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- Type of diabetes
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- My addiction to carbs
I had a one hour consult with my new endocrinologist (first since I moved back to UK) on Friday and was told I have RH. I have been having some strange 'turns' where I feel light headed, sometimes nauseous, spaced out, can't focus etc. I had put it down to low cortisol (I have Addison's Disease) and have been taking extra Hydrocortisone. I have been having these 'turns' since I returned to UK and have become more active, walk a lot more and weight train at gym. I had a 'turn' recently in Asda and had not long had my HC so I ate two thirds of a packet of sweets and within 10 mins felt significantly better. I had had coffee and cake about 2 hours beforehand, not my normal lunch but we had returned from holiday and stopped off en route. From as long as I can remember I've had a fear of being hungry because of how ill I feel when I go without food for more than about 3 hours, except I can go without breakfast and feel perfectly fine.
So I was sent off yesterday, having my HC reduced from 30mg to 20mg a day as he said I am on too much for my weight. Was also told to lose weight and come back in 12 weeks. He seemed to think the weight loss would fix me (if only). Interestingly when I test my sugars they are never really low, usually in low 5's. Lowest meter reading I ever had was 3.9 and I didn't have any hypo symptoms. Weird. My Hba1c is 41, I am GAD positive and also have Hashi's. I asked if RH can be a precursor to diabetes and he said yes. If my Hba1c doesn't come down with weight loss then I am LADA.
So yesterday I reduced my HC and ate fairly low carb and didn't feel too bad, but today I feel absolutely *****. It's very hard having Addisons as well as RH as it's difficult to determine what symptoms are caused by what condition. I am feeling really fuzzy in the head, nauseous and a bit disorientated.
Today I have eaten:
0930 Carbzone Low Carb Granola, 1/2 small apple, seed mix & Alpro soy milk
1115 Hard Boiled Egg, followed by 20 mins weight training
1315 Half a Trek low carb protein bar
1345 Sandwich with HiLo bread, avocado, bacon, lettuce & tomato
When you adopt a lower carb diet, does it take a while to feel better? Yesterday I felt much better but I didn't do any exercise. I have also been having bad sugar cravings and when I give into them, I binge on all kinds of processed sweet stuff. The other day I had a whole bag of fudge, a Turkish delight, a Daime bar and half a bag of dolly mixtures. An hour later my BS was 4.8. Please don't judge … I've had these bad sugar cravings/binges for about 2 years now.
I need to know I will start to feel better as at the moment I feel decidedly awful :
So I was sent off yesterday, having my HC reduced from 30mg to 20mg a day as he said I am on too much for my weight. Was also told to lose weight and come back in 12 weeks. He seemed to think the weight loss would fix me (if only). Interestingly when I test my sugars they are never really low, usually in low 5's. Lowest meter reading I ever had was 3.9 and I didn't have any hypo symptoms. Weird. My Hba1c is 41, I am GAD positive and also have Hashi's. I asked if RH can be a precursor to diabetes and he said yes. If my Hba1c doesn't come down with weight loss then I am LADA.
So yesterday I reduced my HC and ate fairly low carb and didn't feel too bad, but today I feel absolutely *****. It's very hard having Addisons as well as RH as it's difficult to determine what symptoms are caused by what condition. I am feeling really fuzzy in the head, nauseous and a bit disorientated.
Today I have eaten:
0930 Carbzone Low Carb Granola, 1/2 small apple, seed mix & Alpro soy milk
1115 Hard Boiled Egg, followed by 20 mins weight training
1315 Half a Trek low carb protein bar
1345 Sandwich with HiLo bread, avocado, bacon, lettuce & tomato
When you adopt a lower carb diet, does it take a while to feel better? Yesterday I felt much better but I didn't do any exercise. I have also been having bad sugar cravings and when I give into them, I binge on all kinds of processed sweet stuff. The other day I had a whole bag of fudge, a Turkish delight, a Daime bar and half a bag of dolly mixtures. An hour later my BS was 4.8. Please don't judge … I've had these bad sugar cravings/binges for about 2 years now.
I need to know I will start to feel better as at the moment I feel decidedly awful :