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<blockquote data-quote="Rosiediabetes" data-source="post: 1727144" data-attributes="member: 78751"><p>Hi Everyone,</p><p></p><p>This may seem like a bit of a weird question, but maybe someone has experience of this... </p><p>I want to know why I appear to be doing okay with my diabetes, despite continuing to eat what I want, when I want. I probably eat more 'wrong foods' now than I ever did before diabetes.</p><p></p><p>For instance, I would rarely eat a toffee crisp, and never a snickers before the diabetes... now I have them sometimes. Previously they were my pick-ups for hypos, but I rarely have hypos now, so enjoy them as a treat.</p><p></p><p>I am 5 years diabetic (in July) since diagnosis and my hba1c usually comes back between 5 and 7, (usually 6.4) which I'm told is very good, and when I prick test, my tests usually are fine (between 5 and 8)</p><p>I eat a lot of carbs, including potatoes, pastry, pie, chocolate, doughnuts. I probably have a 'treat' daily I would say- crisps, chocolate.</p><p>Sometimes I eat fruit. I often eat veg. I make a lot of my own meals- fish pie, lasagne, ginger and tomato soup...</p><p></p><p>I have days where I just eat protein, but I dont think I've done a single one since the start of this year!</p><p></p><p>I'm Vegetarian (fish eater). I'm 30 this year. I'm 4 foot 11 and weight 9.7 stone. I have lost a stone since being diagnosed. I exercise (dog walk) for 20 mins+ a day. My cholesterol is fine. My kidneys could apparently do with me drinking more.</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is because I'm wondering if I am somehow setting myself up for disaster, believing I am okay and really I am going to seriously ruin my health, or are the doctors missing something with my tests? Why are my results good when I could be considered a bit naughty?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rosiediabetes, post: 1727144, member: 78751"] Hi Everyone, This may seem like a bit of a weird question, but maybe someone has experience of this... I want to know why I appear to be doing okay with my diabetes, despite continuing to eat what I want, when I want. I probably eat more 'wrong foods' now than I ever did before diabetes. For instance, I would rarely eat a toffee crisp, and never a snickers before the diabetes... now I have them sometimes. Previously they were my pick-ups for hypos, but I rarely have hypos now, so enjoy them as a treat. I am 5 years diabetic (in July) since diagnosis and my hba1c usually comes back between 5 and 7, (usually 6.4) which I'm told is very good, and when I prick test, my tests usually are fine (between 5 and 8) I eat a lot of carbs, including potatoes, pastry, pie, chocolate, doughnuts. I probably have a 'treat' daily I would say- crisps, chocolate. Sometimes I eat fruit. I often eat veg. I make a lot of my own meals- fish pie, lasagne, ginger and tomato soup... I have days where I just eat protein, but I dont think I've done a single one since the start of this year! I'm Vegetarian (fish eater). I'm 30 this year. I'm 4 foot 11 and weight 9.7 stone. I have lost a stone since being diagnosed. I exercise (dog walk) for 20 mins+ a day. My cholesterol is fine. My kidneys could apparently do with me drinking more. The reason I ask is because I'm wondering if I am somehow setting myself up for disaster, believing I am okay and really I am going to seriously ruin my health, or are the doctors missing something with my tests? Why are my results good when I could be considered a bit naughty? [/QUOTE]
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