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Mrdoosey

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Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi All,

3 weeks in being T2, and god Im a grouchy sod one minute, the next im alright then Im all sad. Its hard to take this all in, I cant seem to talk to my wife as she doesnt really understand all this diabetic stuff, basically I have to live with and get on with it.

Is there anyone I can perhaps speak to or something as Im starting to lose it and possibly my marriage and im really not sure what to do.

Ant


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Mood swings can be caused by rapid changes to your blood glucose levels - have you tested when you have these mood swings to see if you are high/low at the time
 
ive been through the "other half" situation and it makes it alot harder, but basically you do just have to get on with it im afraid :( its nice to hve support but i never have had, and ive been through all the "ill just ignore it and die early, that will show her, she will have to live with the guilt" but its our problem, we have to fix it, i dont notice anymore, i live the way i live as a matter of normal and she cooks what i will eat or it would get thrown away, i went through a long period of having to cook all my own meals and went into a weird shut the world out mode, but this mellowed nd now everything is just normal, we go through all kinds of emotions when diagnosed, this doesnt help knowing this and doesnt make you feel different but you get through the other side, find a way to cope with the feeling of being on a island all by yourself, your not, another unhelpful thing for me to say is, she may be going through some emotional stuff due to your diagnosis too, try to stay calm, i found the more i learned the happier i got, and it gave me a retreat, i would (and still do) immerse myself in the computer, its an escape, your thing may be different but you hve to find a way to ride out the storm, i promise things will get better as long as you dont let them get out of hand in the mean time

im no psycologist btw so i may well be talking utter ******

after reading my post, i dont expect women to do the cooking, my wife doesnt go to work, i work long hours so she does the house stuff, just so i dont sound like a shovenist pig..... now wheres my cup of tea woman?
 
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Thanks guys, Andy that last post has helped me alot, I just need kicking in the ****! Slight problem with us both cooking though my wife cant, so its even harder when Im cooking both our foods especially when it comes to dessert!

Btw im not a male shovenist but wouldnt mind if the wife did the cooking for a change!


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there comes a time when you just have to say, im struggling to stay alive here, i know you dont give a **** but making desserts for you that i cant eat is making it harder for me ***, either eat what i can, or you can make your own **** dinner!

hmmmm sorry im in bad mood

in fact ill come round and say it for you
 
Hi guys,

From my point of view, one of the hardest things to cope with is the withdrawal. No, that's not quite right. I don't mind the withdrawal. We all need it sometimes, and it is good processing time and serves a purpose.

What I can't stand is the unexplained, inexplicable withdrawal.

If you plug yourself into the computer for 3 weeks, grunting occasionally and emerging only to raid the fridge, then I start speculating that maybe, just maybe, there's a problem... With me? With you? With work? With sex? With... ? And the brain starts churning and it festers. And I might just get a smidge resentful, and start having dark fantasies about shaving your eyebrows off when you sleep.

On the other hand, if you say 'I'm going to be spending some time on the computer, trying to get my head around this diabetes thing' before (or even a day or two after) you climb into the screen (but definitely before I start sharpening the cutthroat razor), then you probably get to keep your eyebrows.

See what I'm saying?

We don't mind if you don't have the answers, can't explain and are afraid.
We do mind if you build a silent wall and hide behind it.
 
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Mrdoosey said:
Thats what I said earlier on in fact, didn't go down to well..she went off in a strop 2 hours later I won the argument, slight downside I'm a badass at desserts.

Why you ****** orff


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hehe good for you :)

because i take things i read wayyy to personal, its stoopid, but i am what i am :meh: plus i didnt win the lottery again, i really gotta start buying a ticket
 
Brunneria said:
Hi guys,

From my point of view, one of the hardest things to cope with is the withdrawal. No, that's not quite right. I don't mind the withdrawal. We all need it sometimes, and it is good processing time and serves a purpose.

What I can't stand is the unexplained, inexplicable withdrawal.

If plug yourself into the computer for 3 weeks, grunting occasionally and emerging only to raid the fridge, then I start speculating that maybe, just maybe, there's a problem... With me? With you? With work? With sex? With... ? And the brain starts churning and it festers. And I might just get a smidge resentful, and start having dark fantasies about shaving your eyebrows off when you sleep.

On the other hand, if you say 'I'm going to be spending some time on the computer, trying to get my head around this diabetes thing' before (or even a day or two after) you climb into the screen (but definitely before I start sharpening the cutthroat razor), then you probably get to keep your eyebrows.

See what I'm saying?

We don't mind if you don't have the answers, can't explain and are afraid.
We do mind if you build a silent wall and hide behind it.
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i think i get you

but sometimes the withdrawal is from the negative, and sometimes the withdrawal is a cocoon, not to hide but to be reborn, a mountain in tibet perhaps where the inner strength needed a place to grow, sometimes the withdrawal doesnt need permission.

personally i withdrew from a battle i would win, i chose to lose because i love the winners

i do hope thats cryptic enough, i editted this alot lol
 
Yes, but did you let them know you loved them at any time before, or during, the withdrawal?
 
it was a covert withdrawal, i was hiding in plain site, the withdrawal itself was an act of love and it was an alternative, and yes every day otherwise id be an ******* lol

enough :) lets talk about carbs
 
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