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In addition to T1D, do you live with an eating disorder or disordered eating habits? Please comment if you would like to share more.
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I would have chosen an answer of “No” if it were available but chose other.
I searched for a list of eating disorders on the internet and found the PICA qualified.
I had PICA, a desire for a non-food, for a short amount of time during my adolescence, fifteen years before my diagnosis of T1D. It was due to low vitamin B which was treated by injections.
No disorder just have little spurts at times of wanting to eat something sweet for a couple days which while it is satisfying is hard on my blood sugars. also find I get little spurts of wanting to eat salty snacks which lasts for a few days but considering 47 yrs of type 1. I think that all of us have these don’t we?
I’m actually a really good snacker! But not sure if that falls under “disordered eating”
Not a disorder I don’t think but right now I’m in the midst of seeing whether I need to eliminate tyranime from my diet. For the past 3 years I have been getting headaches on the left side of my face, neck, shoulders. I started eating nuts about that time. Boy, is avoiding THAT difficult! It eliminates many of my most beloved foods: avocados, nuts, chocolate, any and all condiments pretty much. But my headaches are lessening and go away faster. So far I’ve only gone 4 days max without one. But thankfully they are only about. 4 on the pain scale. More annoying than debilitating. Would love to hear any advice from other sufferers (this is probably some other post 🙄).
I forget to eat. Often times getting light headed before the “Oh Yea!” moment comes. I can’t smell at all and 90% of my taste is gone (TBI). After multiple surgeries and stage 3 (current) renal cancer, food doesn’t process the same. I gain lots of weight or lose lots and my diet & activity hasn’t changed. So eating for me has become an annoying requirement to live. Since I want to live I do my best to remember…
Living alone with no friends or family within 130 miles…
For a few years when I was in college, I was omitting insulin in order to lose weight. It was really dangerous and scary.
After 60 years and other stress in my life I think I am becoming addicted to Ice Cream, but I think I can handle it at 5 foot 6, 140-150 lbs.
Awhile ago, I purposely stopped eating breakfast because I was testing for “boots on the ground” BS increases… The doctor I had at the time seemed to ignore this phenomenon… they always thought my morning highs were food related (even after I told them I don’t eat breakfast).
I never started eating breakfast back up and got into the habit of not eating.
Then, I had to test my afternoon basals and was asked to not eat lunch for 3 or 4 days. After the testing was done, I just never picked the eating thing back up.
I do eat lunch very occasionally, but it involves someone making me eat.
I don’t like eating because it makes my blood sugar rise.
But, I don’t think I can stop eating dinner. I don’t think I _want_ to stop eating dinner. The tremendous focus on post-prandial highs and hardly any on the 3 to 4am lows is interesting, though.
I said no, but I tend to forget to eat. I’m not hungry very often have to force myself like today. I had a yogurt now it’s 3 o’clock no lunch guess it’s a disorder at times. The only time I do have trouble with my blood sugar is when I eat Never seem to get the carb ratio right?
Other than eating the wrong things, or too much of them sometimes. NO.
I usually only eat breakfast or Lunch or snack if my Blood Sugar is low. I rarely eat when I feel hungry because when I am hungry my blood sugar is higher than I want. I ear in response to low blood sugars even if I am not hungry. Is eating or not eating based on what your Blood Sugars are an eating disorder? My meals and snacks are not regular because I never know what my sugars will be during the day. By dinner time I usually eat because I can take insulin far enough in advance to keep them from rising too quickly and if they do I can get in the exercise bike and try to get them to come down.