Hi all,
Quick background. I was diagnosed type2 a week ago. Haven't seen a dr in person due to covid. My mum is type 2, I'd been feeling rubbish so mum suggested I buy a cheap meter so I could decide whether to call gp in these difficult times. My sugar was 14.9. Immediately cut out sugar and white bread. Tested morn, pre and post meal over next few days and stayed between 9 & 13. Saw nurse and had bloods. Came back type 2 and high cholesterol. GP said to increase my metformin (was already on 2 a day due to PCOS) to 4xday and started me on statins. I'm to see diabetic nurse in 8 wks and have bloods done again. I have no clue what my numbers were as hubby took the message and I've just assumed they're bad given my previous eating habits and home readings.
I've been reading all I can and freaking out because I can't find anyone with an eating disorder managing diabetes. I have many mental health problems and am on many different drugs -like Mirtazapine and quietiapine for eg. They tend to mess up your metabolism and make you permanently hungry. I also have asperger's syndrome and I have major issues with food. I'm 5ft3 and 17 1/2 stone (was 18stone 3 weeks ago) I'm painfully honest and tend to waffle so I apologise if I give too much info. My diet was disgusting. All junk food and as I'm unfit for work Im home all day, so constant picking. I can't leave house alone due to agoraphobia/anxiety.
So I'm a bit of a mess to start with but my main problem is I have ARFID/Selective eating disorder as a part of my Asperger's. As a baby I ate anything and everything but aged two my body started rejecting foods with skin/flesh (only way I can think to describe it sorry) I've been unable to eat fruit/veg/meat ever since. I can hold a small piece on my tongue but i can't bite into them, chew or swallow. It's textural and taste. The best way to explain it is that if I were to ask you to bite into your own arm and eat it - sorry for the awful visual but that's how so many foods are to me. Things look lovely, smell lovely and I crave a normal diet but I've had to accept it won't happen for me. I have an extremely restricted and repetitive diet. Safe food, predictable textures etc. My mainstays were cheese, cottage cheese and instant mash although my 'safe' foods list is more than just that - I won't list what i can eat unless someone wants to know. I've had in hospital therapy, graded exposure therapy, cbt, and even paid a fortune to try Felix Economakis on line hypnosis. I've tried literally everything.
I'm 42 now so it's not likely to change. I know it's a shot in the dark but would anyone be willing to look at the foods I CAN eat and make any suggestions? At the moment I'm substituting 2 meals with low sugar exante shakes - hence the 1/2 stone weight loss. I've also bought an aerobics step to do a daily workout at home. Having to do low calorie, low carb AND low fat seems impossible without fruit and veg etc. Not to be dramatic but I'm well aware I won't live a long and healthy life with my diet issues BUT I want to do the best I can and I don't like bothering dr/nurse cos I doubt they'll know either. Basically I'm a huge challenge but I do/can eat about 20 things. I have willpower, I just need knowledge - or maybe a miracle?
Obviously I take vitamins religiously and I've never been deficient in anything. My specialists ultimately decided I can eat enough variety to keep myself ticking along ok but the further restrictions from diabetes is going to make this harder.
Please be kind, I beat myself up enough. TIA
Quick background. I was diagnosed type2 a week ago. Haven't seen a dr in person due to covid. My mum is type 2, I'd been feeling rubbish so mum suggested I buy a cheap meter so I could decide whether to call gp in these difficult times. My sugar was 14.9. Immediately cut out sugar and white bread. Tested morn, pre and post meal over next few days and stayed between 9 & 13. Saw nurse and had bloods. Came back type 2 and high cholesterol. GP said to increase my metformin (was already on 2 a day due to PCOS) to 4xday and started me on statins. I'm to see diabetic nurse in 8 wks and have bloods done again. I have no clue what my numbers were as hubby took the message and I've just assumed they're bad given my previous eating habits and home readings.
I've been reading all I can and freaking out because I can't find anyone with an eating disorder managing diabetes. I have many mental health problems and am on many different drugs -like Mirtazapine and quietiapine for eg. They tend to mess up your metabolism and make you permanently hungry. I also have asperger's syndrome and I have major issues with food. I'm 5ft3 and 17 1/2 stone (was 18stone 3 weeks ago) I'm painfully honest and tend to waffle so I apologise if I give too much info. My diet was disgusting. All junk food and as I'm unfit for work Im home all day, so constant picking. I can't leave house alone due to agoraphobia/anxiety.
So I'm a bit of a mess to start with but my main problem is I have ARFID/Selective eating disorder as a part of my Asperger's. As a baby I ate anything and everything but aged two my body started rejecting foods with skin/flesh (only way I can think to describe it sorry) I've been unable to eat fruit/veg/meat ever since. I can hold a small piece on my tongue but i can't bite into them, chew or swallow. It's textural and taste. The best way to explain it is that if I were to ask you to bite into your own arm and eat it - sorry for the awful visual but that's how so many foods are to me. Things look lovely, smell lovely and I crave a normal diet but I've had to accept it won't happen for me. I have an extremely restricted and repetitive diet. Safe food, predictable textures etc. My mainstays were cheese, cottage cheese and instant mash although my 'safe' foods list is more than just that - I won't list what i can eat unless someone wants to know. I've had in hospital therapy, graded exposure therapy, cbt, and even paid a fortune to try Felix Economakis on line hypnosis. I've tried literally everything.
I'm 42 now so it's not likely to change. I know it's a shot in the dark but would anyone be willing to look at the foods I CAN eat and make any suggestions? At the moment I'm substituting 2 meals with low sugar exante shakes - hence the 1/2 stone weight loss. I've also bought an aerobics step to do a daily workout at home. Having to do low calorie, low carb AND low fat seems impossible without fruit and veg etc. Not to be dramatic but I'm well aware I won't live a long and healthy life with my diet issues BUT I want to do the best I can and I don't like bothering dr/nurse cos I doubt they'll know either. Basically I'm a huge challenge but I do/can eat about 20 things. I have willpower, I just need knowledge - or maybe a miracle?
Obviously I take vitamins religiously and I've never been deficient in anything. My specialists ultimately decided I can eat enough variety to keep myself ticking along ok but the further restrictions from diabetes is going to make this harder.
Please be kind, I beat myself up enough. TIA