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Fell Off The T2 Wagon

Gillsmaad

Gillsmaad

Well-Known Member
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on here as I’m ashamed to say that after being told not to test any more as I should know what to eat etc (3 months from diagnosis) I kind of pretended I wasn’t T2 and could carry on as normal bury my head and start again after a couple of weeks.. I felt like a child I had been told off by the D nurse and as I couldn’t get test strips any more I wasn’t able to see how bad I was getting. So all weight loss and and control of myself has gone.
How do you all keep going or if like me get it wrong and need to start looking after myself again

A very miserable unfit very lethargic me needs some help please
 
You have taken the first step by coming back on here.

My advice is go back to basics, forget everything that closed minded nurse said to you, buy yourself a meter and plenty of strips, start testing regularly before and after meals, keep a food diary, and record your levels alongside your food.
 
My personal motivation is that I’ve already experienced what will happen to my body if I lose control. Without bothering to go into detail here, rest assured it’s all the motivation I need, with sprinkles on top.

The great news for you is that you’re not too late. I’m sure you know enough about this place already to understand that we all got your back. Chat away, ask anything, have a rant etc. You can turn yourself around with the help of this community.

Oh, and yet another diabetes nurse who should be force-fed pure glucose for ten years and then have some unqualified random person tell her how to deal with the consequences. See how she likes those apples :nurse:
 
Pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start all over again.
You have learnt something valuable, albeit the hard way, next time you will know better and will not make the same mistake.
Stay here and keep reading. I am so early in my journey that I fear falling down the first trap I come across but take inspiration and advice from the kind people here who have seen and done everything between them.
Best of luck, you are in the right place again.
 
Just start again. You did it before, you can do it again. You already know what happens when you fall off the wagon, and you know what happens when you're "being good". Plus, if you haven't been a T2 for forever, there's still just about everything to go through.... Anger, resentment, and hey, denial! Perfectly natural. And if you got it out of your system and are ready to get back on the horse, then, by all means, do. There's no law that says you can't try again. Get strips, hug your meter, go groceryshopping after clearing out all high carb foodstuffs, and kick ***.

You've got this.
Jo
PS: Every morning is a new day, a new chance. Kinda like a reset button. Just start over. It IS that simple.
 
Hi @gilllsmaad

You’ve taken the biggest step in acknowledging that something needs to change. Do you have records of what you did before that you can refer back to get going again? Did you enjoy what you were eating when you were managing your diabetes? I think that’s the key to keeping going - if you can enjoy your food and/or exercise it’s more likely to stick.
 
What everybody else said (@Jim Lahey it’s “them apples”.... )
It’s winter maybe where you are? I am still 3 weeks this side of a definitive dx, so may not really be qualified to talk about LCHF yet, but am an expert on falling off the wagon. There’s not much *to* do except start over, cutting yourself plenty of slack. We are all fallible! My current discouragement is that all of a sudden my numbers, with no permission from me, have jumped up. For no discernible reason. Argh. My estimated (from info I give my tracking app) HbA1c was sitting pretty at not even pre-D, and it’s creeping up. Pulling hair out! (That probably raises BGs too!)
Do stick around! There’s lots of support and encouragement all over the place here!
 
gilllsmaad said:
Hi
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on here as I’m ashamed to say that after being told not to test any more as I should know what to eat etc (3 months from diagnosis) I kind of pretended I wasn’t T2 and could carry on as normal bury my head and start again after a couple of weeks.. I felt like a child I had been told off by the D nurse and as I couldn’t get test strips any more I wasn’t able to see how bad I was getting. So all weight loss and and control of myself has gone.
How do you all keep going or if like me get it wrong and need to start looking after myself again

A very miserable unfit very lethargic me needs some help please
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I feel miserable this winter... Its a fact if you diabetes isn't under control and you have blood pressure issues it can bring on a feeling of depression...
You owe it to yourself to get your self on a high fiber high protein diet. Bin the bad carbs, white bread, pasta, spuds.. I had Salmon with Quinoa and green beens with a light lemon and dill sauce today... It was lovely ..
You can do this you know, millions of us have felt like you are feeling now .. Three years after diagnosis too.
So chin up, grab the bull by the horns so to speak ..
Regards
 
Who was it (John Wayne?) who said 'Courage is being scared but still getting back in the saddle'?

You made a mistake, scared yourself silly and are probably full of regret but the time has come to take back the improvements you made before. Go on, lass! You can do this.
 
gilllsmaad said:
A very miserable unfit very lethargic me needs some help please
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To quote the Songwriters Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern

So take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.

I think you've done the first two by coming here, welcome back.
 
gilllsmaad said:
Hi
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been on here as I’m ashamed to say that after being told not to test any more as I should know what to eat etc (3 months from diagnosis) I kind of pretended I wasn’t T2 and could carry on as normal bury my head and start again after a couple of weeks.. I felt like a child I had been told off by the D nurse and as I couldn’t get test strips any more I wasn’t able to see how bad I was getting. So all weight loss and and control of myself has gone.
How do you all keep going or if like me get it wrong and need to start looking after myself again

A very miserable unfit very lethargic me needs some help please
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I woke up one day and thought, “this is ridiculous. I’m not Type 2 diabetic. I’ve eaten carbs my entire life.”

I thought to myself, “Denial is powerful.”


I wonder how many of us have experienced it.

You’ll be okay. You’re posting here—you’re engaged again.
 
It's all been said all I can add is good luck with your new start and again no matter what you have been told it can't be stressed enough to use a meter and test it's the only way you can know where you are the blood sugar meter is our compass you can't find your way without one.
 
I think it's about finding a new 'normal' for yourself. Many seem to talk about not being able to follow a 'normal' diet (by which I think they mean a way of eating for a non diabetic). If you look at it that way, then you are subconsciously telling yourself that what you are now being 'forced' to eat for health reasons is different from everyone else and must therefore be a 'diet', something to be resentful of, something that is depriving you...and it's NOT FAIR, no wonder you find yourself on the floor! I reckon if you can try and accept that what you need to eat now IS normal then you are less likely to fall off some wagon. Who is on this wagon anyway?, build your own. It can be hard of course after probably many years of being set in your ways but it can be done. My sister was a very heavy smoker, she gave up and she most certainly doesn't refer to those who still smoke as the 'norm'. Her normal is as a non smoker and YOUR normal can be a low carber (or whatever keeps your sugars in check).
 
I did the same as you , but decided to reverse this condition and started lchf and have lost 21lbs in 11 weeks, i feel great and just waiting for my result to come through tomorrow.

Its motivated me more the second time around and i stick to this forum , I have received so much support its a new family to me and I have not looked back .

So as others have said , pick yourself up and walk tall you're going to do just great we are all here for you .
 
Bluetit1802 said:
You have taken the first step by coming back on here.

My advice is go back to basics, forget everything that closed minded nurse said to you, buy yourself a meter and plenty of strips, start testing regularly before and after meals, keep a food diary, and record your levels alongside your food.
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Thank you do you know which brand is cheapest as don’t have a lot of funds for strips I have a next one monitor I think
 
Jim Lahey said:
My personal motivation is that I’ve already experienced what will happen to my body if I lose control. Without bothering to go into detail here, rest assured it’s all the motivation I need, with sprinkles on top.

The great news for you is that you’re not too late. I’m sure you know enough about this place already to understand that we all got your back. Chat away, ask anything, have a rant etc. You can turn yourself around with the help of this community.

Oh, and yet another diabetes nurse who should be force-fed pure glucose for ten years and then have some unqualified random person tell her how to deal with the consequences. See how she likes those apples :nurse:
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Jim Layhey it’s lovely to know I can ask away on here thank you. I need to sort my mind set I can’t seem to eat healthy at presents biscuits and sweets are controlling me
 
Goonergal said:
Hi @gilllsmaad

You’ve taken the biggest step in acknowledging that something needs to change. Do you have records of what you did before that you can refer back to get going again? Did you enjoy what you were eating when you were managing your diabetes? I think that’s the key to keeping going - if you can enjoy your food and/or exercise it’s more likely to stick.
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Oh Goonergal thank you yes I can look back at food diaries etc and I did enjoy what I was eating .
I’ve been so tired and fatigued more so lately which I’m sure is diet related as well as other illnesses I have. That is good advice so I thank you for that.
 
JohnEGreen said:
It's all been said all I can add is good luck with your new start and again no matter what you have been told it can't be stressed enough to use a meter and test it's the only way you can know where you are the blood sugar meter is our compass you can't find your way without one.
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I totally agree with you johnEGreen testing was the best way for me I felt alive and in control of myself. It very powerful for a dnurse to say you can’t have that. I am determined to tell her when I have my next appt too.
 
gilllsmaad said:
Thank you do you know which brand is cheapest as don’t have a lot of funds for strips I have a next one monitor I think
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The most popular meters for self funding T2's are the Codefree and the Tee2+ because the strips are much cheaper than other meters, and you need a lot of strips. You can't buy them in pharmacies.

Try here for the Codefree meter
http://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-monitor/

and here for the extra strips
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/sd-codefree-test-strips-to-be-used-only-with-the-sd-monitor/

There are discount codes if you buy in bulk. (applied at the check out stage)
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833

The Tee2+ is here

http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product-category/shop/tee2/

Don’t forget to check the box that you have diabetes so you can buy VAT free. (for either meter)

There has been a recent thread talking about inconsistency in the Codefree in some batches.
 
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