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hey guys.... this is my life of having dibetes...
i have type 2 diabetes i got dignoised with this when i was 14-15 im now nearly 17 in just 2 days, i got put on tablets which are metformin and they supress your hungar and help weight loss, i stopped taking them because they were to big and the last 3 years ive been on and off my tablets which i dont think helps, but through the years i have gradually put on weight when i was 7 and 8 i used to be normal skinny size, then my grandad died when i was 9 which made me become really depressed and started comfort eating and are the age of 13 i started getting really bad migrains where i couldnt cope at school and would get sent home , i just thought nothing of it and thought it was just normal and then got dignoised of type 2 like i said when i was 14-15 and ever since ive just been putting on weight and its getting to a poing were im getting depressed about it ive tried dieting it dosent work and it does upset me and i dont feel comfortable withing my own skin, which i should, i dont eat alot i mean ok i dont eat breakfast but i have what 2 meals a day and maybe like a bag of crisps or whatever but im not eat so much where im going to be sick, i dont know why im putting on weight, when i was very young before my grandad died i used to be allways ill with high temature being sick all the time and then gradually getting older it stopped and then started preventing migrains which obvioisuly type 2 was the problem when i was younger i guess. i used to be so healther a fit allways going out on bike rides with my grandad and going walking never used to go by car and now i just feel like **** all the time.
im 5 ft 9 so im quite tall for a girl but i weight 14stone 12 which is basically 15 stone i cant handle the weight issues no more i want to be able to wear a bikini and stuff but its hard even though i dont look that big because i can carry my weight really well i find it hard.

if anyways got advice or same problem i want to know:)
i probley was waffling on abit lol!
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First of all I know how you feel, there's a lot I feel insecure about myself but I am now feeling a lot more positive. I have lost weight, I am male but I'm your height and was 17 1/2 stone although I am now just (and I mean just!) over 14 stone I still don't want to wear a bikini! I accept you want to lose weight for your own good but don't be down on yourself, I wore swim shorts to the pool, I decided what's so special about me that I think people will be looking at me so I did it. First step take them tablets, doctors don't like spending money so wouldn't give them if they didn't have a purpose, when they take effect you may feel you have more energy to do things that make positive changes. Oh, and you're very welcome here others will pop by soon with more words of wisdom than I can manage but some of your issues struck a chord with me.Take care and keep in touch on here.
 
Hey! Mmm thanks for replying! And i just find it hard because im not sure but i think i eat quite alot of carbohydrates not sure if ur aloud to eat any carbs! And i see my other friends that are skinny and theres me theres a few of my friends that are like me but i have diabetes and they dont and i have to controll my weight cause i really dont want to inject!
:) x
 
Ooooh there's been many a debate about carbs on here! Myself I just realised my weakness was bread. I was lazy and would make sandwiches instead of a proper meal. I started doing wraps as I figured there's only 1 slice and you don't butter it. Now for a change I'm having cripbreads, it works for me. A lot depends on your own reading etc what you can eat, I just made small changes so I could stick to it in the long term. I just eat what I think is sensible and allow myself saturdays off, coz I can get away with that. I have a skinny mate who'll sit down and eat a pack of biscuits with a cup of tea, but they don't get away with it, although I can't prove any link his hair is falling out! x
 
I wasn't given a meter so I can't check, I was able to make changes and was diagnosed early so I know my levels at check ups have all been good (5.8 & 5.9, next results about a fortnight away) so right now my control is such that personally I don't feel the need to test. If my levels rise, I know i'll feel the itchy skin, the lethargy and i'll insist on a meter (i can be quite assertive if it's my health at stake!)

As for eating everything I now feel bloated if I have too much, I think maybe school hours etc don't help as you're eating at a certain time whether you're hungry or not & you'll eat enough "to see you through the afternoon". I had a serious motorbike accident and hospital food taught me portion control. Although I did love it when my parents bought in french bread and kept sausages hot in a flask for a lovely hot sausage roll. I'm no expert, but cutting toast out at breakfast, was my 1st step, so cereals are ok for me and I need breakfast to take my metformin with.

I'd better shower as I was playing badminton earlier x
 
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