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<blockquote data-quote="Hertfordshiremum" data-source="post: 2478477" data-attributes="member: 507802"><p>Hi I am so sorry to read your situation. I am not medically trained in any way but you really sound at your wit’s end, so some ideas that may or may not help. Can I ask is her HbA1c of 33 based on her diet of fasting and mostly chicken and eggs? If so, is this her reasoning for not wanting to eat more? Would she do an experiment and eat more if she then had another HbA1c? See how much higher it is? Hopefully if it’s still low then she really isn’t diabetic, if it’s crept up too much then she would get her diagnosis but without eating more ‘normally’ no one will ever know. I am not suggesting going heavy on carbs but a healthy lower carb diet for a limited time as an experiment? It might make things clearer for her too as the brain needs nutrients. Personally I would ask for a full range of thyroid tests TSH T4 T3 and TPO antibody tests as she clearly has a lot of physical symptoms that could be caused by a few things, Hashimotos disease or anxiety are a couple that come to mind. I am sure there are more. Although some symptoms may be malnutrition or lack of food? How about food counselling? A friend of mine who was overweight did this and found it extremely helpful. I am sure they cover a range of diet issues. If I were you I would seek counselling of some sort, I think she is really suffering from a condition Whether it’s an eating disorder or something else might be tricky to find out.</p><p>Diabetes.org run a free counselling helpline. Would she speak to them? Or you could. They are trained counsellors </p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/how_we_help/helpline" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/how_we_help/helpline</a></p><p>You may have looked into all of this already but just wanted to offer at least a little support. I would ask the GP for some counselling for yourself as it must be a real strain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hertfordshiremum, post: 2478477, member: 507802"] Hi I am so sorry to read your situation. I am not medically trained in any way but you really sound at your wit’s end, so some ideas that may or may not help. Can I ask is her HbA1c of 33 based on her diet of fasting and mostly chicken and eggs? If so, is this her reasoning for not wanting to eat more? Would she do an experiment and eat more if she then had another HbA1c? See how much higher it is? Hopefully if it’s still low then she really isn’t diabetic, if it’s crept up too much then she would get her diagnosis but without eating more ‘normally’ no one will ever know. I am not suggesting going heavy on carbs but a healthy lower carb diet for a limited time as an experiment? It might make things clearer for her too as the brain needs nutrients. Personally I would ask for a full range of thyroid tests TSH T4 T3 and TPO antibody tests as she clearly has a lot of physical symptoms that could be caused by a few things, Hashimotos disease or anxiety are a couple that come to mind. I am sure there are more. Although some symptoms may be malnutrition or lack of food? How about food counselling? A friend of mine who was overweight did this and found it extremely helpful. I am sure they cover a range of diet issues. If I were you I would seek counselling of some sort, I think she is really suffering from a condition Whether it’s an eating disorder or something else might be tricky to find out. Diabetes.org run a free counselling helpline. Would she speak to them? Or you could. They are trained counsellors [URL]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/how_we_help/helpline[/URL] You may have looked into all of this already but just wanted to offer at least a little support. I would ask the GP for some counselling for yourself as it must be a real strain. [/QUOTE]
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