Right - where do I start!!?? I was diagnosed as Type 2 back in Jan 2009. I was started on Metformin twice daily but around Sept 09 they reduced this to one tablet a day instead of 2 as I was getting very forgetful - ANNOYINGLY FORGETFUL - daft enough to send me to GP !!! Since then my levels have been a little higher but am keeping to a diet plan which is losing me weight slowly but surely and no doubt helping my numbers!
In April last year I had a Retinal Screening done which resulted in Detatched Retina being diagnosed and emergency surgery being done on my left eye - now I have lost a fair amount of sight in that eye but was told if it hadn't been noticed I would've been 100% blind in that eye by last Xmas!!! Everyday I am 'suffering' from the vision loss and as it all happened so quickly I am panicking about my 'good eye'. I especially love the freedom of driving and know if anything happens to my 'good eye' my car will have to go :cry: If I stray from my diet plan then my levels jump alot - usually on waking before breakkie my blood reads between 6.5 and 7.9 - I measure only upon waking. I have been told to aim for my levels to be between 4 and 7 first thing in the morning so PANIC when anything over the 7. I fear that if the levels are higher then more unseen damage is being done! This may sound a bit paranoid but I had no warning over my eye problem so am still in shock!!! I have resigned myself to trying to never come off plan foodwise, even mothers day I asked for no sweets/chocs etc and this Easter again - no egg
I have told myself that no food is worth potential damage to my 'good eye'.
Should I be measuring my blood at other times of the day as well or should I be ok in general if sticking 100% to diet plan....?
I feel a bit miserable at the moment as been invited to some parties and feel I cannot go - there will be nice party (non-diet) foods there AND booze....... been told not to have any booze whilst on Metformin!!! ALSO booze will no doubt up my levels thus causing damage to weight loss AND internally! Problem is ........ I am painfully shy and at parties I used to use booze as a confidence upper, not stumbling drunk but enough to think "Who cares!" - without it I would be just stuck by the wall - the wallflower! It used to take a fair bit of booze for me to get to that stage unfortunately! I feel without the booze and the food - a party would be a miserable thing!
I feel like all the fun has been drained from my life :cry: like all the chances of 'fun' have gone :cry:
Jill
In April last year I had a Retinal Screening done which resulted in Detatched Retina being diagnosed and emergency surgery being done on my left eye - now I have lost a fair amount of sight in that eye but was told if it hadn't been noticed I would've been 100% blind in that eye by last Xmas!!! Everyday I am 'suffering' from the vision loss and as it all happened so quickly I am panicking about my 'good eye'. I especially love the freedom of driving and know if anything happens to my 'good eye' my car will have to go :cry: If I stray from my diet plan then my levels jump alot - usually on waking before breakkie my blood reads between 6.5 and 7.9 - I measure only upon waking. I have been told to aim for my levels to be between 4 and 7 first thing in the morning so PANIC when anything over the 7. I fear that if the levels are higher then more unseen damage is being done! This may sound a bit paranoid but I had no warning over my eye problem so am still in shock!!! I have resigned myself to trying to never come off plan foodwise, even mothers day I asked for no sweets/chocs etc and this Easter again - no egg
I have told myself that no food is worth potential damage to my 'good eye'. Should I be measuring my blood at other times of the day as well or should I be ok in general if sticking 100% to diet plan....?
I feel a bit miserable at the moment as been invited to some parties and feel I cannot go - there will be nice party (non-diet) foods there AND booze....... been told not to have any booze whilst on Metformin!!! ALSO booze will no doubt up my levels thus causing damage to weight loss AND internally! Problem is ........ I am painfully shy and at parties I used to use booze as a confidence upper, not stumbling drunk but enough to think "Who cares!" - without it I would be just stuck by the wall - the wallflower! It used to take a fair bit of booze for me to get to that stage unfortunately! I feel without the booze and the food - a party would be a miserable thing!
I feel like all the fun has been drained from my life :cry: like all the chances of 'fun' have gone :cry:
Jill
