- Messages
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Butternut Squash, Cabbage and confrontation.
Hi Chaps and Lasses,
Not really sure where to post but this is where I started October 2016, so it only seemed right to start here again. Last posted July 2017, went on a so called 'Expert' course, all it succeeded in doing for me was to confuse me and turn everything I'd learned here on its head. I'm sure for some its very valuable and a good course to go on, but I don't think my head was in the right place to take it on board to start with as I've been going through a pretty tough time in psychological therapy as well, trying to sort the issues that cause my PTSD. But we had a break through apparently in that four weeks ago, don't feel much different myself but the therapist got excited. Anyway due to my confusion, I haven't been able to concentrate on any diet, but the good thing is my HBA1C is still stable at 42.
So tonight I've made three decisions:
1) To come back to this forum, where I feel supported and that I'm not on my own with my diabetes struggling to cope with my diet.
2) Right or wrong I'm going to go back to weight watchers in hope they don't confuse me even more but I'm able to get support and loose weight again (last time before diabetes I lost 6 stone this time I have 8 to loose). Yes I could probably do it on the low carb high fat diet but with any diet you can get stuck so sometimes ringing the changes is good. I need something to definately follow so I'm going to give it a go. It has two options work or go incredibly wrong. I'm hoping to be able to make sensible choices with both ww and LCHF principles in mind. Were see how I get on.
3) I need to go back to the gym and start walking properly again, actually do some exercise.
So plan for the week:
1) Rejoin here, hey tick! I've done that one - good start.
2) Join WW Saturday morning (cant cope with being out in evenings so have to wait until daylight hours).
3) Start to exercise again
4) Go back to psyc therapy after a month away due to holiday and bug's.
5) (The hardest) be honest with myself, recognise when I'm no longer coping and be kind to me before becoming a confused, depressed mess. Then take steps to right that confusion even if it means going back to basics.
Any way have to go time for bed.
Speak hopefully tomorrow
Maggie/Magpie
Not really sure where to post but this is where I started October 2016, so it only seemed right to start here again. Last posted July 2017, went on a so called 'Expert' course, all it succeeded in doing for me was to confuse me and turn everything I'd learned here on its head. I'm sure for some its very valuable and a good course to go on, but I don't think my head was in the right place to take it on board to start with as I've been going through a pretty tough time in psychological therapy as well, trying to sort the issues that cause my PTSD. But we had a break through apparently in that four weeks ago, don't feel much different myself but the therapist got excited. Anyway due to my confusion, I haven't been able to concentrate on any diet, but the good thing is my HBA1C is still stable at 42.
So tonight I've made three decisions:
1) To come back to this forum, where I feel supported and that I'm not on my own with my diabetes struggling to cope with my diet.
2) Right or wrong I'm going to go back to weight watchers in hope they don't confuse me even more but I'm able to get support and loose weight again (last time before diabetes I lost 6 stone this time I have 8 to loose). Yes I could probably do it on the low carb high fat diet but with any diet you can get stuck so sometimes ringing the changes is good. I need something to definately follow so I'm going to give it a go. It has two options work or go incredibly wrong. I'm hoping to be able to make sensible choices with both ww and LCHF principles in mind. Were see how I get on.
3) I need to go back to the gym and start walking properly again, actually do some exercise.
So plan for the week:
1) Rejoin here, hey tick! I've done that one - good start.
2) Join WW Saturday morning (cant cope with being out in evenings so have to wait until daylight hours).
3) Start to exercise again
4) Go back to psyc therapy after a month away due to holiday and bug's.
5) (The hardest) be honest with myself, recognise when I'm no longer coping and be kind to me before becoming a confused, depressed mess. Then take steps to right that confusion even if it means going back to basics.
Any way have to go time for bed.
Speak hopefully tomorrow
Maggie/Magpie
