I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. I too have suffered with this and it has been a long battle to regain control of my diabetes and my life.
It's so hard because i knew what I had to do and why I had to do it but the desire to lose weight and the fear of gaining weight just totally took over. I always told myself that when I was thin enough I would start doing insulin again and eat healthily but even when I reached 6 stone I couldnt stop.
For me a huge wake up call was when I started to suffer from awful relentless pain in my legs. I was diagnosed with neuropathy. Then I needed laser treatment on my eyes. I didn't have the energy to go to work or uni. I couldnt sleep and withdrew from friends. I felt my life was falling apart.
I decided one day that I was going to fight and I did; although it was slow progress. It was especially hard when I started to put on weight- I literally cried every day when I weighed myself... so I stopped weighing. I think that at that time I just had to accept that I hated my body and that I was going to put on weight and that at least I would be alive and healthy.
I got to a good natural weight for my height and stopped gaining weight then. I eat healthily now and inject as I should. I am now working on loving the body I have and I am getting there. I think maybe I will always want to be thinner...
I know right now you are probably frustrated and frightened and don't understand why you feel like you do... but please know that it's possible to climb out of the hole you are in- it's hard but you can do it. I finished uni, got married and I am a teacher- things I never thought I could do.
If I can ever do anything to help or support you i would be happy to talk.
HiyaAnonymous question submitted:
I was just wondering if anybody has suffered from diabulimia and have managed to overcome the condition.. I'm asking because as a young female i'm currently trying to beat diabulimia .. I'm a type one diabetic and have been for 19 years but only recently at 27 years old started to suffer with diabulimia for no apparent reason... Can anyone who may have gone through it and beaten it offer any helpful tips to combat this.. Much appreciated !!..
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Hiya
Sorry to hear you're feeling this. I'm a type 1 who has overcome diabulimia... Unfortunately with my story the only thing that snapped me out if it was I thought I had developed eye complications.... Thankfully my condition had turned out to be something totally different to which I'm fine now. The fear and regret I had when I thought I'd lose my vision scared me into gaining the perspective I have now... I had been skipping injections, constantly weighing myself, skipping appointments, avoiding getting my hba1cs done.i was constantly checking for ketones.... I never entered ketoacidosis but I felt so unwell.
I still have the body issues.... So I'm now channelling it into being the "ideal diabetic". It's hard but I feel good. By ideal diabetic i mean I'm controlling my sugars, eating three decent meals..... Halving the carbs I was eating but doubling my veg and having snacks such as wheat crackers. It tastes awful at first but you will feel great and can do it. Insulin is a fat storer.... It will take us double what it will take non diabetics and bodies can be unforgiving.... I am doing it now.... You can also do it!!
There are times I still wonder well if I didnt take insulin I would lose weight in weeks and go back on before it troubles me..... Truth is complications can come on suddenly and the few weeks could be the difference between complications in our 40s as opposed to later in life. Try talk some sense into yourself in a way.... It's only thing works for me. I hope I helped in some way. You're not alone.
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