depression and osa

[Anonymous]

ive been a diabetic for 34yrs and recentlly the depression that i have had with it is not good, even got to the [point ov trying to take my own life with a OD..so so tried my lovely dr thinks it might be OSA so he sent a letter to the sleep clinc at hospital.last october and i still have not had a appointment,when my lovely diabetic nurse looked into it they said that i would not get a appointment as they where out of funding.so why should i miss out when i have been paying all my taxes and NI all my life,.also suffer with twigger finger have had 4 fingers operated on and have 2 more gone needing to be operated on.i soo soo hate being diabetic there seams no point in living,

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi.
This is a good site,

http://www.osaonline.com/default.asp

You can do a questionnaire here and the site will email you with an evaluation,

http://www.osaonline.com/questionnaire_disc.asp


Hope this helps,

Catherine.

 

[justdavid]

I have been type 2 for only 7 years, and I do not feel like going on with life, I have arthritis in my legs and hands, I get pain in my feet, I just feel so empty the doc just gives me Tablets, I to Detest Hate Loathe Dislike and Despise, Diabetes so much, sorry all.

 

[catherinecherub]

Hi david,

Am sorry to hear you are feeling so down. Is there a close friend or relative that you can confide in?
Are you able to control your diabetes as many here find that when their blood sugars are not stable they too feel despondent? If you feel that your GP is not taking your health seriously then you have the right to be referred to a Consultant.
We all have down days with the management of our diabetes but if you are feeling so low then you need specialist input. There is a condition called diabetes burnout, if you google it there are many articles and this may be your problem.

This forum offers support and advice and you can become stronger with encouragement and being able to vent your feelings. Hope you decide to open up and other people will be able to relate to you. It is not plain sailing for any of us and sharing experiences helps us all.

Take care,

Catherine.

 

[Jen&Khaleb]

I'm in Australia so this might not be the same for you. I did think you could buy a positive airway machine fairly cheaply and if it worked you'd know osa was part of your problem and forget the sleep test.

I went through a pretty low period when my son was born. Down syndrome wasn't the best diagnosis to receive. He became diabetic at 8 months and last January he also developed hypothyroidism. Diabetes is the more intensive problem and certainly keeps me up in the wee hours of the morning. No one really likes diabetes and it is easy to hate but sometimes just getting on with it makes it a little more bearable.

I wish you all the best with finding some help/treatment and also finding it in yourself to lead the best life possible. Certainly better sleep can make your outlook a whole lot better.

 

[justdavid]

sorry about not replying sooner, but I have not been very well, Thank-you for your advice but know I have also got prostate problems as well as eveything else on top of that, :?: :cry: , I have got to get out of this place ifit's the last thing I ever do, I no longer feel like a man nothing work on me any moor, the list is so long it is untrue.

 

[donnellysdogs]

To those that feel so down about diabetes and life, please get some help from health professionals.

I too have had chronic depression, and I really feel for you. I can only speak from my own personal experience, but HCP's have helped me enormously. I have diabetes and fibromyalgia-and both have depression linked strongly to them, with pain and with sleep problems.

My HCP's have helped me, through dreadful depression in the past 13 years. Now, with the help of a counsellor, my gp, my DSN and people from this website and others and with better medication for both fibro and diabetes, I am able to cope with life.

I too have had days, completely full and every minute of the days with thinking I do not want to go on. Now these thoughts only hit me occasionally throughout odd days.

It is possible to get help with medications, sleep, pain, diabetes and depression...it is just a matter of getting some good, understanding HCP's to listen and understand. It is awful feeling so down about life, but it can be helped by others, as well as by ourselves.

Please seek some help from HCP's until you get some further help

 

[donnellysdogs]

David

There is more to life than feeling like being a 'whole man'. I had to accept that I could not have children at 21, and for a female that is quite a significant part of the future.

There are others around you, that value you for being you. We all have different varying strengths and weaknesses.

I hate the fact that I can no longer work and contribute to our live's with a financial income, as I too have paid huge amounts of NI and tax, until I could not work anymore. I do not get any income support or employments support allowance or anything, as the year before my diagnosis of fibro I was so unwell and having just moved, I did not earn enough money in that particular year. I had 30 years of paying the highest rate tax-and can get nothing, so it is annoying from all aspects.

However, I have seen the devastation of what suicide does to families, through a friend and my nephew taking their own live's. It is unbelievable what it does to those that are left behind to cope with.

So, I know how desperately down you feel, but I must add that there is always support from this community, and there will be others around you that value you for being you....not for what you can or can't do, but for being you.

I have had previous **** help from some medical persons, some asking my hubby to section me previously. He refused. I have had a psychiatrist that could not understand plain english. It has taken a huge amount of support from my best friend (who died) and my hubby and my family and friends, but I do know that they value me for me, not for who I used to be, or what I achieved previously. They value me for being me. Getting the right support has taken a very long time, and I now have a great GP and DSN and Counsellor. It has taken a long time to get the support I need from HCP's but there is a huge amount of help around nowadays, much more so than years ago.

Please, don't give up valuing yourself, try to speak and get the help that you need to get you through this.....