My family has a history of diabetes but I love eating ice cream and chocolates?

Question

Is there anything that I can do so I can still continue eating sweets?

Answer 1

Sugar and sweets do not cause diabetes! It has nothing to do with it. What causes diabetes is the bodies inability to process glucose. ALL carbs turn to glucose, with an exception of fiber. Some people do not make insulin or enough and other are insulin resistant. With a strong family history you want to keep your weight at a healthy level and stay active and exercise. If you do those things your chances are greatly reduced. If you're eating a lot of sweets and little else your chances of gaining weight are much greater and this is an added risk factor for type 2 (insulin resistant) diabetes. In the case of type 1, it doesn't matter what you eat or how much weight you gain, it's an autoimmune disease.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

First of all, go get a Hemoglobin A1C test (HA1C) to see if you're already diabetic. For years, the doctors would check me by drawing blood at the office and say "Oh, it was fine" but I think I was running high blood sugar most of the day because, yes, I love eating ice cream and chocolates.

Second of all, start working on healthy eating habits NOW. I thought I could eat anything I wanted since I wasn't diabetic and, later, when I was diagnosed as a diabetic (Type II) it was hell! It is really hard to change the habits of a lifetime.

I exercise every day. I watch what I eat and, every now and then, I allow myself a "treat" like a scoop of ice cream but I can't eat a big bowl of it like I used to when I was young.

When I was first diagnosed, I tried to not change my eating habits much. I figured that as long as I took my medicines then I'd be OK. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I was on the highest dosage of Glucophage and Avandaryl that they can give you and still having high blood sugar. The next step was going to be insulin so I finally had to get serious about my diet.

I miss all the good tasting foods that I used to have but my diabetes has already begun to affect my eyesight so I have to watch my diet if I don't want to wind up blind! So start developing good eating habits now and maybe you won't wind up a diabetic or have side effects.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

You can buy sugar free ice cream and chocolate. Buy a book on Type 2 diabetes, it will give you all kinds of foods you can eat. Also watch your carbohydrates. Don't pig out on the foods you can eat, just because they can be eat ,does not mean overeat.

Answer 7

Your eating style of family character cause your diabetes. Trying to eat ice-cream in the morning. The first 10 times will not change until 20 times later. You will see the different.

Answer 8

I am diabetic as both of my parents are so in my case, its heriditary. There is no sure way of knowing if you'll inherit it but a little caution and precuation will do you well.

if you notice that you're always thirsty, make frequent trips to the rest room specially at night, having abnormal loss of weight, and abnormal vision there is a good chance that you've acquired it.

The best advise I can give you is see your doctor regularly even for the routine FBS test only (Fasting Blood Sugar). Eat in moderation and exercise
regularly.

Remember no one really dies of diabetes but of it's complications.

Answer 9

First check if you already have diabetes. Even if you don't have it right now, you are at a high risk. So, eat sweets but

a. Eat small portions at a time
b. Compensate by reducing other high-calorie and high-sugar content foods
c. Try chocolates that use sugar substitues, but not too much

But most importantly increase your physical activity.

Answer 10

You could just be addicted to sugar. If that's the case, whenever you feel like eating cake or ice cream, try and substitute it with something healthy that tastes sweet. Fruit is a great example. Try eating some sweet strawberries or an apple whenever you crave the sugar.