depression

Was diagnosed with Type 2 three weeks ago. Suffered from clinical depression and anxiety for at least 25 years. Feeling so down and lonely. Friends don't seem to understand. Anyways, just wanted to say Hi. I may or may not get involved on the forum but right now just want to disappear to be...

I've been dealing with type 1 diabetes for 5 years now, diagnosed when I was only 14. Since I was first diagnosed I haven't been able to motivate myself to do a lot, and it's very stressful on my mental well-being. I basically dropped out of high school (just recently getting my GED), and...

I have had Reactive Hypoglycemia now for over 5 years and it is the most miserable and grim condition ever. There is no way to break free from the horrible condition, to sustain symptoms i have to have a very careful diet. I have to get up at 8.00am, cook eggs with cheese, anything else and i am...

I’ve been suffering with depression for a few years, now I am diagnosed with diabetes I am wondering if it was depression, or depression caused by my undiagnosed diabetes. Now I am on medication, and it is incepreasing weekly, I find that I am getting down quite a lot, including getting very...

Hello, I am 21 and a type 1 diabetic. I have been type 1 since I was 4 years old and recenly I am struggling a lot. A family member recently passed away and this is effecting my blood sugars, as well as having depression. My blood sugars are between the low 20s and low 30s, I struggle to get...

Hi All I am a 20yo male who was recently diagnosed with Type 1. I have always been a happy, positive and easy going person. Probably the perfect person to get T1DM, because I can handle it emotionally. I was initially upset when I found out, but after an hour the tears stopped and I was on my...

I have just had an unfortunate experience with my prescription that has meant I have been off my medication (Escitalopram) for a short time. I have been on this drug for about 10 years and found it the most effective of all those I have tried. I have been suffering from severe clinical...

Within the last few weeks I have started to cut down on Metformin due to the successful control of my blood sugar levels, I was just cutting by missing a dose twice a week but this week I have cut from 500 mg twice a day to 500 mg just once in the morning after breakfast, I started this 7 days...

Hello everyone, This is my first time posting on here... I've had diabetes since I was 10, I'm now 23, after a few years of good control, I went off the rails and have now only just started to take this illness seriously again. It's not been too difficult to get back into the swing of it but I...

Hey, I’m a diabetic 1 with Autism. For the past 3 years i have felt constant fatigue, no motivation, sleep issues, stomach problems, bad memory and concentration issues. I took antidepressants Cymbalta 60 mg before this during 8 months for major stress and it helped me with almost no side...

Hi guys Not really sure how this works, not really sure why I'm doing this either. I've just had an awful day i guess... I'm a type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump, i was diagnosed with diabetes when i was 6 years old, I started with a pump when i was 14. I became depressed around 18 years old...

Hi there, I recently had a planned miscarriage at 21weeks (about 2months ago now) and since then my insulin needs haven't dropped as expected but increased. I am still carrying an extra 10lbs of baby weight but I'm also struggling with the grief and depression as well as an underactibe thyroid...

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I am a type 1 diabetic and have been since I was 3 ans I am now 21. I just want to know a few things from other people's experiences. I am usually feeling unwell, very tired and worn down. Trying to explain this to someone who isn't diabetic or doesn't feel like this I find difficult as people...

Hi There, Just wanted to get a few things off my chest as things have been building up for so long. Because I'm in an isolating position at the moment and I already had depression over the last few years which I've been unable to get on top of. This has had devastating kickback effects of my...

Hello. I am a type one diabetic, and have been for almost five years at this point, diagnosed when I was 16. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my teenage and adult years so far, and only recently had it begun to improve. However, last year, after a particularly bad end to...

Hey, All my life I've had loose stools on mornings. Usually, i have to run 3-4 times to the toilet after breakfast or coffee. Rest of the day is pretty normal, except for leaky gut, feeling full or reduced appetite. I also have constant fatigue, confusion, difficulties with memory and more or...

Is it normal to get a hypo AFTER a meal? Is it normal to feel depressed after a hypo? How do you stop weight gain associated with insuin/tightening blood glucose control? I am so fed up right now

Had a rough day at work today and at lunch i took myself out for a walk. Started feeling light headed...probably should have eaten before i went out. I gave in to temptation in Subway..... Not good...bad Sam. Normally i would beat myself up pretty badly which would set off my need to confort...

Hi All, Feeling really flat today. Saw ENT consultant yesterday about possible sleep apnoea, being referred to respiratory team for the relevant test. Was asked if I had any questions mind was blank couldn't think of any, kicked myself afterwards. Didn't even ask why he suspected I had it? Then...