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Hoping someone else out there can relate or support with my struggles….
Diagnosed with T2 in the last 12 m following some eye sight concerns. Also had gestations diabetes about 6 years ago.
My problem is: eating. And a love/hate relationship with exercise.
I am very overweight at the moment, but have also been slimmer and fit in the past. (Eg I was running during my last pregnancy, eating well etc). I’ve been on some psych meds since the birth which make weight loss super-hard.
Going on a diet/controlling or monitoring food is really triggering for me; I did the WW plan around the time of my diagnosis to help with my blood count and lost some weight but it was super-stressful for me, and I ended up putting the weight back on, and a wee bit more just for luck. Fan-bloody-tastic.
I guess I have a bit of an eating disorder, not bulimia or anorexia, just over eating or secret eating, without an internal ‘stop!!’ button.
My bloods are still too high, way too high, despite medication. The chances of me having a hypo are non-existent.
I am most definitely not in control of this condition. I know I should be eating low/no carb, high protein, veggies… but I don’t. I continue to eat sweet food in secret, eat loads of carbs, and pretend nothing is wrong despite my blood glucose readings.
The idea of losing limbs/eyesight and having poor health longer-term does not appear to be enough of a driver for change.
What should I do?! Can anyone else relate to this?
Hoping someone else out there can relate or support with my struggles….
Diagnosed with T2 in the last 12 m following some eye sight concerns. Also had gestations diabetes about 6 years ago.
My problem is: eating. And a love/hate relationship with exercise.
I am very overweight at the moment, but have also been slimmer and fit in the past. (Eg I was running during my last pregnancy, eating well etc). I’ve been on some psych meds since the birth which make weight loss super-hard.
Going on a diet/controlling or monitoring food is really triggering for me; I did the WW plan around the time of my diagnosis to help with my blood count and lost some weight but it was super-stressful for me, and I ended up putting the weight back on, and a wee bit more just for luck. Fan-bloody-tastic.
I guess I have a bit of an eating disorder, not bulimia or anorexia, just over eating or secret eating, without an internal ‘stop!!’ button.
My bloods are still too high, way too high, despite medication. The chances of me having a hypo are non-existent.
I am most definitely not in control of this condition. I know I should be eating low/no carb, high protein, veggies… but I don’t. I continue to eat sweet food in secret, eat loads of carbs, and pretend nothing is wrong despite my blood glucose readings.
The idea of losing limbs/eyesight and having poor health longer-term does not appear to be enough of a driver for change.
What should I do?! Can anyone else relate to this?