pains because my sugars are probably still high but dammit, in 10 weeks, I want to go back to the doc and tell him I haven’t taken the new tablet but followed a low carb regime and I cannot wait to see the number. I would say: you have to try something. And low fat and calorie counting might just trigger you into overeating but have a go at the low carb, simple lifestyle. Just about to have my burgers and avocado with some coleslaw. Let us know what you decide, if you do decide anything [emoji846][emoji846] [/QUOTE]
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