Type 2 Diabetes

[learning2me]

Can anyone who is type 2 diabetic please sum up how it affects their life please?

[saasher2012]

Further to that, yes you can have fruit but be careful as too much fructose is as bad, apples, pears , melon,are ok!

[learning2me]

Thanks saasher.

No tablets, just diet controlled.

Just been shopping and bought the lowest sugar stuff I could find. Lots of meat, veg and fruit.

Sugar free mints and ricecakes.

[saasher2012]

Oh that's good news then, don't panic buy! Do things gradually , I'm amazed you haven't been put in touch with a dietician , you can google Diabetics it would give you more information on a diet control diabetic, the no carb can be very confusing.

[saasher2012]

Have you got this book?

[captainbovine]

I'm finding it really hard with the hours I work to stop eating so many carbs...

I must admit I am a carb addict, which is a true complaint, I haven't made it up.

I love porridge but it doesn't fill me, so I have wheat based cereal but it's carbs!!! I can't win.

I'm up at 5am, then it's break at 9.45 then lunch at 2.30, then supper at 7, plus if I am hungry by midday I have to sneak something in there....you don't realise how easy life was before you were diabetic.....

[captainbovine]

where did you get that book from Sam? I could do with that. at times I'm just so confused about eating, tbh, I don't think I like food it just complicates things, so I eat the wrong things just to get mealtimes over with..........

[saasher2012]

Yes I know what you mean CB, it can get you down until you find the lifestyle that suits& there is a lot of conflicting information about. I also am up early & my job can be very physical , I always have porridge but I always have a sand which between 10& 11am in the morning if poss I have dinner at about 4pm& odd occasions I will have a snack about 9pm, I'm lucky if I need a break during work hours I get it , I luckily have never been overweight & don't really have a sweet tooth but I really feel for those that do. It does take time & patience to get to where you want to be , but you will & you'll feel the better for it I promise . I'm going to post the contents of this little booklet even if the other poster has it. OK?.

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Please bear with me, as I've got to do it page by page, let me know your thoughts?

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I'm having trouble posting because of post flooding I'll try again later.

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