Don't know what to do

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12 years T2 and still struggling. I know what I have to do but I can't be bothered with it all. Cooking for one difficult.

I'm struggling as well. I'm type 1 and vegan . I know what I should eat but everything seems so difficult at the moment along with portion size.(I eat far too much). Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Leadinglights]

I'm struggling as well. I'm type 1 and vegan . I know what I should eat but everything seems so difficult at the moment along with portion size.(I eat far too much). Any advice would be appreciated.

Have you done any of the courses available which will help with adjusting your insulin to what you are eating DAFNE is one but needs referral but BERTIE is one you can self refer.

 

[Mrs Mimoo]

I tend to live on sandwiches and crisps. I'm on empagaflozine Metformin and weekly injection of trulicity. Plus numerous other medications for several other Illnesses.

maybe rethink sandwiches? or use 'sandwich thins' not bread? instead of crisps, a handful of nuts? I found if i keep under 80g of carbs a day i'm generally ok. or swap that lunch for a salad and a chopped chicken breast with mayo? other good lunches are chicken soup with extra chicken (stew) or even an omlette. (i sometimes pre cook the omlette and take it to work to eat with salad).

me typical day
start: full fat greek yoghurt with keto granola or a topping of pumpkin seeds
lunch: chicken pork or fish with salad, or an omlette, or a fake pasta meal eg. white cabbage strips topped iwth carbonara sauce and chopped bacon. or two chicken thighes roasted and with some veg or just a portion of tomatoes.

dinner - konjac pasta with sauce and meat topping, mexican made with 'carbzone' tortillas,or just samon/mackeral and some green veg. berries and greek yog for pud.

i now do black decaff as lattes were too many calories. i found that as a 50+ woman i needed no more than 1100 cals a day

 

[SB2015]

My godsend is a spiraliser.
I know that they were popular a few years ago, but I now spiralise loads. Veg spiralised, and kept in the freezer are great. A handful out and fried in garlic and butter make a great accompaniment to cold meats, cheese. I particularly like beetroot done this way as it cooks more quickly. I also use spiralised courgette as a replacement for spaghetti. Just pour hot water over it and it is ready. Quick easy and very much lower carbs.

 

[harbottle]

This might be an interesting read:

A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus - PMC

This article recounts the history of the diet-heart hypothesis from the late 1950s up to the current day, with revelations that have never before been published in the scientific literature. Insights include the role of authorities in launching the ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The data in the original experiment (Seven Countries) actually may well have shown that sugar was correlated with heart problems:

In 1989, a re-analysis of the SCS data by some of the original study researchers found that coronary mortality best correlated not with saturated fats, as originally reported, but with ‘sweets,’ defined as sugar products and pastries [14]. Possibly the correlation would have been even stronger if the ‘sweets’ category had included chocolate, ice cream, and soft drinks, but researchers said data on these items were too difficult to combine [2].

 

[Dragonheart]

This might be an interesting read:

A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus - PMC

This article recounts the history of the diet-heart hypothesis from the late 1950s up to the current day, with revelations that have never before been published in the scientific literature. Insights include the role of authorities in launching the ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The data in the original experiment (Seven Countries) actually may well have shown that sugar was correlated with heart problems:

Always knew it was dodgy science but didn’t realise that not only was the anti fat message wrong but the anti sugar/glucose message had been there all along in the same data all for the want of the maths being a bit trickier. Generations damaged by this one paper. 😡

 

[harbottle]

Always knew it was dodgy science but didn’t realise that not only was the anti fat message wrong but the anti sugar/glucose message had been there all along in the same data all for the want of the maths being a bit trickier. Generations damaged by this one paper. 😡

Oddly, the organisation that recommended lowering Saturated Fat was funded by the company that made a 'seed oil'.

A British scientist wrote a book in the 1970s about sugar being bad, but it ruined his career.

Pure, White and Deadly - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The book and author suffered a barrage of criticism at the time, particularly from the sugar industry, processed-food manufacturers, and Ancel Keys, an American physiologist who argued in favour of restricting dietary fat, not sugar, and who sought to ridicule Yudkin's work.[2] In later years, Yudkin's observations came to be accepted