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  1. Samael_Coughlan

    Why Do Diabetics Fail To Adhere To Dietary Regimes?

    It wasn't a diabetic medication but I was on an antipsychotic called ablify for a while and it was really terrible because it took away almost all my appitite which got me into some pretty dicey. I still had hyperthyroidism at the time too so I put mywelf it very dangerous situations. I'm in a...
  2. Samael_Coughlan

    Why Plants Should Have Evolved Nutritional Labels

    Howdy, I've been working and getting way better with estimating how much carbs are in food I'm about to eat. My weak point, however, would definitely be fruit. My girlfriend leaved out a fruit bowl because that was her pregnancy craving and I love snacking and have a will as strong as a wet...
  3. Samael_Coughlan

    What do you miss most from being diabetic

    I'm a grazer, I snack all throughout the day. People joke I could never be a gynaecologist because I eat whatever's in front of me. What I wouldn't give to do that without worrying.
  4. Samael_Coughlan

    Why Do Diabetics Fail To Adhere To Dietary Regimes?

    Mental health becomes a huge part for me. That and, even after getting an insulin pump in and getting my thyroid out, my medications work against me every step of the way still. Thyroxine drives them up, antipsychotics tend to drive them down. I tend to need to be a bit more reactive with those...
  5. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    That was the surgery, to remove the adenoma in my thyroid which was producing so mch thyroxine in the first place. They took a lot of thyroid out in the process and now I'm not making enough. There was a time where I had to ease off my psych medications when this came to light too so I'm not...
  6. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    Hi guys, here for an update. So after the appointment with the endocrinologist he reviewed my thyroid levels and the adenoma went hot after all which sorta answered a lot of question with what was happening. I was slowly slipping into thyrotoxicosis and that was probably exacerbating the mental...
  7. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    @RuthW Oddly enough, I actually did freeze and pack meals when I was on that meal plan, my brain just wasn't very good at it. Yeah, it wasn't an low access to food ergo time-hungry me couldn't get a meal, it was back to back things are happening so I just wouldn't remember I had a meal in my...
  8. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    HI there and thankyou so much for this reply. I'll tackle the quick stuff first because I think there was a misunderstanding. I'm not refusing more invasive thyroid treatment because what happened to my father. My psych is advising against it because of what happened to my father and my...
  9. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    I don't know how they do in the UK with the NHS. In Australia, Medicare and the PBS is the relevant bodies. So like I said before, I was told mine was comparably sorta mind, though that it might get worse later, and when I was on anti psych drugs, which causes all sorts of metabolic...
  10. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    I'll definitely look into and talk to the team about an insulin pump then, though again I'll have to get them all to speed about it. I'm currently using Novorapid pens to keep myself in check, adjust it as I need and maybe top up if I am higher than I intend. Hi there. Thanks, we're thinking of...
  11. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and schizophrenia

    Thanks for the welcomes guys. I'm reading a few threads already, there's really good info on here.
  12. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    Well something about antipsychotics is that it slows your metabolism and makes your liver make more sugar. This is the first wold card, the second being that hyperthyroidism makes you burn more energy and use up your sugar. I first thought this would even each other out but instead they play...
  13. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    Hi azure. On the first one, it's been complicated. My psych, my endocrinologist and my diabetes community nurse have never communicated as much with each other as much as they should. The one who knows about the most about the struggle is my pharmacist. See, my psych is cautious about lowering...
  14. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and antipsychotics for schizophrenia

    I was diagnosed with T1 diabetes at the age of 2. At 16 I was diagnosed with mild hyperthyroidism (managed with meds) and at 18 I was put on antipsychotics for schizophrenia and have been so for the last 3 years As you could imagine, between the hyperthyroidism driving my sugar down and the...
  15. Samael_Coughlan

    Type 1 with hyperthyroidism and schizophrenia

    Howdy all, the name's Samael. I'm a wimpy, skinny 21 year old bloke who lives in Sydney and is currently studying engineering at UTS, working as a barista on the side. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 2 but after I was 12 I tend to manage it rather well. That was until I was...