AIBU to expect dh to eat if he's hungry?

[theredsalamander]

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Onlyaphase- that's it exactly. He's an adult, so should deal with it. But I honestly believe there is some chemical thang going on which alters his ability to some extent.

i nealy called myself FackingWoodenSquiwwel after Nan so love your name!

Ahh gotcha! I'm so going to be that Nan when I have GCs

I had terrible low blood sugar issues for years. I used to panic if I had to work past my usual lunch hour as I'd get irritable, break out in cold sweat & be incapable of concentrating. It was awful. There were times when I'd stuff myself with any carb in sight - bread, chocolate or biscuits etc - until I felt the red mist ease up.

When I fell P it eased up, no idea why. My GTT tests were normal & nurse told me low blood sugar is not connected to diabetes. I did wonder if it was PCOS, but never had any medical help for it so no diagnosis. It seems to have fully gone now thanks to avoiding white bread & white carbs (potatoes, white sugar etc) I will have them once in a while, but they are gone from my everyday diet. I use a bit of Splenda for my coffee and only eat Burgen bread which is low GI.

However he really needs to take charge here. I never expected anyone to manage my LBS but me. DP can tell when it's coming on & knows that I have to have food, fast - but he knows I will say I need it & deal with it. Though thankfully it seems to be sorted now!

Lucozade or anything similarly sugary will just make things worse (although I know it seems like a quick fix - I did similar myself for years). You end up on a blood sugar rollercoaster with lots of peaks and troughs. You need to try to smooth it out. Otherwise your pancreas will just give up one day and you will be diabetic.

I am quite evangelical about this. I feel a lot better now I am not on that rollercoaster anymore. Reading that book was a revelation.

salamander he doesn't need to avoid all carbs, just the simple ones. Sticking with oats, brown rice, wholemeal pasta should give him the energy for running whilst helping with the hunger/blood sugar issues. There are loads of low GI eating guides on t'internet. I don't follow it in a pernickity way - just avoid white carbs and anything obviously sugary most of the time (I lapse occasionally of course) and try to have protein with carbs (so nuts with fruit, etc).

YANBU my dh behaves as if someone has died if he has to miss a meal or it is late or not what he wanted ie if we just have soup, cheese and crackers (once in a blue moon). It is a little wearing as our life seems to be dominated by food and it takes a lot of time to continually shop, prepare, clear up.

On the positive side though , he cooks a lot

And to be fair to him, he is huge so there is a lot to fill.

PDT i used to call it - pre-dinner tension :) effing annoying though, nevertheless!

Blimey.. I thought you were describing my husband. He is EXACTLY the same, and the hungrier he gets, the grumpier he gets. He is also too bloody lazy to make himself anything to eat... and if I offer to make him something (purely to avoid putting up with the grumpiness) he says he is fine and doesnt expect me to cook for him.. (he admits he is a lazy git, and in fairness genuinely does not expect me to rush after him feeding him.. ) but I will go in the kitchen, make him a quick sandwich, and shove it in front of him.. he will then say "I told you I didnt want anything", but always eats it, and always admits he feels better almost immediately after eating too.

I am nagging him to get a diabetes check at the moment, as it does run on both sides of his family.

Squeaky a fair few friends have said the same about their menfolk. I hadn't thought about actually getting a check up for diabetes - wil mention that to him.