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Leadinglights
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Find something else, nuts, cheese, pork scratchings. But seriously there are plenty of things you can eat and some people make their own crisps from lower carb veg.
Have a look at this link for ideas on ways to modify your diet to reduce the carbohydrates. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
rebrascora
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Hi and welcome.
I was a sugar addict pre diagnosis. I gave all the sweet stuff up by using my negative feeling of guilt and remorse to motivate me and I went cold turkey. Other people find gradually reducing their problem food works for them.
I remember going for my first eye screening and it was Easter time and sitting in the waiting room my mind wandered onto the subject of Easter Eggs and that I would never be able to have another Cadbury's Cream Egg ever again and the rest of my life suddenly seemed like an incredibly long time to avoid them. Then a man came into the waiting room in a wheelchair with very restricted sight and I realized how pathetic I was being worrying about such a trivial thing when my sight and feet were potentially at risk. It is now 4 years and I haven't had a cream egg and I doubt I ever will and surprisingly I don't even crave one..... not that I ever just ate 1..... normally it was 2 or 3 at a time or the whole box. 😱 It's fair to say I had an unhealthy relationship to sweet stuff.
I love the fact that I now have control over my eating by following a low carb way of eating and I still have my feet and my sight, and other aspects of my health have benefitted significantly from cutting carbs and I feel fitter and healthier, so in a lot of respects my diabetes diagnosis has actually made me healthier because it was the kick up the pants I needed to quit my bad eating habits. I hope you too can find this the motivation to be healthier rather than see it as an illness, which to me it isn't. It is a condition, which, if I manage it well, I can be fitter and healthier than I was before.
I should also say that I still enjoy my food and perhaps more so now than I did before, it is just that I eat different things now..
I was a sugar addict pre diagnosis. I gave all the sweet stuff up by using my negative feeling of guilt and remorse to motivate me and I went cold turkey. Other people find gradually reducing their problem food works for them.
I remember going for my first eye screening and it was Easter time and sitting in the waiting room my mind wandered onto the subject of Easter Eggs and that I would never be able to have another Cadbury's Cream Egg ever again and the rest of my life suddenly seemed like an incredibly long time to avoid them. Then a man came into the waiting room in a wheelchair with very restricted sight and I realized how pathetic I was being worrying about such a trivial thing when my sight and feet were potentially at risk. It is now 4 years and I haven't had a cream egg and I doubt I ever will and surprisingly I don't even crave one..... not that I ever just ate 1..... normally it was 2 or 3 at a time or the whole box. 😱 It's fair to say I had an unhealthy relationship to sweet stuff.
I love the fact that I now have control over my eating by following a low carb way of eating and I still have my feet and my sight, and other aspects of my health have benefitted significantly from cutting carbs and I feel fitter and healthier, so in a lot of respects my diabetes diagnosis has actually made me healthier because it was the kick up the pants I needed to quit my bad eating habits. I hope you too can find this the motivation to be healthier rather than see it as an illness, which to me it isn't. It is a condition, which, if I manage it well, I can be fitter and healthier than I was before.
I should also say that I still enjoy my food and perhaps more so now than I did before, it is just that I eat different things now..
Jessica DUK
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Hi @Jackie E and welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis, we understand that it can be quite overwhelming and challenging! However, you have come to the right place here on the forum - it's a very friendly and engaging community always willing to help.
As Leadinglights has said, there are countless alternatives to regular crisps. You could opt for a wholegrain variety, or make your own ones with vegetables or potatoes. More info on that can be found here: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...ting-with-diabetes/diabetes-food-myths/crisps
If you need more info on Type 2 Diabetes in general, here's a link on our website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/types-of-diabetes/type-2 . Please feel free to post any questions/concerns you may have, we will be happy to help 🙂
As Leadinglights has said, there are countless alternatives to regular crisps. You could opt for a wholegrain variety, or make your own ones with vegetables or potatoes. More info on that can be found here: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-t...ting-with-diabetes/diabetes-food-myths/crisps
If you need more info on Type 2 Diabetes in general, here's a link on our website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/types-of-diabetes/type-2 . Please feel free to post any questions/concerns you may have, we will be happy to help 🙂
Have you tried salt and vinegar peanuts? I find they make a good alternative
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Welcome to the forum @Jackie E
I used to have a bag of crisps as part of my lunch every day.
I decided to drop them, more or less on a whim, but was amazed that my cholesterol seemed to respond from that change alone (unless it was just a coincidence!). And my levels around lu ch were easier too. To be honest I don‘t miss them. I’ll still have a bag every so often, but don’t feel the need every day.
I find it fascinating how our tastes change, and how much of our eating is habitual rather than conscious.
There are exercises where you can ‘mindfully’ eat a single peanut over the course of a few minutes, which can be quite mind-blowing when you fully engage your senses as you eat even a tiny insignificant something!
I used to have a bag of crisps as part of my lunch every day.
I decided to drop them, more or less on a whim, but was amazed that my cholesterol seemed to respond from that change alone (unless it was just a coincidence!). And my levels around lu ch were easier too. To be honest I don‘t miss them. I’ll still have a bag every so often, but don’t feel the need every day.
I find it fascinating how our tastes change, and how much of our eating is habitual rather than conscious.
There are exercises where you can ‘mindfully’ eat a single peanut over the course of a few minutes, which can be quite mind-blowing when you fully engage your senses as you eat even a tiny insignificant something!
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