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The Forum discusses: cravings and emotional eating
 
Stress eating, also known as emotional eating, can be tough to overcome. But with practice and patience, cravings can be beaten. The Diabetes Forum has been discussing their emotional eating stories, tips and struggles.
 
Beating cravings, together
 
Time for a change
 
"I'm an emotional eater who has suffered with mood swings," writes Forum user Magicmoose, who struggles with loneliness and wants to make a change.
 
Stuck in a rut?
A display of strength
 
Forum user Zauberflote recently showed great strength in committing to her low carb way of eating despite some tough emotional circumstances.
 
Stress eating psychology
 
'I got my head out the sand'
 
Evin used to comfort eat and went on to develop prediabetes. Now, she has cut out unhealthy eating and is regularly testing her blood sugar.
 
Making an impact
Food and mood: our tips
 
Many of us are tempted to emotional eat after a stressful day, so recognising your triggers can be key to being more mindful of your cravings.
 
Tackle your cravings
 
 
Take a look at some of today's top threads:

1 When in Rome (LCHF in Italy)
2 Anger and Diabetes
3 What have you eaten today?
4 Type 1 diabeties DKA
5 Mum of newly diagnosed 12 yo seeking a friendly ear!
6 What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)
7 Right steps to maintain good health
8 Type 1'stars R Us
9 Healthy Fat, or not?
10 Wasting time listening to 'Halki diabetes cure'

There are 1,874,530 posts from 296,375 members in the forum right now.

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How I banished my cravings
 
Going low carb helped nurse Eileen banish her sugar cravings. Now, she feels stronger mentally and doesn't feel deprived on her new way of eating.
 
Less sugar, more strength
 

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