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Hungry all the time

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Jackie Reast

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I was diagnosed with type 2 a few days ago. My GP said he woud give me a week to let it sink in then I would start the rounds of blood tests, tablets, clinic etc. Meanwhile try and cut out sugar and cut down carb intake. I am trying but always feel hungry and it's tormenting me, it's also making me feel like a spoilt brat who is sulking because I can't have what I want. This is so out of characture for me. I know it sounds petty but my life generally revolves around food. What can I eat to fill me that is not a vegetable?
 
What can I eat to fill me that is not a vegetable?

Protein in all it's forms! Far more filling than a simple carb ever could be.
 
Any meat, poultry, game, fish, eggs, cheese of every nationality and type, vegetarian things like certain soya bean products and Quorn (meat substitute) are protein. The 'high meat content' sausages, and bacon, gammon, ham etc - are protein. Get a bit inventive with the veg - lots of suggestions in the recipe section - all shedloads more interesting to eat than boring old spuds and/or white sliced!
 
Hello Jackie, I'm the same, always hungry. The only thing that stops me being hungry is if I do Atkins which is low carb. 🙂
 
Jackie Reast said:
Hi
I was diagnosed with type 2 a few days ago. My GP said he woud give me a week to let it sink in then I would start the rounds of blood tests, tablets, clinic etc. Meanwhile try and cut out sugar and cut down carb intake. I am trying but always feel hungry and it's tormenting me, it's also making me feel like a spoilt brat who is sulking because I can't have what I want. This is so out of characture for me. I know it sounds petty but my life generally revolves around food. What can I eat to fill me that is not a vegetable?
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HI Jackie
Welcome
I was diganosed Type 2 at the end of September.
Immediate thought, "what the devil can I eat?"
Just as long as you watch the carb content it is not to difficult.
Then I actually found out, by mainly using this forum and the excellent advice here, I could continue to eat 90% of the foods I really like.
Typically my diet consists of:-
Meat all kinds, Sausages, Burgers all high meat content over 80%, Steaks, Chicken, Cold Cuts, Bacon, Ham etc. etc.etc. and don't worry about fat it fills you up, Eggs in any form, fried, boiled, scrambled, as Amigo states Omlettes with all sort in. Fish, Cheese again any kind, I do add some tomatoes, broccoli, cauli, STeamed onions are very nice as are mushrooms.
My BG is now uder control ranges between 4 and 6 mmol and I have believe it or not, lost 2 stones in weight since September 28th. I am eating much better than I did before the diagnosis.
You will be fine once you get the hang of things and you will feel much better I certainly do.
Good luck and stay strong.
 
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You can eat low carb veges, salad stuff, mushrooms, sweet peppers, courgettes, cauliflower and also low carb fruits such as berries with cream - there are packs of frozen fruits available in most supermarkets, just look for the lowest carb mixtures.
I stick to foods under 10 percent carbs, but don't indulge in the higher numbers except in small amounts.
My numbers are normal even eating up to 50 gm of carbs a day - though some days it is less.
I made a notebook with the carb content of foods, less the fibre, if you look on US sites the fibre is included, on UK sites the fibre is already removed.
 
Wow! Thank you all for your responses, I certainly feel more confident about what I can eat now as there isn't much I don't like. I like to be adventurous with food so that's a bonus. I need to control my meal times now as I have beeen eating my last meal at 6pm, in bed by 8pm, up at 3.30am but not eating until 10am. I already know it's not healthy to go 16 hours with no food then binge for 8 hours but this is a 20+ year habit. It's not going to be easy I know but with the wonderful support I have here and the fact that no one is judging me I know I can do this. At least my face isn't on the floor like it was 4 days ago when I was given the news 🙂 I might also add that I have at least 4 stone to lose, being a junk food junky I am under no illusion about the reason I have been diagnosed with type 2. Keep up the good work guys your support is invaluable to use newbies.
 
Jackie Reast said:
At least my face isn't on the floor like it was 4 days ago when I was given the news 🙂 I might also add that I have at least 4 stone to lose, being a junk food junky I am under no illusion about the reason I have been diagnosed with type 2. Keep up the good work guys your support is invaluable to use newbies.
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Great to read such a positive post Jackie, and great that you are confident you can make positive changes to improve your health going forward.

My understanding is there is probably also an underlying genetic/physiological susceptibility to T2 that forms part of your diagnosis so don’t be too hard on yourself. Blame and guilt can be toxic. You cannot change the past, but you can make positive changes and move towards a more healthy you - which is quite an odd outcome from a diagnosis with a long term condition!!
 
Well controlled Type 2s all admit - though sometimes a bit grudgingly LOL - that changing their habits certainly has improved their lives!

Tedious, innit, when your mother's poor opinion of the Fast Food industry's products turns out to have been correct all along! LOL
 
I hope my kids and grandkids will take this as a lesson! Very much doubt it lol. No one could tell me when I was younger and bad habits are so easy to slip in to. I have had a much better day today thanks to everyones advice regarding proteins. I can now go back to my GP in a much more positive frame of mind.
 
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I hope my kids and grandkids will take this as a lesson! Very much doubt it lol. No one could tell me when I was younger and bad habits are so easy to slip in to. I have had a much better day today thanks to everyones advice regarding proteins. I can now go back to my GP in a much more positive frame of mind.
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I doubt they will Jackie.
I am T2, my ex-wife, my Sons Mother is T1, her mother was T1 and had amputations of her toes. My Son has grown up around Diabetes from the day he was born so I guess he is a high risk candidate to develop it himself.
Tell him? Falls on deaf ears and he is 48 years old. He is very successfull so knows it all, or so he thinks.
He eats like a Horse, drinks like a Fish and piling the weight on. Working 24/7.
I have 5 Grand kids and a Great Grandson. All at risk in my humble opinion in the future because of the genetics on his Mothers side and my diagnosis.
I will keep on with the task but at the moment I am dismally failing.
Never will happen to me attitude.
 
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