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<blockquote data-quote="the_anticarb" data-source="post: 470108" data-attributes="member: 16982"><p>I share everyone's pain on here. I was the worst diabetic ever. I had severe diabulimia from 20-33 (I was diagnosed at 15). I basically ate all the sugar I could get my hands on and barely injected any insulin. I'd take my basal dose but nothng like the amount I needed. After falling pregnant whilst not taking any insulin for a month, everything changed. Luckily the baby survived and was healthy. I had intensive support during the pregnancy to maintain correct levels and as I was doing it for the baby, not me, it seemed do-able. I wanted the baby to live!</p><p>Since then I have come to the conclusion that I'd rather be fat than blind (I've had bad problems with retinopathy as a result of all the food-abuse). It's that simple a choice for me. Whenever I am tempted to lose the plot I just give myself that choice again - which would you rather be, fat or blind?</p><p>Not that i'm an angel. I really lost the plot over Christmas and ended up three weeks out of control eating, weight gain..... But luckily got back on the wagon January 3rd.</p><p>I am a lot fatter now than when I was younger, particularly after going through 2 pregnancies but even if I eat carbs and inject a lot of insulin it feels better, more honest, than cheating my way to thin ness by underinjecting.</p><p>I hate diabetes, it's such a chore and a bore to manage it every day. But I would hate complications more. I realised when I was getting bleeds in my eye and couldn't see, that being fat , whilst horrible, doesn't actually prevent you from doing anything the way a disability like blindness or an amputation would.</p><p>Luckily I think I'm old enough now, at 37, to finally accept this illness and particularly the weight gain that can go with it. I'm losing weight the healthy way now, by eating a lot less and a lot less carbs.</p><p>I'm not completely there yet but I'm a heck of a lot better than I used to be. If I can get better, anyone can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the_anticarb, post: 470108, member: 16982"] I share everyone's pain on here. I was the worst diabetic ever. I had severe diabulimia from 20-33 (I was diagnosed at 15). I basically ate all the sugar I could get my hands on and barely injected any insulin. I'd take my basal dose but nothng like the amount I needed. After falling pregnant whilst not taking any insulin for a month, everything changed. Luckily the baby survived and was healthy. I had intensive support during the pregnancy to maintain correct levels and as I was doing it for the baby, not me, it seemed do-able. I wanted the baby to live! Since then I have come to the conclusion that I'd rather be fat than blind (I've had bad problems with retinopathy as a result of all the food-abuse). It's that simple a choice for me. Whenever I am tempted to lose the plot I just give myself that choice again - which would you rather be, fat or blind? Not that i'm an angel. I really lost the plot over Christmas and ended up three weeks out of control eating, weight gain..... But luckily got back on the wagon January 3rd. I am a lot fatter now than when I was younger, particularly after going through 2 pregnancies but even if I eat carbs and inject a lot of insulin it feels better, more honest, than cheating my way to thin ness by underinjecting. I hate diabetes, it's such a chore and a bore to manage it every day. But I would hate complications more. I realised when I was getting bleeds in my eye and couldn't see, that being fat , whilst horrible, doesn't actually prevent you from doing anything the way a disability like blindness or an amputation would. Luckily I think I'm old enough now, at 37, to finally accept this illness and particularly the weight gain that can go with it. I'm losing weight the healthy way now, by eating a lot less and a lot less carbs. I'm not completely there yet but I'm a heck of a lot better than I used to be. If I can get better, anyone can. [/QUOTE]
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