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[cdpm]

Going to try 500 calories a day. Maybe it will help.
Something has to.
Not for weight loss but better blood sugar.

 

[eventhorizon]

Just 500 calories a day, you will definitely lose weight. Go careful.

 

[lovinglife]

500 calories a day isn’t a great idea in my opinion, it’s a starvation diet there’s no way you will be getting the nutrition you need long term, I see on another post you have a skin infection, infections don’t just come from high blood sugar they also come from malnutrition. I remember a diet that was very popular in the eighties which was shakes only for many months, a friend of mine did it and she got a really bad infection on her face & arms, her GP was baffled as it wasn’t clearing up no matter what, sent her to a dermatologist who diagnosed malnutrition, her skin was literally peeling off

Please reconsider keeping your calorie intake up, it doesn’t have to be from carbs

 

[Deleted member 532959]

How long would you intend to do such a plan?

 

[cdpm]

How long would you intend to do such a plan?

It would be forever because there is no cure for diabetes and I've tried everything else.

 

[Rachox]

It would be forever because there is no cure for diabetes and I've tried everything else.

500 calories is not sustainable for any length of time, it’s akin to starvation, please reconsider.

 

[Rokaab]

It would be forever because there is no cure for diabetes and I've tried everything else.

As said it would be incredibly unwise - you would be starving which would lead to all sorts of other problems.

For about 2-4 years I suffered from malnutrition unknowingly (when I was eating gluten and didn't know I was gluten intolerance) and I ended up with all sorts of annoying skin conditions (some of which I'm sure I've never got rid of, even some 20 years later) and I ended up very very weak from lack of nutrition (think it actually made my diabetes control even worse) - apparently I did look very unwell and and my family were very worried about me (they apparently thought I might have cancer due to what was happening to me , ie very gaunt, no colour in me at all, skin problems, muscle loss etc

 

[mouseee]

I can't remember if you've said this somewhere but have you also had gastro investigations? With the amount of issues you have with food perhaps there is a gastro problem behind it.
And 500 calories a day is going to be seriously bad for you. I know your choices of food are limited by what you can ear and finances but I can't see going to that extreme can't be helpful.

 

[IanBish]

It would be forever because there is no cure for diabetes and I've tried everything else.

You can't live on 500 calories a day *forever*.

I know you have issues, and we're both different, but I recently lost quite a bit of weight to help my diabetes. It's slowed down now, and it helped, but I couldn't manage on maybe three times that amount.

But I agree with others that you should consider other avenues and investigations.

I hope you reconsider.

 

[cdpm]

With it hurting my stomach to eat and mostly having the runs after and just getting bad bs numbers
and being so bloated-- it's hard to eat even that much and hard to want to eat and then feel all that.

 

[Melgar]

@cdpm you have likely gone down this road already, but have you been tested for food intolerances ? There are some nasty symptoms associated with food intolerances, such as severe stomach cramps, bloating, IBS, alternating constipation and diarrhea and skin conditions. Ed added skin conditions.

 

[Hopeful34]

I know how hard you've said it is for you to see a dr @cdpm but if you haven't had any blood tests done recently I think it's important that these symptoms are investigated.

 

[cdpm]

The thing about going to get this investigated is that
I can't get what they might suggest to eat anyway.
I have to buy what's cheap regardless of how my body reacts. And I'm not interested in more meds. I take more meds than food.
No wonder my tummy hurts.

 

[mouseee]

That's also going to be a problem as lots of meds need food in the stomach and will be rough otherwise.

 

[Hopeful34]

Whilst I understand what you've said, it's important to rule out certain things. I'm not medically trained, but your symptoms could be something that needs investigating sooner rather than later.

 

[EllieM]

I have no idea what is wrong with you but some issues are caused by things like vitamin deficiencies that could be treated easily. Getting a definite diagnosis could really help you.

 

[IanBish]

The thing about going to get this investigated is that
I can't get what they might suggest to eat anyway.

But you don't know what they will suggest...

I know that you have dental issues, and have a limited income, so off the top of my head I'm thinking of braising, or stewing steak. It's cheap, needs to be cooked for quite a while, maybe in a slow cooker, but it goes really tender and has a lovely flavour. I'm thinking of scrambled eggs, too.

I don't know if you have issues with those foods, but I thought I'd mention them just in case.

Please let us know the results of any investigations you may have.

 

[Deleted member 532959]

Have you considered plant proteins. They can be extremely cheap and nutritious.

 

[cdpm]

@cdpm you have likely gone down this road already, but have you been tested for food intolerances ? There are some nasty symptoms associated with food intolerances, such as severe stomach cramps, bloating, IBS, alternating constipation and diarrhea and skin conditions. Ed added skin conditions.

No I haven't been to any health care providers about this.

 

[cdpm]

I know how hard you've said it is for you to see a dr @cdpm but if you haven't had any blood tests done recently I think it's important that these symptoms are investigated.

The blood work I got done in May was the normal ones for cholesterol, diabetes, electrodes. And whatever others they add.