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One month in - struggling

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kristeen

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It is now just over one month since I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and I am struggling a bit. I started reasonably well, and have lost one stone since then, which is good. However, I went for my check up with the doctor the other day, and she says that I need more tablets to control my blood pressure and statins for my high cholesterol. I am already taking Metoformin 2 x 500 mg (she wants me to step up to 3 even though my sugars are controlled) which give me really bad stomach cramps and diarrhoea. I don't know how I would cope if I wasn't at home all the time. I taek propanolol for high blood pressure and now I have been given Ramipril to take as well, and I take amitryptline for severe migraine. If I also need to take statins (she has given me a blood test to do before she adjusts dosage etc) I think I will cave in under the pressure of it all. I have not been able to work for over two years due to undiagnosed illness, which they have finally diagnosed after me going down hill for months, and because of that my home is being repossessed as we haven't been able to pay the mortgage, and my relationship is at rock bottom.
Sorry to rant a bit - I feel so fed up, and wonder how much more I can take. I came onto this forum when I was first diagnosed, and got some really good advice from everyone which helped me enormously at the beginning, because I was given very little information by my gp.
Can anyone help me - what can I do about the stomach problems associated with Metformin - or is there nothing I can do. Also, how do I pick myself up again....I have been trying so hard, and now it all feels overwhelming.
 
Hello kristeen

Firstly the Metformin - ask your gp to prescribe the slow release tablet then that should help with the stomach problems. Secondly, if you need more bp pills then you need them. I have also struggled with high bp for many years and I have to take 5 different drugs each day for my bp. Thirdly, if you do need to go on to statins, some of them are tolerated better. For me Atorvastatin has done the trick and on the lowest dose. You have so much going on at the moment it is very difficult to try and put some order into things. I have also been through similar problems and everything does seem overwhelming at the time and it is extremely difficult to see the wood for the trees.

When my husbands business went belly up for the second time we had aperiod of 9 months when we could not pay our mortgage. Eventually we were able to start paying again and were not repossessed but decided to sell up in order to pay off our business debts. Our relationship went through a very bad patch but of course it was the "outside" influences on our lives which were affecting our relationship but it was very hard. We have now been married 39 years and it was 17 years ago when we went through this crisis.

If you want to pm me please do. Jude :)
 
Hi Kristeen
Sorry you feel so rotten at the moment every thing seems to hit at once sometimes doesnt it?. I had bad stomach problems with Metformin but since I was changed to the slow release Glucophage I have been a lot better.It is worth asking GP about this.Sorry I cant help with any thing else except perhaps talk to your GP about how you feel about more meds.
CAROL
 
Same from me, sorry to hear you are having a bad time. I agree about the metformin. I have Glucophage slow release and now have very few tummy problems. Just make sure you get the brand though and not a generic. When my pharmacist decided to give me a generic version that was the only time I couldn't cope with the side effects. Hope things get better for you but so very well done on the weight loss maybe that will also help your BP.
 
Kristeen
Sorry to hear your having a bit of a bad time, but honestly your not the only one, I've just been recently diagnosed and have never felt so low, keep smiling and I'll smile with you.
all the best.

Bruce :D
 
Thanks for your comments everyone. It does help to know other people have been/are going through the same thing. I didn't feel so bad this morning, and then I read an article about a new injection for diabetes and it contained the phrase "diabetes is a serious progressive disease" and for some ridiculous reason, that has really depressed me. I feel like I have been given a death sentence. I was fairly upbeat when I was diagnosed, and so I suppose this is a delayed reaction of some kind. Is it a death sentence? I have been trying so hard to make improvements to my diet etc. but I am now feeling really angry that I was going to the doctors for almost two years with severe health problems, and they were just treating me like I was a hypochondriac. It took an admission to hospital to diagnose diabetes (blood sugar level of 24) high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I know nothing can change what has happened, but oh, I feel so low I could cry.

It does feel good that someone is listening and caring though. Thank you.
 
Kristeen. I have been there and know just how you feel. There are many on here who have kept well for years with T2. I buried my head in the sand for 3 years and let things get worse. Anyway I am back on the waggon now with respectable control and I feel much better. You can prevent your illness from escalating and you have been lucky in finding this forum early on. Read through all the advice here and be proactive. You don't have to make sweeping changes straight away but perhaps one at a time.
 
Kristeen
Hi again .Doom and gloom make headlines good news never gets in the media.I have read posts on here of people who have had DB for 20 years and still have good control .Try not to let it get you down tell yourself that you will not be bullied by DB "SO THERE" if you do your best to keep your diet good you wil feel better about yourself.Have a look at the recipe section and perhaps plan a different meal to cheer yourself up. Chin up :lol:
CAROL
 
Hi Kristeen

My daughter has been T2 for 4 years now. She is now 18 and she is not coping well at all. She will not even come on this forum, and even after 4 years is not willing to accept it. She initially was on Metformin and 6 months later put on insulin. Few times she has stopped taking it without my knowledge and has had to be hospitalised. I am so sorry you are also having problems..Just listen to the advise given here. I find the forum very supportive and try and help my daughter from reading what everyone has to say here. Good luck
 
Hi, i am new on this site today but have been type 2 diagnosed for 15 years now, i know that when my bloods are not good it affects my mood and i dont cope as well as i usually do. that on top of your circumstances i dont think it is any suprise that you are struggling emotionally at the moment, i know that this condition for me has had times of being just a nuisance and other times when i so resent it i could (and sometimes do) scream out my anger. it sounds like so much of what you are going through is beyond your control, so maybe look to where you can control, even if seemingly small parts, be as kind to yourself as you possibly can and allow yourself to feel rotten about it without adding on extra guilt for feeling overwhelmed. i hope you have a better day tomorrow. thinking of you.
 
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