Good days - not so good days?

This was not meant to be a moan, though it seems to have turned into one, I am just wondering how other T2s are getting on, I seem to have some good days where I can almost forget about my T2. Then there are the not so good days, today being the latter. I did not sleep well last night, unfortunately, other half has early Parkinsons and one of the symptoms is restlessness at night, he gets up for hours at a time at night and sometimes wakes me, last night I could not get to sleep until well after 3.30 pm. Result, wake up feeling absolute rubbish, also, a rare occurrence for me - I missed my 1000g metformin two days ago, and had (bad I know) indulged in some Easter choc, normally stick rigidly to high percentage dark choc, but had a bad moment and ate too much of the Lindt milk choc, oh but it was so delicious and not had milk chocolate in yonks . However, went grocery shopping and felt really bad after walking around for a while, legs felt heavy and slightly nauteous and my leg muscles have a twitchy feel to them - and just an overall feeling of yuck, to the point that I had to leave husband to sort out the rescan at the checkout to go and sick down. luckily two nice members came to his assistance. Felt bad, as I said he has early stage Parkinsons. I rarely get upset about my T2, but today - felt quite low over it all, and though I did let my husband see _ i was almost in tears, and thinking that we are coming a pair of old crocks at just 60! I am normally really young in my outlook and try to keep going whatever.

We have also been decorating, and this has been quite physically demanding as hubby cannot do as much as he used to and I had to help a lot more, my daughter has kindly offered some help but has two small children and can only do so when her husband is home. My legs play me up - I have mentioned this on another post, I think I have peripheral neuropathy but GP does not seem to think so!

Anyway, the long and the short of this rather gloomy and boring post is, just wondering if others come up with similar issues and feelings. Like, sometimes I really wish this illness would go away - then I think other people have it so much worse and I should not moan :roll:

lucklocket61 - thanks so much, you are just what the Doctor ordered, well almost . Don't get me wrong I am not a depressive type person, but sometimes I just wish diabetes would give me a holiday - a very long one :lol: It is always here, even when not thinking about it, and it makes me want things that I would probably not even like, such a big and naughty cakes, or donuts or puddings - and although I am a chocoholic, never been into cakes and donuts, yet when in a restaurant for tea and coffee they do look so tempting - they are really bad :twisted:

Guess so Sarah69, you say you get hypo, are you a T1? As my understanding it is rare for T2 to get hypo, according to meds. I was fine for first few years after diagnosis, only been getting symptoms over last year or so

Defren, yes, you are new to this, I am getting to be quite an old hand now, after almost 4/5 years, but not sure time helps - not to be pessimistic, I started out with the attitude that I will not let this thing beat me, and I was sooooo good with my diet, one little thing leads to another and I am not so good as I was, but there is always the option to get back on track. I am tired today and that really does not help my psychological self, things so much easier to cope with when I am not tired, but tiredness is what led me to GP in the first place, as I have two children with under active thyroids and suspected that, or just age related, diabetes was not even in my mind, mega shock. Of all the things I worried about getting it just was not on the list - however, I have it, despite my life style being comparatively healthy and my not being overweight, sometimes that aspect niggles me. But hey, what can we do, we have it and we either get on and deal with it or not, if we don't then it will just take over our lives even more, so not an option really - but I do slide from time to time - :roll: I still see it as a challenge, and I find that a positive aspect, as someone else said - it has made me think differently and to eat more healthily - or try to at least.

Unbeliever,

for T2s assumptions are based on the stereotype of an elderly obese person with no employment or responsibilities and able to lead a totally regular and routine existence,
Meanwhile , in the real world we have to cope with whatever is thrown at us.

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Oh I agree, you are so spot on, I worked until last year when I was able to retire from a very demanding job as a College Lecturer for 2.5 days a week, and caring for my grandson 2 days a week, my husband has been diagnosed with Parkinsons and I simply felt that keeping up with everything was just too much - grandson too important to give up, so work had to go. Admittedly I am lucky that we have small pensions, although not up to previous standards of living, we can manage get by adequately if we are careful.

But I am and never have been obese, and certainly am not what I consider to be elderly, and I feel aggrieved at this stereotypical view. I certainly know that to deal with diabetes properly is time consuming, and how hard that is when you a life to lead, workwise and others to think of.

Mimo - I agree - it can be a lonely illness. Even my husband, who sadly has Parkinson's doesn't understand. When I say I get tired he asks why are you tired? I know he means well but it can be annoying - so is great to have a place to share with people who do understand


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