I have pstd.

Hi to all

I have some symptoms of pstd for the past 35 years and am only just letting people know this could be is the cause of my high blood sugars so I will need to speak to a specialist so I can put this behind me & move on so to speak.

My blood sugar at the moment is 18.6 so I will have to have medication to bring it down hopefully it will work.

Sparklebright62.

Hi
I hope you manage to get the right treatment for your PTSD as this will make a great difference to your life.
Meanwhile can you find a way to try low carb?

I had/have Complex PTSD which led to emotional eating, mainly cake and milk chocolates, and so from there to T2 diabetes. I had a couple of years of EMDR with an excellent therapist which helped a lot. I was fine after that for 5 years but I am on the waiting list at the moment for a 'refresher' short course as it seems I still have unfortunate reactions to any new trauma.

I still have a tendency to crave chocolate when stressed, but mostly keep it under control these days and have switched to dark chocolate (85% of higher) usually sweetened with stevia plus occasional almond flour or coconut flour cake.
I found the way to manage the swap to low carb was to think about the key foods and find substitutes I enjoy. I am also much better at noticing when I've been triggered now and finding better ways to cope than eating sweet, high carb foods.

Hi TriciaWs

Really pleased you managed to get help for
Your Pstd I only wish I had done this sooner rather than later

Thankyou for your info I did low carb a few years ago and got down to 72 kg but I am more than I want I am 76.8 at the moment
I know my stress is Emotional Eating I am waiting for a phone call later to let me know
When I can speak to a therapist who deals with
This.
I will let you know how I get on.


Sparklebright62

Hi to TriciaWs,

I have spoken today about my pstd and been told I have to wait about 8 weeks before it can begin as their is a waiting list I didn't think it would be this long its ages to me.

How long did you have to wait.
Sparklebright62.