Hi guys,
Was diagnosed T1 about 4 months ago, I posted on here explaining my story etc. Since then my main struggles have been testing blood; I've stopped altogether because I find it time consuming when I'm ready for a meal, and the whole process gets me down,.the times I can't find blood, the times it takes me 4 5 or 6 strips and stabs to draw the right amount. I would say I haven't tested my bloods for 2 months now, and only do so of I'm feeling like I'm about to have an episode, which has been twice!
My other problem is diet, I've always been a good eater, savoury not sweet thank god! And had struggled with weight up until a couple of years ago when all of a sudden it started dropping off me and I thought I was doing well to lose weight, but it was in fact the diabetes that hadn't yet been diagnosed! So my main issue now is snacking, I want to constantly eat, and I'm trying to stick to salads and low fat, carb and sugar things, but it's hard. The worse for me is bread, I cannot find a loaf that is low fat, less than 1% sugar and low carb. Can anyone recommend the best type or tell me I'm doing it wrong and should be looking for different things in my bread?!
Thanks
Darion
Was diagnosed T1 about 4 months ago, I posted on here explaining my story etc. Since then my main struggles have been testing blood; I've stopped altogether because I find it time consuming when I'm ready for a meal, and the whole process gets me down,.the times I can't find blood, the times it takes me 4 5 or 6 strips and stabs to draw the right amount. I would say I haven't tested my bloods for 2 months now, and only do so of I'm feeling like I'm about to have an episode, which has been twice!
My other problem is diet, I've always been a good eater, savoury not sweet thank god! And had struggled with weight up until a couple of years ago when all of a sudden it started dropping off me and I thought I was doing well to lose weight, but it was in fact the diabetes that hadn't yet been diagnosed! So my main issue now is snacking, I want to constantly eat, and I'm trying to stick to salads and low fat, carb and sugar things, but it's hard. The worse for me is bread, I cannot find a loaf that is low fat, less than 1% sugar and low carb. Can anyone recommend the best type or tell me I'm doing it wrong and should be looking for different things in my bread?!
Thanks
Darion