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<blockquote data-quote="Geminigirl" data-source="post: 1298371" data-attributes="member: 137222"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hi there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I could really use some support.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have been diagnosed T2 for 8 yrs now and in the past have managed diet only, then on Glimperimide after Met didn't suit me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My HBAIC has been gradually rising over the last year and I really feel I have given up tbh.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I suffer from Anxiety and Depression and am a yo yo dieter, at the moment I need to lose about 5 stones which is not funny and I try my hardest to stick to a plan BUT am an emotional eater and its so hard, no matter how rude the Diabetic nurse is (and she is believe me!) I know the risks but feel I have hit a wall.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I don't have much in the way of support and feel so isolated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My GP is giving me longer to lose weight before changing meds to see if I can make a difference but the nurse really disagrees with him. He says if I go on to Insulin I will become fatter and even more Insulin resistant where as the nurse wants me to move to it now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Despite asking what other options there are that seems to be it!!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anyway, my last HBAIC was very high, GP says check in three months, nurse having a fit!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I have recently completed a CBT course for my issues as well as a five week weight and well being "talking therapies" course. They suggested I could attend the next course which enables support from a multi discipline team who can help with an individual eating plan, possible ref to a Diabetic specialist and Endocrinologist as I have Thyroid probs, and weekly exercise and weigh in sessions locally. Then a ref to poss Bariatric team as I meet criteria for surgery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">She sent the necessary ref to my GP who reluctantly agreed to complete and I have an appt with the service next week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">But again, my GP doesn't agree with Bariatric surgery and the nurse does.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am undecided, I feel it's very radical and am terrified of the prospect, but at the same time I am equally afraid of Insulin and/or other meds as I tend to have reactions to a lot of meds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I know I am going on a bit but it's almost as though I am pushing the destruct button on myself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I feel as though I am dying on my feet, am in joint pain but tbh apart from chucking painkillers at me and disagreeing between themselves on how I should proceed I don't feel I am getting much input.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I do walk a lot, as much as my pain allows and have cut my carbs a lot but these high numbers scare me and my eyes are playing me up too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I so hope my appt next week will offer support but again I am worried about having to make a decision on surgery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thanks for listening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am 58yrs old and am also on meds for high BP, under active Thyroid, a statin, painkillers and I also have a blood condition.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geminigirl, post: 1298371, member: 137222"] [FONT=Times New Roman]Hi there. I could really use some support. I have been diagnosed T2 for 8 yrs now and in the past have managed diet only, then on Glimperimide after Met didn't suit me. My HBAIC has been gradually rising over the last year and I really feel I have given up tbh. I suffer from Anxiety and Depression and am a yo yo dieter, at the moment I need to lose about 5 stones which is not funny and I try my hardest to stick to a plan BUT am an emotional eater and its so hard, no matter how rude the Diabetic nurse is (and she is believe me!) I know the risks but feel I have hit a wall. I don't have much in the way of support and feel so isolated. My GP is giving me longer to lose weight before changing meds to see if I can make a difference but the nurse really disagrees with him. He says if I go on to Insulin I will become fatter and even more Insulin resistant where as the nurse wants me to move to it now. Despite asking what other options there are that seems to be it!!! Anyway, my last HBAIC was very high, GP says check in three months, nurse having a fit! I have recently completed a CBT course for my issues as well as a five week weight and well being "talking therapies" course. They suggested I could attend the next course which enables support from a multi discipline team who can help with an individual eating plan, possible ref to a Diabetic specialist and Endocrinologist as I have Thyroid probs, and weekly exercise and weigh in sessions locally. Then a ref to poss Bariatric team as I meet criteria for surgery. She sent the necessary ref to my GP who reluctantly agreed to complete and I have an appt with the service next week. But again, my GP doesn't agree with Bariatric surgery and the nurse does. I am undecided, I feel it's very radical and am terrified of the prospect, but at the same time I am equally afraid of Insulin and/or other meds as I tend to have reactions to a lot of meds. I know I am going on a bit but it's almost as though I am pushing the destruct button on myself. I feel as though I am dying on my feet, am in joint pain but tbh apart from chucking painkillers at me and disagreeing between themselves on how I should proceed I don't feel I am getting much input. I do walk a lot, as much as my pain allows and have cut my carbs a lot but these high numbers scare me and my eyes are playing me up too. I so hope my appt next week will offer support but again I am worried about having to make a decision on surgery. Thanks for listening. I am 58yrs old and am also on meds for high BP, under active Thyroid, a statin, painkillers and I also have a blood condition. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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