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Friend, family, diet and diabetes
 
Many of us with diabetes have a plan. We know what we should be eating, and are working towards a healthier lifestyle and better management. It can be a hard journey, and often one obstacle can be getting other people to understand your lifestyle. A well-meaning family member, the social pressure of eating out, or a partner that feels they worry more about their spouse's diabetes than they seem to themselves.

The forum is full of people who understand and have been through the same themselves.
 
Navigating the family meal
 
"A little bit won't hurt you"
 

Have you heard this before? It can be difficult when people cook or buy you food that would ruin your diet. How do you refuse? It might help to know that you are not the only one and that many people have faced this quandary.

 
Getting through to family
 
Doctors and diet
 

Frustration with GPs is a common theme on the forum, especially when patients justify specific diets to manage their diabetes. Ultimately, GPs are there to help us, but the doctor/patient relationship can be tricky at times.

 
Justifying diets to a doctor
 
Partners of a type 1 diabetic?
 

"My boyfriend was diagnosed a few months ago and it was a massive shock." - Worrying from the side-lines can be very difficult for someone whose partner has type 1 diabetes, but the forum is full of people with positive stories and reassurances that everything is manageable.

 
"How does it impact on you?"
 
"More than anything, I need to vent!"
 

It can be frustrating when people can't seem to understand, no matter how many times you tell them! Parents of those with type 1 diabetes can be especially fussy when trying to help their children, so how do you deal with well-meaning but ultimately annoying behaviour?

 
Making them understand
 
 
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Question Corner

 

Why do blood glucose levels spike after exercise?

 

Exercise is not only good for general fitness, but is a useful tool to have when it comes to reducing high blood glucose levels. However, you may notice that it can also cause spikes.

When the body exercises, the muscles make use of glucose that is currently in the bloodstream as fuel, and if that is not enough, the liver can release stored glucose to use. This It helps the muscles carry out the work demanded of them, but the stores can continue to be released after exercise has finished, leading to post-exercise spikes.

Jack
 
Jack - part of the Diabetes.co.uk team
 

 
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