Tinytoez
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Hi all I have a few questions and thought it would be easier to put them all on the same thread than seperate ones.
1. What do you guys drink?
I dont like the water where I live it doesnt taste very nice, I have started putting it through a water filter but that doesnt help much, so I put a small about of squash in it, is this ok?
2. Do you skip meals when high?
Ive been told I shouldnt go high and low, but I do, I fell asleep for a bit tonight, as Im really cold and not feeling so good, on waking I tested and was 7.1, but hadnt eaten since since before I fell asleep obviously so decided to have something to eat which was my main meal, I had 2 Ryvita Thins, 2 Mini Quorn Scotch Eggs, 2 slices of brown bread, 1/2 a Avocado and a small tin of fish in Tom sauce, and obviously I went up. What would you guys do in this situation as I am only diet controlled?
3. Constant muzzy headaches and feeling really hot and foggy during day.
I work on a check out, I have been advised to eat every 2 hours, but obviously this doesnt happen, I tell the runner I am feeling ill and they let me go eat, but other than that nothing happens, but I only seem to feel ill at work, my levels are all over the place, which is prevented mostly at home as I can eat when I need to, I feel foggy and lose my concerntration quite regularly, and I have also noticed I get a constant headache, which at first I thought was when I went high or low, but today I noticed it didnt go, and got worse as I got hot. Any ideas?
4. Symptoms Im not supposed to be getting?
Why do I seem to be getting symptoms that Im not supposed to be getting, Ive been told numerous times that Im not supposed to feel high or low, but I do, and I feel pretty rough, Im not on medication of any sort for the Diabetes, but am on other medication.
5. How long does it take to start feeling that I can cope?
Ive started feeling really alone and out of my depth, and people dont seem to understand they all tell me Im not "that bad" you have time to sort it out, but I feel ill now, I know there are different degrees of how bad you feel, but Im not making this up, no one understands me, my brother just groans and says something sarcastic, my aunt has said my levels arent that bad, and before I was diagnosed that I probably woulnt come back diabetic, and my mother is listening to her, so is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, my partner - well hes my partner now but not for much longer, my friend has told me that yes I have it, lots of people do and cope, but as least I have a job, wohoo bully for me.
Im out of my depth, I need someone who isnt virtual to help me with this, I thought I was gona be ok, the nurse told me I was understanding it pretty well, but its like a bolt from the blue has hit me and Ive just realised what I have to deal with, and Im not finding it easy. People have said to me you just have to lived with it, which I know but doh! how?
Here is a quick overview of my "other" problems.
Born with a club foot, had 15 operations, foot will never be right, walk on ball of my foot and my toes, need medical boots, and find any walking really painful, registered disabled too.
Have an underactive thyroid which I am on medication for, which also means I cannot loose weight, luckily my weight has stuck at 14.4st for the last year, but I lost 3lb recently.
Have Folate Defincey Anemia???
Have IBS D, ended up in hospital 3 years ago with it as it was making me bleed, had cameras and investigations, am on Cytalipram antidepresent to help with spasms, also on Lansoprasole and a pepermint cap, find it eases on "junkier" food, and fruit really doesnt like me.
Have had depression on and off for about 8 years, have had Cytalipram doubled to 200mg to help, most recent bad bout was jan last year, was horrible, got signed off as unfit to even look for work for 3 months, am really worried this will set me off again if I dont find a way to cope I can handle quickly.
Sorry for the essay folks.
Any bright ideas, and sorry about this, Im not looking for sympathy, just understanding and ideas.
1. What do you guys drink?
I dont like the water where I live it doesnt taste very nice, I have started putting it through a water filter but that doesnt help much, so I put a small about of squash in it, is this ok?
2. Do you skip meals when high?
Ive been told I shouldnt go high and low, but I do, I fell asleep for a bit tonight, as Im really cold and not feeling so good, on waking I tested and was 7.1, but hadnt eaten since since before I fell asleep obviously so decided to have something to eat which was my main meal, I had 2 Ryvita Thins, 2 Mini Quorn Scotch Eggs, 2 slices of brown bread, 1/2 a Avocado and a small tin of fish in Tom sauce, and obviously I went up. What would you guys do in this situation as I am only diet controlled?
3. Constant muzzy headaches and feeling really hot and foggy during day.
I work on a check out, I have been advised to eat every 2 hours, but obviously this doesnt happen, I tell the runner I am feeling ill and they let me go eat, but other than that nothing happens, but I only seem to feel ill at work, my levels are all over the place, which is prevented mostly at home as I can eat when I need to, I feel foggy and lose my concerntration quite regularly, and I have also noticed I get a constant headache, which at first I thought was when I went high or low, but today I noticed it didnt go, and got worse as I got hot. Any ideas?
4. Symptoms Im not supposed to be getting?
Why do I seem to be getting symptoms that Im not supposed to be getting, Ive been told numerous times that Im not supposed to feel high or low, but I do, and I feel pretty rough, Im not on medication of any sort for the Diabetes, but am on other medication.
5. How long does it take to start feeling that I can cope?
Ive started feeling really alone and out of my depth, and people dont seem to understand they all tell me Im not "that bad" you have time to sort it out, but I feel ill now, I know there are different degrees of how bad you feel, but Im not making this up, no one understands me, my brother just groans and says something sarcastic, my aunt has said my levels arent that bad, and before I was diagnosed that I probably woulnt come back diabetic, and my mother is listening to her, so is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, my partner - well hes my partner now but not for much longer, my friend has told me that yes I have it, lots of people do and cope, but as least I have a job, wohoo bully for me.
Im out of my depth, I need someone who isnt virtual to help me with this, I thought I was gona be ok, the nurse told me I was understanding it pretty well, but its like a bolt from the blue has hit me and Ive just realised what I have to deal with, and Im not finding it easy. People have said to me you just have to lived with it, which I know but doh! how?
Here is a quick overview of my "other" problems.
Born with a club foot, had 15 operations, foot will never be right, walk on ball of my foot and my toes, need medical boots, and find any walking really painful, registered disabled too.
Have an underactive thyroid which I am on medication for, which also means I cannot loose weight, luckily my weight has stuck at 14.4st for the last year, but I lost 3lb recently.
Have Folate Defincey Anemia???
Have IBS D, ended up in hospital 3 years ago with it as it was making me bleed, had cameras and investigations, am on Cytalipram antidepresent to help with spasms, also on Lansoprasole and a pepermint cap, find it eases on "junkier" food, and fruit really doesnt like me.
Have had depression on and off for about 8 years, have had Cytalipram doubled to 200mg to help, most recent bad bout was jan last year, was horrible, got signed off as unfit to even look for work for 3 months, am really worried this will set me off again if I dont find a way to cope I can handle quickly.
Sorry for the essay folks.
Any bright ideas, and sorry about this, Im not looking for sympathy, just understanding and ideas.