u/Croctopusss

So, I'm 33M and in the process of getting an assesment and seeing a psychiatrist in the meantime. It's been difficult trying to reevaluate literally my whole life up until this point.

Recently I've been un a bout of burnout between work and a whole bunch of other stuff going on latley and with it I have completely lost my appetite. I normally do not get a lot of food aversion, which I'm honestly quite thankful for. I enjoy food, I enjoy cooking. Except when I get to this state. There are a few things I don't like, mostly "mushy" foods like mashed potatoes (honestly not a big potato guy in general) l, banannas, ect. I normally enjoy bold and strong flavours, think pickles fermented foods, fairly heavily spiced and with a relatively complex profile. But when I'm like this I can barely even look at food with out feeling nauseous.

The problem is I'm also a type 1 diabetic and so my main concern becomes maintaining my blood sugar. So my diet has mostly been sweets and drinks latley which dont last very long compared to more complex carbohydrates. It's not even close to healthy and is honestly not a great way to maintain my bloods.

How do people find their "safe foods". Its not something I've ever really thought of not knowing I was most likely autistic for so much of my life and not being a very picky eater for the most part.

I have considered meal replacement shakes but I don't even like normal milkshakes (they're too thick) and I struggle even to choke down toast. Its too bland, part of me still wants that flavour.

So I guess im looking for some advice from people who've been doing this longer than me. I don't really have the money to be spending on food I won't even eat right now and was hoping that maybe someone who might have been in a similar situation could help.

Edit: I should probably say that I want carbs. The issue is my blood sugar dropping because I'm just not eating and so turning to sweets to keep it up but its not very healthy, not very nutritious amd they dont last very long.