Thank you for the column discussing "cheating". I've been type 1 for over 50 years and find the Bernstein approach challenging and truly helpful. Every now and then (maybe once a week) I'll have a few blueberries to cover upcoming exercise,instead of a glucose tablet. I can't and don't consider this cheating. For me, a samosa or a few blueberries is an important choice,because it allows me to savour the flavours of the food world that I generally, gladly avoid and I don't have to suffer with the name of cheater chasing me around. Very unkind and harsh and not helpful in any way.
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Jane
Kingston
Ontario
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I also love carbs and it was very hard for me to forget about them. Now I admit I sometimes eat high carb food but I also try to eat low carb versions of my favorite things. A low carb chocolate bar or low carb diabetic friendly pita bread from Joseph's Bakery save me when I have my cravings but I know I have to be careful with carbs.
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You're fortunate that you can eat the occasional carbs without causing craving. I find that as long as I don't eat carbs, I don't want them. Once I eat just a little bit, I want more.
Once pre-Dx I actually tested this. I was trying to lose weight and went by a bakery. I didn't really want any baked goods. Nothing looked very appealing. But I bought a box of cookies anyway to see if they tasted as boring as they looked. When I got home I ate one. I wanted more. I ate two. When I was done, I'd eaten the whole bag of cookies at one sitting.
We're all different, though, and some people are able to eat the occasional carb without craving more. They find that not eating them makes them feel deprived, so eating the occasional bit is a good thing.