IgnatiusofLoyola Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I would (will) not be able to give up cake if (when) I become diabetic. It is my greatest anxiety. Given how much cake I eat and that my maternal g'mam had type 1 diabetes, I am surely in the running. So far, at age 62 I am getting away with it! Current cake - a Victoria Sponge with strawberry jam and buttercream filling. Got it at the farmers market yesterday. If it is only your maternal grandmother who had diabetes, and it was Type I, not Type II (adult onset) diabetes, then you may be fine, genetically at least. In my case, along with a couple of aunts and grandparents, BOTH my parents have/had diabetes, along with my older brother. I was doomed, and should have been watching my diet and weight more carefully, but I didn't. We caught my diabetes very early, so with a combination of diet and fairly low doses of medication, my blood sugar is at normal levels. I do allow myself cake every once in a while. However, at the same time I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. At Stage 4, you either get a liver transplant or die. When death becomes a real possibility, it's amazing how much self-control you can muster. 18 months after my first diagnosis, my liver is close to being "clean" (normal) and there is a good chance I didn't permanently damage my liver. Besides keeping a strict diet, I have also lost 40 pounds. The weight loss came about solely because of my change in diet. I'm really proud of myself and my doctor is really pleased with me, too. He said he has had very few patients who have taken their diagnosis so seriously, and acted so quickly and aggressively to treat it. I am VERY strong-willed (not always a good thing, but in this circumstance it has been a godsend). I have read that going off sugar has withdrawal symptoms similar to going off heroin (not that I have ever used heroin) or giving up smoking (not that I have ever smoked a cigarette). For the first month or so I was virtually climbing the walls. For me, I've found it is easier not to eat things like cake at all, than to eat a tiny portion. If I eat a little cake, I want a LOT. After I lose about 10-15 more pounds and get back lab test results that my liver is clean, I will let myself loosen up a little on my diet, as long as I don't gain back any of the weight I lost, and as long as I don't get back into my old habits. One good thing is that I discovered recently that after 18 months, my taste buds are FINALLY adjusting to eating less sugar. Some sweets that I would have loved before now taste too sweet. Hooray! The bottom line is that when death, or serious side effects like losing a limb or losing my eyesight became a real possibility, I surprised myself with how much self-control I could muster. Even giving up cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 I could honestly kick myself as I was off sugar, cake etc for the duration of my convent life, and again when I had non-Hodgkins Lymphoma back along, then I slowly let myself eat a little bit here and a little bit there, and now I am addicted. I can't eat one piece of cake - well, I could if a truck came out of control through the living room wall as I was cutting the second piece, but otherwise......... Victoria sponge........this is what wiki says. Sponge cake is a cake based on flour (usually wheat flour), sugar, and eggs, sometimes leavened with baking powder which has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to a sea sponge. A sponge cake may be produced by the batter method or the foam method. Cake made using the batter method is known as a butter or pound cake in the U.S., while in the U.K. it is known as Madeira cake or Victoria sponge cake. A cake made using the foam method a cake is known as a sponge cake or, in the U.K., also as whisked sponge. These forms of cake are common in Europe, especially in French patisserie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Confession is good for the soul so I am confessing. There is one piece of that cake left that I bought on Friday and apart from the cat there is only me here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Confession is good for the soul so I am confessing. There is one piece of that cake left that I bought on Friday and apart from the cat there is only me here. It would be a sin to waste that cake. :nono: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maximillion Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks for giving me a laugh at myself. :hehe2: The cake is still on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Now where is it? :topsy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Gone gone gone gone.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Must remedy the empty space again :p... :cake: doesn't last long at my house either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I didn't buy any today! :saint2: :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I remember my grandfather would eat slightly stale cake with milk on top...he did it with American pudding too! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I remember an anniversary celebration at my former church...two couples were celebrating 50+ years and the church was having a little party with quizzes and games. The husbands and wives had been interrogated separately about their spouse's likes/dislikes. One of the questions was, "What is your spouse's favorite dessert?" One husband's answer had been: "We lived through the WW2 era when the only kind of dessert available. was some stale bread with a little milk on top. Bread and milk are still her favorite dessert!" The wife looked incredulous and cried, "What??? Its pecan ice cream!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I remember an anniversary celebration at my former church...two couples were celebrating 50+ years and the church was having a little party with quizzes and games. The husbands and wives had been interrogated separately about their spouse's likes/dislikes. One of the questions was, "What is your spouse's favorite dessert?" One husband's answer had been: "We lived through the WW2 era when the only kind of dessert available. was some stale bread with a little milk on top. Bread and milk are still her favorite dessert!" The wife looked incredulous and cried, "What??? Its pecan ice cream!!!" rotfl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 There is no cake in the house and I have not eaten any since Monday. :saint2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Stomach held hostage from cake.... Day 4 :bravo: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :evil: :eek: :eat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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