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<blockquote data-quote="SparkJack" data-source="post: 227574" data-attributes="member: 36519"><p>I soooo empathise with you. </p><p>I used to eat loads of chocolate. I talked this through with a friend of mine and both of us agreed that we knew what we were doing was like 'killing' ourselves but found it impossible to stop. She was diagnosed as T2 roughly the same time as me. She had a Dr who prescribed a meter and strips-mine didn't. Two years later after developing serious heart problems I knew the time had come to control myself because no one else was able to do it for me. All I can say is that since discovering this site and going for the lower carb approach I have 'almost' lost the urge to eat choclolate. The craving has lessened and as it has lessened my 'hunger' has too. It helped me to have a friend in the same boat. We attend WW together and support each other. Do you have friends who will support you in the real world rather than just in this virtual world. My friend and I can talk about anything. What made us eat like this in the first place?etc </p><p>I think when I carried on eating chocolate despite knowing I was diabetic was my way of blocking it out and not facing reality. My father was T! and he died just before he was to have a foot amputated so I knew the complications that could arise at first hand and I still did it. Addiction is only part of the problem.</p><p>I am with you all the way. Keep persevering through the downs the goodtimes will outweigh them soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SparkJack, post: 227574, member: 36519"] I soooo empathise with you. I used to eat loads of chocolate. I talked this through with a friend of mine and both of us agreed that we knew what we were doing was like 'killing' ourselves but found it impossible to stop. She was diagnosed as T2 roughly the same time as me. She had a Dr who prescribed a meter and strips-mine didn't. Two years later after developing serious heart problems I knew the time had come to control myself because no one else was able to do it for me. All I can say is that since discovering this site and going for the lower carb approach I have 'almost' lost the urge to eat choclolate. The craving has lessened and as it has lessened my 'hunger' has too. It helped me to have a friend in the same boat. We attend WW together and support each other. Do you have friends who will support you in the real world rather than just in this virtual world. My friend and I can talk about anything. What made us eat like this in the first place?etc I think when I carried on eating chocolate despite knowing I was diabetic was my way of blocking it out and not facing reality. My father was T! and he died just before he was to have a foot amputated so I knew the complications that could arise at first hand and I still did it. Addiction is only part of the problem. I am with you all the way. Keep persevering through the downs the goodtimes will outweigh them soon. [/QUOTE]
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