Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
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Permalink Reply by sugarrbabie on -
trust me. i feel like this sometimes, too! when i give in, i feel so bad afterward (if i'm high) but it was sooooo good when i ate it! you're right. diabetes does suck, but i am thankful we have tools we have to control it! vent all you want, we are always here to listen =)
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Permalink Reply by 1HappyDiabetic on -
AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hear you. I wish I could tell you, EAT IT JUST EAT IT. But at least you know better. I haven't had cake in years and pizza is a disaster for me the day after. So I know it just doesn't benefit me, the Diabetic me.
Jim best of luck my friend, I wish cool whip frosting was better :-)
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Permalink Reply by Rick Phillips on -
Jim:
I have been diabetic for 34 years this year. I recall what my doctor told me when I first got it. He said eat whatever you want, party like there is no tomorrow. You will be sick as a dog, and eventually you will get tired of being sick and tired. When you get tired of being sick and tired, then you will take care of yourself. I have been seriously sick and tired, the doc was right, I got sick of it, so I changed.
Rick
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Permalink Reply by AngieMel on -
Don't know if you'll see this as it's an older post, but I'm newly diabetic and your post made a lot of sense to me.
I've finally - after being diagnosed a year ago and trying to self-treat without meds (exercise, veggies, lower carbs) - realized that I need to take meds to protect my organs.
Best line: "...You will be sick as a dog, and eventually you will get tired of being sick and tired..."
I'm there now! Thanks for the post.
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on -
Good for you, AngieMel on responding to the posts to this thread that are written from an adult perspective!
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Permalink Reply by Sylvia on -
boy do I understand your frustration! I am not on meds at all... so it has to be diet and exercise. I had 1 small piece of pizza the other day along with a Huge salad. I didn't even eat all the crust and noticed my glucose readings were nudging the 200 mark 1 hour after eating it... thankfully 2 hours later it was down to 160. So now I'm on a quest to find a pizza alternative. LOL
Cake I never liked much.
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Permalink Reply by Ron on -
I feel your pain today at work they did d a fish fry and had 2 big pies in honor of Pi day www.piday.org and I had to fight my instinct to have a slice and of course the guy next to me had the biggest slice you could imagine AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!! I love the whole wheat pizza dough from California pizza kitchen...... Also most of st louis pizza is thin crust so I can have it once in a while but....I feel the pain. It took a while but some foods shoot me sky high. Indian food sends me into the 300's others not so bad. We all need to vent sometimes we are all here to listen.
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Permalink Reply by spirit7 on -
Yes, sometimes I want to eat a whole cake myself!
Today however, I need to rant!
As a Type 1.5 on oral meds, it is crucial for me to eat right as I would like to stay on oral meds as long as possible.
I read all this stuff about vegan diets, vegetarian, etc. etc. Have tried them all including raw and in the great white north, getting good raw veggies in the winter that are decent is either very expensive or they taste like crap. Did the raw vegan thing at a health center and lost 7 pounds in one week, mind you I am one of those that doesn't need to loose...Went down to 96 pounds and knew it was even too low for me. People thought I was dying..Go to a nutritionist who insists I must eat more carbs, beans, quinoa, etc. Every time I eat these foods my numbers go up! So does the A1C and when you are looking at eating more vegetarian or vegan then one of the staples is carbs!!! She wants me to eat 130 carbs per day. Well, I haven't done that since 2008, I stick to under 60 per day.
Much information out there with vegan and vegetarianism that says you can reverse diabetes with their diet. Well, at this point, give me a personal chef with an unlimited amount of $$ to purchase food and monitor my diet, A1C, etc and see what works!
Most of the time, we need to figure it out ourselves because it isn't one size fits all. I also hate it when I go into a coffee shop dying for a macchiato knowing full well it is full or sugar and carbs. Since there are so many diabetics in this country you think they might have a few drinks we could have but no! Just plain old coffee!
SO, I do low-carb which my nutritionist doesn't agree with but my A1C is 5.2. Yes, I would prefer not to eat so much chicken, fish etc but what is the alternative. I can only eat some much Tofu which does not agree with my digestive system and get tired of tempeh all the time...
My endo is ok with the low-carb. Of course I have also been blessed with hereditary
high cholesterol and no matter what I eat or how much exercise I do (every day, most times twice a day) my cholesterol will NOT go down by itself. I hate taking statins,
I hate taking meds. I am just plan frustrated with everything right now. I am tired of taking my numbers, tried of cooking my own food--no one cooks for me. Since 2008 I cook all my meals. When my daughter is in town she makes me a most delicious meal that I can eat. She gets it. Augh. Sorry to go on but some days it just gets to be too much. One more comment, I go to visit my sister in law and she says to me, I got all this food you can eat, gluten free. I said "What?" Cereals, breads, etc. etc. So glad I brought my own food which I do everywhere... Augh.
enough. Off to teach Pilates. It is a great workout and I teach 6 classes a week plus 3 yoga, a run or hike and bike when its warm.
Kudo's to all of you with this disease, and I will post a low carb choc cake you make in the microwave. Its really good and low carb!
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Permalink Reply by Shawnmarie on -
The label 1.5 can be confusing, but if by that you mean you are a slow onset T1, then I would encourage you to not be afraid of insulin. I'm a LADA or whatever else you want to call it -- ultimately a Type 1 whose beta cells are under attack by antibodies -- and I'm so thankful I needed insulin from the beginning. The first week while I was waiting for the T1 confirmation was so hard trying to keep my numbers down through diet alone. Once I went on insulin it was like I could breath again. It gives you so much more room to make food choices.
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