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Diabetes Burnout

hi cat , sorry your feeling like this , you are definatly not alone i think everyone's felt like this at one time or another , diabetes can be so overwhelming but please your definatly not alone in this .What are you struggling with the most ? can we help ?
 
Technically you can have what ever you want......as long as you are aware of the quantity and frequency

Cut down not cut out......then once you are used to having less you cut out

When i look back to what i consumed a year ago to what it is now im astonished at myself........no sugar in drinks.....no cakes or bikkies or regular chocolate.......no pastries....no white bread in fact not much bread full stop.....very rare i have pasta or rice or potato......and ive sort of got used to it

But i fully understand......theres times i crave things.....and its hard to overcome those cravings

Plenty of support on here
 
Thank you and yes that is a good way of doing it initially..I struggle to have variety and seem to have totally mentally shut down...not coping with it at all
 
do you test your sugar levels ?
 
are you on medication
 
my advice try to focus on things that you can eat instead of things that you might avoid
 
Yes i need to try and refocus...I've got homemade meals in the freezer that I made from scratch, chicken mince cottage pie with carrot mash and quorn meatballs with wholewheat spaghetti....but i really don't fancy food much at all just now...my appetite isn't good either...blimey I sound such a miserable old bag just now..lol...sorry
 
there's a food list somewhere ill try and find it , anyway big hug
 
CatB67 said:
Yes i need to try and refocus...I've got homemade meals in the freezer that I made from scratch, chicken mince cottage pie with carrot mash and quorn meatballs with wholewheat spaghetti....but i really don't fancy food much at all just now...my appetite isn't good either...blimey I sound such a miserable old bag just now..lol...sorry
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awww hey its totally normal to feel like this
 
well i'm sure everyone on here can re late to how your feeling , its not easy far from it but know this your doing everything you can to manage this and doing a great job try not to focus too much on the negative , maybe go for a walk to the shops or get out for a breath of fresh air to take your mind off it all for a bit
 
Think im depressed just now too which doesn't help with motivation to do anything....
 
@CatB67 welcome to the forum. How long ago were you diagnosed?
My best friends husband has had diabetes for more than twenty years but they live a long way from me. I don't know anyone else with diabetes, certainly no family members are type 1 or 2. I asked to be tested last year having assumed wrongly that my almost annual blood test for high blood pressure was being checked. Turned out they stopped checking 10 years ago. I get slightly jealous of people who have been told they are prediabetic but maybe I wouldn't have tackled it.
I asked to go on a course last year and asked again in February. I went last week and was disappointed there were only 7 of us and no interaction. However this forum is great.

Do you need to lose any belly fat? Do you cater for just yourself or do you have non diabetics to cater for?
I have days when having eaten carbs I want more!
Good points I piled on weight after an early menopause and had reached a bmi of 32. Cutting out the naughty stuff meant I started losing weight about 2Ibs per week and no calorie counting. My bmi is now 26. I move more and go to a great aquafit class which I leave feeling refreshed.
You sound beautifully organised with your freezer.
I love Greek style yoghurt with berries and nuts or seeds for breakfast. I could happily eat it each day but sometimes have eggs or even a ' lunch' Looking at nutrition labels is tedious but I have found some ready meals I like.
Try and slow down a little. Find some exercise you like. A short ( 10 minute walk) before or after breakfast enjoying looking at the sky flowers etc. or like me an exercise class.
Perhaps work out a meal plan for a week so you don't have to think or be tempted. I try and keep to 130 gms of carbs.
I have the occasional cake - chocolate eclairs are good.
Work out what you need physically and emotionally. If it's a week of the same food that's fine and will give you head space for other things. I've got some Cromer crab which I will have with salad. I bung things in eg pumpkin seeds strawberries olives etc.
If having had a reset you are still finding it difficult to cope ask more questions but also see how your surgery can help.Some areas in the country have diabetic groups.

Good luck
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