A day off being diabetic

[silentsquirrel]

I'm sorry if it seems that I was being flippant in posting this thread. I wasn't. ❤

It didn't come over as flippant at all to me. It's a very common question, and different people will view it very differently, as you have seen! Personally, I think you went for the sensible option of reducing the portion. Hopr you really enjoyed it!

The key to handling "treats" is to make it occasional, and make it a small portion of whatever. Abandoning all thoughts of diabetes for a day is probably less wise - it too easily becomes longer than a day......

 

[Maca44]

I'm sorry if it seems that I was being flippant in posting this thread. I wasn't. ❤

No seen as being flippant at all just different points help us make the right choices for our own way of working through this disease what works for me might not work for you but its always good to see how others cope and view things

 

[Deleted member 25429]

I haven’t had any takeaways for three years. My treats these days are very strong cheese , raspberries and cream . I lost an awful lot of weight I enjoy the new clothes that I wear more than the thought of a takeaway . But this is my personal choice , someone used an analogy everything we eat has a price are you prepared to pay that price ... in my case for a takeaway no I’m not .

 

[nonethewiser]

I’d love a day pretending I don’t have diabetes. A day when I do not have to prick my finger or scan my sensor. A day when I don’t have to count the carbs I eat. A day when I exercise without considering my blood sugars before I start. A day when I have no pump attached or no needles. A day when I don’t have a concern at the back of my mind that I may have taken too much or too little insulin or taken it too early or too late. A day when I can leave the house when I don’t have to check I have hypo treatment in my bag. A day when I can do what I want when I want without considering blood sugars, insulin on board and the effects of what I am about to do.

Unfortunately, that’s not a possibility. I would feel unwell pretty quickly if I ate without taking my insulin.

Good summary of what we deal with, kinda depressing when seeing it spelled but is what it is suppose.

Takeaways, had Chinese friday night to celebrate birthday had fish & chips 3 weeks ago, refuse to see food as junk when eaten appropriately, but never had to pretend to be holier than thou when it comes to folks food choices, those that do need to get a grip.

 

[freesia]

I'm sorry if it seems that I was being flippant in posting this thread. I wasn't. ❤

Don't worry. You weren't being flippant. We all have our own ways of dealing with D. I'm glad you enjoyed your fish and chips and you made a sensible choice with the portion control. My post was merely a wish to completely forget about it all for one day but being a type 1, that is impossible. I still have the very odd takeaway but try and choose wisely. Thats all anyone can do.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

. My bloods were surprisingly good! 8.2 last nite and 5.3 this am.
I'm back behaving now, although I've brought myself 1 reeses peanut butter eggs. It's the size of a cream egg.

Sounds like an excellent result Catherine, and you certainly don’t have to apologise for starting the thread - it’s been really interesting reading how different members’ opinions are, and the variety of ways they approach the same feelings 🙂

I think the ‘wanting a day off’ feeling comes to all of us living with a long-term condition. I wrote this about it a while back, when essentially it feels like I have days off every now and then because things just click into place and work without all the double-thinking and fiddling about that T1 can sometimes involve

Diabetes days off

Reminiscing about times when it has almost felt like type 1 diabetes was giving me a day (or week) off.

www.everydayupsanddowns.co.uk

 

[trophywench]

I haven’t had any takeaways for three years. My treats these days are very strong cheese , raspberries and cream . I lost an awful lot of weight I enjoy the new clothes that I wear more than the thought of a takeaway . But this is my personal choice , someone used an analogy everything we eat has a price are you prepared to pay that price ... in my case for a takeaway no I’m not .

Exactly! Carbs are like money in my purse - do I want to invest in this right now this minute - or hang onto it now and buy that later, instead? I had a hot cross bun with a cuppa half an hour ago - so not very much spud with my dinner and no, I will NOT want any pudding.

 

[Leadinglights]

I suppose people who have been diagnosed in the last your haven't had to face the challenge of deciding what to eat when out for a meal or saying to relatives and friends that you can't have a huge slice of that banoffee pie without upsetting them or causing offence.
Until coming on here and reading the posts from people with Type 1 I hadn't realised how challenging it is to juggle things. My only experience was with a colleague who frequently had hypos, obviously their awareness was not great but we recognised the symptoms and had to say to them, you need to have some sugar.

 

[Billy Bob]

The Wife and I went to a Friends house yesterday who has been shielding for the last 12 month's .He is also type 2 and cooked us all Caribbean cooked us chicken breast with steamed broccoli , carrot , dwarf beans wilted spinach and roasted celeriac .
On route to his I stopped at the motorway services and purchased 3 Krispy Kreme doughnuts for a naughty dessert my bg was 6.4 before we ate 6.7 2 hours later so that naughty treat wasn't bad to me at all 🙂

 

[mikeydt1]

just remember type2's out there those with type 1 can correct their dosages to what is going in to the mouth but with type 2 if you stuff your faces there is no going back you will either be okay and get away with it or not get away with it and end up with very high BG levels.

 

[Deleted member 25429]

just remember type2's out there those with type 1 can correct their dosages to what is going in to the mouth but with type 2 if you stuff your faces there is no going back you will either be okay and get away with it or not get away with it and end up with very high BG levels.

Not quite as easy as that if a type 1 does that and gets the insulin wrong then it can still cause high sugar levels.

 

[mikeydt1]

think you know what i mean though t2 can't correct if on tablet medication only.

 

[Deleted member 25429]

think you know what i mean though t2 can't correct if on tablet medication only.

We can all correct by going for a walk which I do to avoid having to take more insulin

 

[Kaylz]

those with type 1 can correct their dosages to what is going in to the mouth

you make it sound as if its easy 🙄 if only it were that simple then many of us Type 1's wouldn't be struggling like we do

 

[Kaylz]

Not quite as easy as that if a type 1 does that and gets the insulin wrong then it can still cause high sugar levels.

or low so we have to take on sugar, love how some think Type 1's have it "easy", if only that were the case xx

 

[Deleted member 25429]

or low so we have to take on sugar, love how some think Type 1's have it "easy", if only that were the case xx

I don’t think anyone that isn’t type 1 can understand the daily struggles. The frightening feeling when you have a hypo in the night . The frustration when it reacts different just because the suns out . X

 

[Kaylz]

I don’t think anyone that isn’t type 1 can understand the daily struggles. The frightening feeling when you have a hypo in the night . The frustration when it reacts different just because the suns out . X

No but quite a lot I see is "but Type 1's can this or that" and that isn't fair because it really isn't that easy, having to make constant calculations, do things with caution, its so frustrating to see when folk think we have it easy, you know what I mean? xx

 

[Deleted member 25429]

No but quite a lot I see is "but Type 1's can this or that" and that isn't fair because it really isn't that easy, having to make constant calculations, do things with caution, its so frustrating to see when folk think we have it easy, you know what I mean? xx

I do know what you mean, we are stuck with this for the rest of our lives no chance of remission. I plan my day around meal times so I have the confidence to drive or walk the dogs . In a way I’m luckier than some as I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 52 so haven’t had to live with this until later in life . It’s just very tiring at times xx

 

[Kaylz]

I do know what you mean, we are stuck with this for the rest of our lives no chance of remission. I plan my day around meal times so I have the confidence to drive or walk the dogs . In a way I’m luckier than some as I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 52 so haven’t had to live with this until later in life . It’s just very tiring at times xx

But then on the other hand it might've been easier growing up with it as then we wouldn't have known anything different and had to make such huge changes in the way we go about things but regardless Type 1 certainly isn't as easy as some people seem to think it is xx

 

[helli]

just remember type2's out there those with type 1 can correct their dosages to what is going in to the mouth but with type 2 if you stuff your faces there is no going back you will either be okay and get away with it or not get away with it and end up with very high BG levels.

Yes, we have the tools to correct our blood sugars.
But those tools can be very dangerous if we make a mistake which means it's no where near as simple as you make it sound.