Stop The Diabetic Binge (continued)

Now you have one important task to do during this period. Keep paper and a pen on the refrigerator door. When you take out the big tub of ice cream or whatever you are choosing to eat, scoop out or take out one serving at a time. Write out the carbohydrates you’re eating, as you go along. Do not eat out of the tub or package. Total the carbohydrates after your binge eating ends.

Next, take Rapid-acting insulin to match the carbohydrates you just put in your body. You may feel sick from eating too much, but when everything is said and done, you will hopefully end up with a glucose level in your targeted range instead of 400 mg/dL or greater.

Binge Prevention Techniques can be used to suppress the false messages of hunger that are caused by low blood sugars.

Harm Reduction allows the binge to occur but utilizes carbohydrate counting and matching insulin to maintain normal blood sugars after the binge and reaction subside.

Diabetic binging is a physical response to the brain when it receives conflicting information about the status of the stomach and the need to eat. Messages of hunger hijack the human brain as long as your blood glucose levels remain low.

Eliot LeBow, LCSW, CDE, is a Diabetes-Focused Psychotherapist.

Diabetes-Focused PsychotherapyTM takes a holistic approach combining traditional talk therapy with diabetes education and management help. It addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of living life with diabetes while still addressing other non-diabetes related life problems to create a unique holistic approach to help people with diabetes thrive. For more information set up a free 30-minute phone consultation to see if talk therapy is right for you.

*All advice included in this blog is therapeutic in nature and should not be considered medical advice. Prior to making any changes to your diabetes maintenance program, please consult with your primary physician or endocrinologist.

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