- Messages
- 26
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Im a bit complicated and is causing me so many problems. I have ibd, 7 years ago i had all of my large bowel removed and an ileostomy created. My disease was then under control.. But having a bag and no colon i had to drink a lot of sports dehydration drinks etc as suffer severe dehydration. I also had to regularly eat thongs like marshmallow, jelly babies, fruit gums etc to thicken my output otherwise would have been watery whivh would have then effected dehydration and levels like magnesium. With having a bag i ate when i knew it was ok so not eating before a shift as didn' want my bag going crazy while i worked etc, lucky i had the sports drinks etc... Although when ate i was very healthy, you do when you have little bowel.... And although healthy weight i developed diabetes last year. Obviously not due to my lavish lifestyle like i was made to feel! Argued on diet as had my stuff from dietician for my ibd and then the diabetes nurse saying opposite. I then tried metformin but that made me really ill, giving someone metformin who suffers severe dehydration is not good! I hadn't managed to give it a good enough trial to please drs before i ended hp in hospital with my ibd, though although almost on my feathbed as soon as found out was diabetic they cared more about that than the fact my bowel was about to burst!!! Anyway had 3,surgeries in 3,weeks and was fed tpn by iv. I lost 2 stone, i spent 6 weeks in hospital and was on insulin as couldn' eat. Am now home and they trying glyclizide. I still am unable to eat properly. I have a diet from the hospital due to my weight loss and lack of eating, it is high fat, high protein etc the complete opposite to diabetic diet. I have one team telling me one hing then the diabetic team complaining about my blood sugars and telling me to do the opposite. I' currently on 4 tablets a day, 2 morning 2 evening. i also feel my kidneys are affected, the metformin probably didnt help. help please. Nothing i do is right and im so fed up