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Hi everyone,
First post on here. Been lurking for a while.
Please accept my apologies for the long post.
I'm a T2 diabetic diagnosed 3 years ago. For the past 3 years I have been struggling go keep my BS in control. Apart from one period of about 6 months where I somehow managed to keep it low with medication (2000mg Metformin. 240mg Gliclazide), my BS is always in double figures.
My body cannot tolerate that amt of tablets so more often that not, I don't take them. I don't have much weight to lose. I am 5'2" and weigh 9st.
For the past 2 months my bg have been between 12 and 25. If I am bring totally honest this is because I am not being anal about what I eat. Everytime i think about being diabetic I get depressed and upset and shove another biscuit or donut down my neck.
I have worked out that my body can't cope with carbs. Even weetabix spikes my blood sugar. In fact, previously when my blood sugar was "under control" i was barely eating anything and when I did I lived on a diet of white fish and vegetables and skipped dinner. Clearly this is not sustainable.
My brain doesn't seem to want to retain anything and my vision has a mind of its own. I am at my wits end.
Sorry for the long woe is me post. I just had to vent somewhere. I just don't know what to do and sometimes I think I would be better off not being alive.
First post on here. Been lurking for a while.
Please accept my apologies for the long post.
I'm a T2 diabetic diagnosed 3 years ago. For the past 3 years I have been struggling go keep my BS in control. Apart from one period of about 6 months where I somehow managed to keep it low with medication (2000mg Metformin. 240mg Gliclazide), my BS is always in double figures.
My body cannot tolerate that amt of tablets so more often that not, I don't take them. I don't have much weight to lose. I am 5'2" and weigh 9st.
For the past 2 months my bg have been between 12 and 25. If I am bring totally honest this is because I am not being anal about what I eat. Everytime i think about being diabetic I get depressed and upset and shove another biscuit or donut down my neck.
I have worked out that my body can't cope with carbs. Even weetabix spikes my blood sugar. In fact, previously when my blood sugar was "under control" i was barely eating anything and when I did I lived on a diet of white fish and vegetables and skipped dinner. Clearly this is not sustainable.
My brain doesn't seem to want to retain anything and my vision has a mind of its own. I am at my wits end.
Sorry for the long woe is me post. I just had to vent somewhere. I just don't know what to do and sometimes I think I would be better off not being alive.