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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 2087813" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Thank you [USER=507764]@Douglasw[/USER] for sharing your feelings and details of your diabetes with us.</p><p>We appreciate that doing so is not easy and takes courage.</p><p></p><p>Many of us with diabetes struggle with low mood whether from the shock of diagnosis, the way the routine takes over one's life or the knowledge we acquire if all the bad things written abiut diabetes or the effect of high or low bsls on one's emotions and thinking.</p><p></p><p>Many of us look back months later at thecearly struggles we experienced and winder why we worried when niw the whole diabetic routine seems as straight forward as breathing. That is said nit to trivialsie those stressful times but to show that it us a phase in time and that there is sunshine once through the tunnel!</p><p></p><p>Some of us may also have family who struggle with low mood and wonder if we have inherited the same.</p><p></p><p>If you can impart your concerns to your doctor and he/she can assess you, you may be helped by a referral for counselling. </p><p>And sharing your troubles and concerns with your wife is important she that she is not left wondering what is happening with you. From your previous posts we can see that she is a great support to you. Trusted friends and family may be great supports also as well as sites like this one.</p><p></p><p>Your GP can also test you to make sure they are nit other medical causes for your mood. - such as a thyroid disorder or low vitamin B12 - both of which can be treated. And whilst having the possibility of yet another health problem may seem daunting the fact that an easily treatable cause may be found at least provides an easy solution.</p><p></p><p>I am unsure whether you have had any particular diet or way of eating prescribed, but being able to attain non-diabetic bsls as much as possible without hypos, or only very mild ones, seems to help some diabetics feel much better. This is based on surveys done in association with data on bsl control.</p><p></p><p>This early on you also may start to find that you need less insulin, as you find hypos start to happen more often ( and hypos can affect one's moods something rotten)! If you look up 'honeymoon phase' in the question box upper right of either the Forum or Home page screen you can read an explanation of what this phase is. Knowing to anticioate this phase at least gives you warning and understanding of what is happening when it starts - forewarned is forearmed.</p><p></p><p>There is research being done on the effect of diet on one's emotions. I would encourage you to read Dr Ede on psychologytoday.com about this.</p><p>In terms of best diabetes control and as an alternative to what your current diet and insulin management probably is can i suggest you obtain the book or ebook if Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, and read it? There is also helpful information on dietdoctor.com. With the diet discussed in these readings and if you were minded to try it there with be a need to consult your doctor or nurse regarding things like insulin dose adjustment.</p><p></p><p>Doctors get worried about low carb diet as described in these readings because less carbs means more protein and fat in one's diet. But if you subscribe to zoeharcombe.com you will see that eating saturated fat and having high cholesterol levels have never been proven to cause heart problems and that low carb diets have never been associated with higher risk of heart disease no matter what a paper in a medical journal stated last year - the statistics in that trial intentionally or unintentionally produced the result the reserachers favoured. At the outset. Zoe provides the argument to show the flaws in the statistics.</p><p></p><p>So please consider the above step by step in order to realise a better time ahead.</p><p></p><p>Please keep posting as you go, to let us know how you are travelling and know that we all make mistakes along the way and that we learn not to take things too seriously.</p><p>Best Wishes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 2087813, member: 468714"] Thank you [USER=507764]@Douglasw[/USER] for sharing your feelings and details of your diabetes with us. We appreciate that doing so is not easy and takes courage. Many of us with diabetes struggle with low mood whether from the shock of diagnosis, the way the routine takes over one's life or the knowledge we acquire if all the bad things written abiut diabetes or the effect of high or low bsls on one's emotions and thinking. Many of us look back months later at thecearly struggles we experienced and winder why we worried when niw the whole diabetic routine seems as straight forward as breathing. That is said nit to trivialsie those stressful times but to show that it us a phase in time and that there is sunshine once through the tunnel! Some of us may also have family who struggle with low mood and wonder if we have inherited the same. If you can impart your concerns to your doctor and he/she can assess you, you may be helped by a referral for counselling. And sharing your troubles and concerns with your wife is important she that she is not left wondering what is happening with you. From your previous posts we can see that she is a great support to you. Trusted friends and family may be great supports also as well as sites like this one. Your GP can also test you to make sure they are nit other medical causes for your mood. - such as a thyroid disorder or low vitamin B12 - both of which can be treated. And whilst having the possibility of yet another health problem may seem daunting the fact that an easily treatable cause may be found at least provides an easy solution. I am unsure whether you have had any particular diet or way of eating prescribed, but being able to attain non-diabetic bsls as much as possible without hypos, or only very mild ones, seems to help some diabetics feel much better. This is based on surveys done in association with data on bsl control. This early on you also may start to find that you need less insulin, as you find hypos start to happen more often ( and hypos can affect one's moods something rotten)! If you look up 'honeymoon phase' in the question box upper right of either the Forum or Home page screen you can read an explanation of what this phase is. Knowing to anticioate this phase at least gives you warning and understanding of what is happening when it starts - forewarned is forearmed. There is research being done on the effect of diet on one's emotions. I would encourage you to read Dr Ede on psychologytoday.com about this. In terms of best diabetes control and as an alternative to what your current diet and insulin management probably is can i suggest you obtain the book or ebook if Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, and read it? There is also helpful information on dietdoctor.com. With the diet discussed in these readings and if you were minded to try it there with be a need to consult your doctor or nurse regarding things like insulin dose adjustment. Doctors get worried about low carb diet as described in these readings because less carbs means more protein and fat in one's diet. But if you subscribe to zoeharcombe.com you will see that eating saturated fat and having high cholesterol levels have never been proven to cause heart problems and that low carb diets have never been associated with higher risk of heart disease no matter what a paper in a medical journal stated last year - the statistics in that trial intentionally or unintentionally produced the result the reserachers favoured. At the outset. Zoe provides the argument to show the flaws in the statistics. So please consider the above step by step in order to realise a better time ahead. Please keep posting as you go, to let us know how you are travelling and know that we all make mistakes along the way and that we learn not to take things too seriously. Best Wishes. [/QUOTE]
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