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[mamadeb]

It's been about two weeks.

I'm so tired of being hungry all the time. I can't think, I can't concentrate, I get upset easily and I feel awful.

Someone please tell me it gets better.

Edit: Yeah, okay. I ate later than I should have and I was upset for other reasons. Brain finally registered that there is food in tummy. I'm good for the next hour or so. But I'm getting very tired of this.

Comments

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

You definitely need to eat more, sweetie. That brain needs food!

Otherwise, I don't know enough to have good advice. But here's a hug anyway.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Hugs back. I'm trying, but it makes my BG go up. And there's the whole calorie thing. And I'm really not trying to eat less than I should. It's just hard - they want fruit and milk and while fruit isn't bad per se, it makes my blood sugar jump, and I don't do milk.

[tod-hollykim.livejournal.com]

I can check with my young friends who are diabetic and ask what they use for snacks. After all, they are kids. If it can satify a kid, should be enough to keep a grownup going.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Just remember - your young friends probably have Type I. I have Type II, and it's still not under control. Remember, I don't take insulin, only meds.

The rules are not completely different, but there are differences.

[gingicat]

When I had the hunger problem when I first went on a low-sugar diet for PCOS, the dietician told me to eat more vegetables and more soluble fiber, and I would get less hungry between meals. So every day for three months (between endocrinologist appointments), I has a huge salad with a small wholegrain roll, and an Odwalla bar for midafternoon snack. Brekfast was toast or cereal; dinner was simply a smaller portion of the usual. Results were very good.

If I could motivate myself to eat salad without a huge expensive salad bar, I'd probably be doing that now, too.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Salad is easy - I just get a bag. Since I like it without dressing, I can nosh it with my fingers.

It's not the low sugar. It's the low calories. And the never feeling full.

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

I don't know how much you are drinking. When I was on a controlled diet, I upped my intake of liquids: water, tea, etc. It helped somewhat with keeping my stomach believing that there was more inside and helped me not feel quite so hungry all the time.

I don't know the rules about diabetes and blood sugar, but maybe drinking more liquids would help?

Otherwise, I can promise you from my experience with my recent change in eating habits that the constant feeling of hunger and wanting more does ease up. It really does.

[ex-pumagrrl389.livejournal.com]

Are you getting enough proteins? They help you feel full longer. And enough water?