oops let myself down big style!!

Hi, wow viv, If I ate the cheese butty n icecream etc my BS would be through the roof! [remember my diabetes is yet 'mad' n out of control !] What got my attention was you mentioned maybe as your pancreas has had a rest its recovered and can cope with eating nice carby things , Is this true? does a pancreas recover ? [am insulin deficient ] I envy you able to have such flexibility n enjoy a nice day out like that. As I cant... even with going onto levemir my BS are still pinging all over the place. Get weepy as no matter what I do eating very little its still erratic. Am yet waking up n going asleep with it in my head n its getting me down. [had a low day today] saw doc n he told me it could take few months to get it to settle. plus we are waiting for the vitamin D serum to come in from germany n he cant do anything to buck me up. Been 18.4 15.6 17.9 today. Anna.

Hi Anna

Perhaps 'recover' was the wrong choice of word - sorry if I've raised hope

I'm afraid I don't think a pancreas can ever fully recover, if it's failing - which I think is what 'insulin deficient' means. I seem to remember reading something about beta cells recovering or regenerating, but I'm afraid none of us is ever going to be able to go back down the mashed potato, cream cakes and piles of buttered toast line again! I can cope with the odd day - if I was to eat bread and icecreams every day, I'd soon be in real trouble!

I don't know whether I am insulin deficient, or very insulin resistant - the GP said - does it matter? and refused to give me a fasting insulin level test.

I'm on Metformin (3 x 500g daily) which is to help with the insulin resistance, and I'm low-carbing so as not to ask my pancreas to work too hard, and that combination seems to be working somewhat. My Type 2 was caught very early, I think, at a time when I was very stressed with a house move, so maybe I've been able to respond to treatment quicker than some. I've been having 6-monthly fasting bg tests for more than 7 years before diagnosis, because I've always had all the risk factors.
Now I know, from this forum and Ken & Sue, that if I'd considered myself diabetic when I was getting the slightly higher fasting results before diagnosis, maybe I never would have been! But it's given me a great kick up the backside to take control of myself again.

I'm sorry yours is taking so long to settle, and that you're feeling so down about it. At least your GP seems to be listening to you, and helping all he can. We're all here to help, if you need a moan - and don't forget that the best way to up your vitamin D levels is to sit in the sun for a short while with your arms and legs exposed (no sun-screen). 10 minutes, not at mid-day, shouldn't burn you and will do you a lot of good. Don't risk sunburn, though - a little exposure every day is all you need.

Viv 8)

Hi, thank you for your reply viv, why wont they give you a fasting test? I am down for another one 15th august. So once the beta cells die off they dont regenerate? Yes my GP and practice nurse are good with me, just wish could get over the exhaustion n lethargy I am having. Plus gain some? control with my BS it's starting to feel like an neverending journey. The high numbers leap out of meter like their my mates and here to stay for good! Am weary n low at the moment, told doc am fed up with it too. Am waiting to hear from diabetic clinic ' which nurse' ? they are putting me with as the last one was a bully with me. Its all getting me down. Am eating so little now too n starting to feel loss of confidence. Just feel so helpless and stuck. Its felt a rough day today. Anna.

Food eat control the your weight in the vitamin items are potato chips, frozen dinners, candy, many breakfast cereals. A good diet is full of nutritious calories (high fiber, low cal) like leafy green vegetables, lentils, beans, bell peppers, carrots, avocados, fruits (lots of fruits!), and leaner meats. However, processed foods are never good so matter how "low fat" or "low sodium" they are.

I maintain the your body as result of regular excise in the early morning, get nutrition food, good healthy food to eat such as Break fast in eat food for Healthier Lifestyle Tea, High Energy Breakfast Shake, Orange Slices. In Lanuch food as Lentil Salad. In Dinner as take off food as Garlic Dip with crudites, Herbed Chicken Breast, 5-Minute Broccoli with sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese or Pureed Sweet Peas, Dessert: Papaya with Lime (optional).

Regular exercising is good health of your body as same time good nutrition to get on the morning, healthy food eat after noon, good healthy food make in dinner time this kind of good health as my points.

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Anna, you must eat, starving yourself is the quickest way to lethargy I know!

At the very least you can up your intake of fresh foods such as salads, meat and fish (if you eat them) eggs, and a bit of cheese will all help you get the nutrients you need. You don't need to stuff yourself to eat healthily, and you don't need too many carbs, but you must have good quality food.

Try to take it one day at a time.

Viv 8)

Hi. Thanks for your replies, interesting I am caught in a vicious circle so tired weary n drained feels easier to just not eat... No am not on any antidepressants but wont be long before mite need them!!! can sleep for england n harder to get going and do things these days. I always have only been able to eat small amounts of food with the diverticulitis bowel disease thing, always thought had that sorted, been tested for coeliac disease last week, was a shock to be told my struggle to eat could be related to this. As bread or carby things in any way type or form have been giving me 'flare ups' agonising knotted cramps in stomach n colon. Yes I do feel uptight worrying n stressed about things lately. Usually can get better grip n handle on myself 'push myself to do things etc' gone 1.5yrs now with high BS n its getting to me. Spoke to my GP about this yesterday n he said it will kick in but could take few months to do it! now that does feel tooo long, as am weary enough even though he tried to gee me up with you should find all your symptoms will improve greatly n you will start to feel much better. Oh I so want it NOW...! not in next few months. Anna.x

I think all but the most perfect of us have lapses, unless we have willpower of steel - as long as we recognise that we have had a lapse and only let it happen once in a while, the difficulty I find at times like this is getting back to norm (norm for a diabetic that is ) I am a chocoholic at heart really! lindt 85 and 90 per cent is ok, but sometimes I need variety :wink: But the sluggishness that follows makes it just not worth too many lapses.

Roxy44, that all sounds familiar, have some good days, but more bad lately, going to GP on Monday, retired at end of April expected to feel so much better, not getting too much sleep, partly due to ear infection but also my husband, recently diagnosed with Parkinsonism at just 59, is up and down most nights When I have a good night, sometimes I can up and get on with all kinds of things - almost my old self back again, sadly these days are more rare than not, but on other days it all seems to much effort - is this how diabetes is and always will be - or am I doing something wrong I wonder? I wto as a good diabetic....it was a challenge I wanted to meet, but sometimes it all gets so tiring and wearisome that my willpower just caves in...

Hi, thanks for your replies and thoughts, had a rough few days lately, its a daily battle to just get going n through the extreme fatigue n tiredness. Am just stuck for the moment in limbo waiting for the vitaminD injections to arrive n be done then hopefully I should n will perk up. No roxy I never thought to even ask about being aneamic as was stunned with rest of the results n jargon he was saying. Will ask when I go next time [if can remember??] memory is dreadful oh dear! My hubby is so good with me n does do an awful lot for me to help. These last few weeks have drained me but HAVE lost loads of weight in the process now am starting to lose my pants and knickers :lol: :lol: Am well chuffed and thrilled to have shifted 1.5 stone n still going down! so keep telling myself thats both good and positive progress for little ole me! Anna.x

Anna, wishing you all the best and feel sure things will improve for you - just a simple thought that might help with remembering what you need to say on your next visit - make yourself a little list - seems odd, but my poor old mother used to have so many niggly things wrong with her that she used to make a list Hope this helps, and take heart - we are all in the same boat and we all have some difficult times in one way or another - that's the beauty of this site, you always have friends to support and help you on this wonderful site! I don't know how I would manage without it

By the way, there was an article on this site the other week about how diabetes can affect the memory.http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/diabetes-and-memory-loss.html