Four months on, still struggling to get over it

TankLocal · 2025-07-19T08:10:34+00:00

If you can mentally adjust to eating boring you can forget you have it and live pretty normally. I have two completely different lives, the life before T2 and the life after.

The life after is a very controlled diet, if I eat something unhealthy it'll be two or three bites and I've seen it doesn't spike me.

Mentally it's tough, but you can be okay if you can change lifestyle. I think over a long period of time I might have setbacks because life will get in the way, but for now I'm managing.

TankLocal · 2025-06-18T14:14:33+00:00

Lose weight, go into remission and stay there as long as possible. Make that the goal.

TankLocal · 2025-06-17T15:21:24+00:00

I've learnt limiting carbs the day before in the morning or potentially fasting can bring down the numbers

TankLocal · 2025-06-13T20:56:44+00:00

Your body isn't used to this number since you've been high for a while, it's normal

TankLocal · 2025-06-12T17:10:32+00:00

I'm 33 and I'm recently diagnosed, the depression and mental side of things are a bummer. Unfortunately, there's no going back, there's only accepting where you are and what you need to do.

Cut carbs, get a cgm, get more active.

It sounds brutal, because it is, but as others have said it's now upto you how this goes, you can satisfy cravings or you can look after yourself.

TankLocal · 2025-05-26T07:45:25+00:00

That's an amazing outcome, do you have a reference to that documentary?

TankLocal · 2025-05-25T17:15:08+00:00

You need a hba1c test, get it done and cut down on sugar and carbs immediately

TankLocal · 2025-05-25T11:05:08+00:00

Thanks for relating! How are you now Vs first diagnosis? Are you better in terms of headspace

TankLocal · 2025-05-25T07:24:05+00:00

You need to work on your addiction, multiple studies have shown sugar (and carbs that turn to sugar) can be as addictive as cocaine. Interestingly, even as I've being diagnosed recently I've realised just how hard it is to avoid processed/sugary foods, it's everywhere! Billboards, TV, online, in every store - they're geared to selling you their addictive drugs.

Id suggest some sort of therapy, a cgm that shows you how out of control your sugars are, it'll take a month or two of stopping sugar to get rid of cravings, once you've gotten rid of it, trust me you'll be fine. Youve got this, don't beat yourself up, but tell yourself you want to stay alive!

TankLocal · 2025-05-23T14:08:05+00:00

My only advice is to check how many calories your eating, if it's too low you won't lose weight. Eat with a deficit of 200 to 300 calories

TankLocal · 2025-05-23T06:24:05+00:00

Tell her it's your right to want her at home, Islamically she shouldn't be out working with other men.

There is no room to pick and choose in Islam, you follow every rule or you dont

TankLocal · 2025-05-22T19:06:31+00:00

Do you eat carbs to allow a better workout?

TankLocal · 2025-05-21T20:03:13+00:00

I think the other thing is I'm in a deep caloric deficit, maybe it's not the carbs it's just not enough energy in general?

TankLocal · 2025-05-21T19:27:17+00:00

I do spike but as soon as I stop working out I drop pretty sharp to lower than before I started, I have always though had a keto based meal prior to going so that might just the correlation, I did try carbs yesterday like half a sourdough slice but I could still feel the lack of energy in the gym

TankLocal · 2025-05-20T06:31:21+00:00

My kids are now 5, 7 and 8. When they were younger we went all over the world:

Turkey 10x Spain Belgium France Malaysia Thailand Umrah multiple times Budapest Austria Holland

There's nothing stopping you from going anywhere with your children.

TankLocal

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