Glen_Cooksley
Newbie
- Messages
- 3
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Don't think that you'll have to miss out on the things you enjoyed before. My first worry when I found out I had T1D was about what I'd be "allowed" to eat - however, I still enjoy the odd chocolate, ice cream, take-away, pizza ..... as long it's in moderation and your diet is generally very good and varied and you get some exercise there is no reason at all not to continue to eat exactly as you did before: it's a myth that you HAVE to permanently low carb to keep your BG levels low: yes it's harder work to keep them low if you indulge in the odd treats, but it's not impossible by any stretch of the imagination. You'll probably find you're in the "honeymoon period" now anyway, i.e. your pancreas is still producing some insulin of its own, so your initial NovoRapid doses may be very small which makes it easier to manage the correct dosages.I don't think I'll have to change much in the big scheme of things, gonna miss a few little treasured items though. All of this being said, was has strucky me as wierd is I've been craving sweet stuff loads, I went from not eating anything sweet for years to gorging on chocolate and sweets daily for the past 2 months. Guess my body was trying to give me a nudge in the right direction!
Welcome! I was diagnosed in December and I'm your age too. You'll get used to it very quickly and, as others have said, it's an inconvenience but not a disaster and you'll quickly adapt.
Don't think that you'll have to miss out on the things you enjoyed before. My first worry when I found out I had T1D was about what I'd be "allowed" to eat - however, I still enjoy the odd chocolate, ice cream, take-away, pizza ..... as long it's in moderation and your diet is generally very good and varied and you get some exercise there is no reason at all not to continue to eat exactly as you did before: it's a myth that you HAVE to permanently low carb to keep your BG levels low: yes it's harder work to keep them low if you indulge in the odd treats, but it's not impossible by any stretch of the imagination. You'll probably find you're in the "honeymoon period" now anyway, i.e. your pancreas is still producing some insulin of its own, so your initial NovoRapid doses may be very small which makes it easier to manage the correct dosages.
permanently
Calm down! I wasn't opening a debate. I merely meant that you can still eat a treat every so often and it's not the end of the world. Nothing should be "banned". I have met T1Ds who eat completely "normally" and with a good exercise regime and accurate carb counting they maintain HbA1Cs between 5 and 6.Not to derail the thread, but what sources are you using to come to the conclusion that : " you have to permanently low carb to keep your BG levels low " is a myth ? A diagnosis since December isn't very long in which to have come to a personal conclusion, in my opinion .
Find your own levels, @mykey , read, experiment, and make your own mind up bearing on mind you are probably still on the " honeymoon" stage where your pancreas still kicks out some insulin , so your levels of tolerance will very likely change .
Signy
it's a myth that you HAVE to permanently low carb to keep your BG levels low
Hi @Heathenlass, thanks for the kind words, the journey begins
@LaineyK thank you for your welcomes, I'm sure I'll be asking some silly questions but I'd rather ask and know than not ask and not know. Plenty to take in but to say I'm a couple of days in I'm feeling really positive. This kind of relates to what @Dec_O has said - proper good to hear that mate, it's exactly how I want to look at it! I feel alot of relief with this diagnosis, I've been concerened somethings up for a while so to get to know I'm not going crazy and there's actually something wrong is a nice feeling. And like you say, great excuse to look after myself.
Everyones really nice here, kind of feel like being initiated into a little club.. Well, big club. Cheers to you all