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Eating sugar straight from the bag

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Dear All,

I don't know who to ask this question so posting here. I am a 40ish old woman and have had 3-4 episodes during my life when I became addicted to eating sugar straight out of the bag. I remember that the first time this was when I was a teenager and the most recent is now. It usually links to when I am sad or extremely worried about something. I ate 5 teaspoons of sugar this morning. I am diabetic and know that this is not good for me. I have previously controlled my diabetes with diet alone but am unable to do so. I need to snap out of this sad mood, but it is complicated

Last HBA1C was 6.2 - GP was pleased. Med reduced to 4 Sukkarto and 1 Dapagliflozin a day

Any advice greatly appreciated.
 
GreenS said:
Dear All,

I don't know who to ask this question so posting here. I am a 40ish old woman and have had 3-4 episodes during my life when I became addicted to eating sugar straight out of the bag. I remember that the first time this was when I was a teenager and the most recent is now. It usually links to when I am sad or extremely worried about something. I ate 5 teaspoons of sugar this morning. I am diabetic and know that this is not good for me. I have previously controlled my diabetes with diet alone but am unable to do so. I need to snap out of this sad mood, but it is complicated

Last HBA1C was 6.2 - GP was pleased. Med reduced to 4 Sukkarto and 1 Dapagliflozin a day

Any advice greatly appreciated.
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What sort of dietary regime are you following, if it is a desire for something sweet then there are low carb recipes on sugarfreelondoner for cakes, biscuits which may satisfy that craving. Eating sugar is NOT good, it will cause a big spike in blood glucose inducing you to overproduce insulin which in turn will make you want more sugar.
Even with those medications you still need to be mindful of your diet, they are not magic bullets.
Have a look at this link for some ideas of modifying your diet whilst still having filling tasty meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
GreenS said:
Dear All,

I don't know who to ask this question so posting here. I am a 40ish old woman and have had 3-4 episodes during my life when I became addicted to eating sugar straight out of the bag. I remember that the first time this was when I was a teenager and the most recent is now. It usually links to when I am sad or extremely worried about something. I ate 5 teaspoons of sugar this morning. I am diabetic and know that this is not good for me. I have previously controlled my diabetes with diet alone but am unable to do so. I need to snap out of this sad mood, but it is complicated

Last HBA1C was 6.2 - GP was pleased. Med reduced to 4 Sukkarto and 1 Dapagliflozin a day

Any advice greatly appreciated.
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I was there in my teens, and have had other times in my life when I’ve started to slide. In every case, it wasn’t the eating or craving the sweet things that needed addressing, it was the other stuff going on in my life. Once I’d got that sorted, the cravings faded. It wasn’t any use lining up healthy stuff to eat instead, or not having sugar in the house, there’s always a supermarket open if your cravings take over. So I haven’t got any tips on how to stop eating sugar, except to suggest you look at whatever's causing the sad mood, and try to adjust that part of your life, or make it bearable if it’s not fixable.
Edited to add. I also used to beat myself up for being so weak as to not be able to beat the cravings when they were at their strongest, until I discovered that they were far worse when I was pre-menstrual. So hormones can also play a part. Once I knew that, I stopped despising myself for being so weak willed, and I used to try to ride out the bad week with as minimal damage as I could, knowing that in a weeks time I would be in a much better place and able to resist the stuff I was craving.
 
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Thanks Robin and Leadinglights. I think you are right Robin re the premenstrual stuff, I have noticed that too.
 
I guess I need to think more about the link between mental health, stress, sadness and diabetes.
 
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