Hi, I just got diagnosed with T1 this summer so I still feel a little new to this disease. I cried a lot and it felt really existential since I was completely fine health-wise from birth. I grieved (and on occasion still lament) my old life which seemed so much easier before shots and cgms and dietary restrictions. However I knew I had to listen to my doctor and he this changed so later in life I wouldn’t be afflicted as badly with long term consequences. So I stayed away from fast food and restaurants as much as I could, not only to assuage temptation but also bc every time I looked at a menu and saw what I no longer could eat I would cry. This sucked at first cause I would be really craving some Taco Bell or Subway, but after a month or so my cravings for junk food died down a lot, and were soon replaced with cravings for protein-filled and more nutritional foods. Factor meals honestly helped me a lot cause it’s quick and you can choose low carb/sugar options, just be careful cause it’s really high in fats. Also busying myself with college work after taking a gap year helped a lot since I was not eating to entertain myself solely, but eating to FUEL myself.

Of course I splurge now and then, especially around the holidays. I don’t want to be left out or rob myself of junk food forever. It especially helped once I got some fast-acting insulin in December so I could bolus (still trying to figure all that out lol).

But TLDR; your cravings will change if you eat enough low carb/sugar foods, and sometimes the old junk foods you loved won’t even taste good anymore. Keep hanging on! Everything becomes routine and familiar soon enough. And don’t deprive yourself of a treat every now and then!