Hi everyone it is coming up to a year now that I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Well what can I say it is horrible living with it and I have become a lot depressed and not wanting to go out and it’s literally turned my life upside down. To having a job and going out and enjoying life I feel like I have in prisoned myself within my 4 walls of my bedroom. I just keep eating and got results from my diabetes specialist regarding my high cholesterol results which is more damning as I keep eating all the time and putting more weight. I was taken to the hospital with pancreas disease, blood infection, kidney blood clot and sepsis. I am currently on novarapid and toujeo insulin and also blood thinners and anti-depressants. Please can someone help me with what to eat to keep my weight down or any support for people who have type 1. Thank you and I hope everyone is well.
Feeling down and getting fat
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Julia is a type 1diabetic
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I'm not sure that I can help you with that. But if you ever want a friend I'm here
Helen40
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Hey how are you? Look being diabetic is ****, I love the new diabetes awareness ad we have in the UK, "its doing everything right and it still goes wrong" I'm going to be honest, I've had it for 30 years and I have eye complications that have floored me for 4 years BUT there are so many treatments now, if I'd had access to these 30 years ago I'm pretty sure I'd be better off now - you're right at the beginning and have access to all these great resources! Eat low carb it really help with the spikes and means you'll store less fat from the food you eat, never compromise your insulin intake, get out and walk your ass off, take some lucozade or glucose tablets and commit to 30 mins a day! Your life is not over believe me, I have 3 very healthy teenagers, still drive, have a great job! Always make your employer aware of your condition, you're protected and will have certain allowances made re meal breaks appointments etc.
I'm still waiting on a cure lol, but we've got this condition, it's not going away but it's not going to stop me being what I want, you get to choose now, it's perfectly possible to be fit and healthy, I weight trained and did stron woman comps!
You've got this and I really hope you adjust or maybe already have from the date of this post, hope this can help anyone struggling cos it is blummin hard! X
I'm still waiting on a cure lol, but we've got this condition, it's not going away but it's not going to stop me being what I want, you get to choose now, it's perfectly possible to be fit and healthy, I weight trained and did stron woman comps!
You've got this and I really hope you adjust or maybe already have from the date of this post, hope this can help anyone struggling cos it is blummin hard! X
