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Posted 6/20/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Lanie for your kindness. I am typing very slow today so it wont look likee gibberish. I took my blood upon rising this morn. 279, then had my coffee with splenda. have had no food. Now my BS is 479 and feel breathless. I dont want food. I want to lose this weight I gianed so quickly. I just want to sleep. I put in a call for doctor, hopefully hear by end of day. I see my neuro. tomorro and hace the needles in legs to get reading how much higher the neuropathy is. Havent seen him since my hands have such pain. will be back on laater....gona go eat some pasta salad...Cathy
Posted 6/20/2012 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
Cathy, I'm glad you're seeing your neuro but you also need to see your doctor who's prescribing your diabetes meds.  Your blood sugar is not controled and is causing lots of problems.  I also believe you need to eat better for the diabetes.  A pasta salad is absolutely NOT good for diabetics!

Keep posting and let's see how you are, please.

Posted 6/20/2012 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Lanie, I agree with every thing you say. I have no excuse except depression and pain from neuropathy. I need psychologist to talk to also. I live with extreme stress. My husband is a great guy and I love him, but, he has a no-fuse temper. Of course he deals with a wife who has a long list of negatives. I know he deserves better than me...I wish I had some way to cope with his temper rather than wanting to go to bed and sleep my life away. thanks for listening, i usually type fast, but cant do that any longer. Slowing donw helps a lot..Cathy
Posted 6/20/2012 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry you are depressed but you need to make changes and eat right or there is going to be a list of problems which can include death. Don't accept crutches and make the needed changes. No matter what you need to do what's best and eliminate the stress even if it means taking a break from the hubby. The doctor told my grandma that at one point and her hubby changed but not all men can't. I'm a diabetic also and I'm working to keep mine under control you can do it but u seriously need to make changes and take care of yourself. I hope I don't sound to harsh but I've witnessed what our disease does if not treated.
Posted 6/21/2012 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hi lanie and woriedgirl, thanks for listening. I was supposed to see my neuro. todaa but i called and canceled. i cant go anywhere today. I have a problem leaving my house. I did make an appoiintment with a doctor at my clinic. My bliooc is very high. 277 before anything at all. then had 2 cups coffee using only splenda. Now at 11:00 it is 496. I just cannot go out today. so happy i go tomorro at 3:00. I have never shared about difficulty leaving at home. Its just way hard toshower and get dressed. anyway, I see another doctor in my clinic so maybe he can help me. My husband will be home for lunch and I going to get in my swimming pool and relax. Thanks to both of you. I will surely check in after doctor visit....Cathy
Posted 6/21/2012 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
I think you need to deal with your depression. Treating yourself badly by eating the wrong things and putting up with your husband being mean to you is screaming depression to me. Please force yourself to go to whoever you see for depression and get your meds adjusted. If you aren't on meds........get some. You are just using the diabetes to hurt yourself and you need to stop before you do irreparable damage.

I can say this because I'm also depressed and diabetic. When I get really down I also 'forget' the rules of being diabetic. Coffee for breakfast then pasta for lunch? Sounds like an awesome way to screw up your body! (my way is ice cream) So how about you stop that before you do serious harm to your body and go see a doctor?

People here care about you and would like to see you get the help you need.
Posted 6/22/2012 3:25 PM (GMT 0)

neuropathy10,

It's so common for us to get depressed with diabetes.   I also have for years suffered with anxiety.  Sometimes in the night I will wake, have a panic attack, and have to get up and pace around.  No matter what I do it doesn't seem to abate until the next morning.  My partner takes a medicine at night that makes it hard for him to wake and talk me down, so I am trying to learn how to deal with it.  I've been taking Buspar which seems to help and it is not a benzodiazapine (addictive).  I have to still work (I'm 54) and sometimes in the mornings I don't want to take a shower and get ready to go.  BUT, almost always I'm glad I do because the activity makes me feel better.  If you can't shower, just wash your face and work on getting dressed.  Being with other people helps take my mind off of all my problems.  If you can do this, you might get some relief and can focus better on managing your diet.

Posted 6/23/2012 11:50 PM (GMT 0)
I have type 2 diabetes and ulcerative colitis, which is flaring up right now. Unfortunetly, one medicine, prednisone, I am on for the colitis makes my blood sugar shoot to very high levels (often in the high 200s to 400s) to the point where I've, after years on oral meds, been put on insulin too until new colitis meds hopefully kick in and I can quit the steroids. As I feel like crap most of the time, I have stopped almost all exercise, making the situation worse. Other issues include isomnia, extreme irritability and some other stuff decorum prohibit me from getting into here. I am very depressed as a result of all this BS and the ever-increasing costs, financial and otherwise, that this is causing me. Seems like an endless bummer that is leading step by step towards an ending involving the removal of my innards or cancer. Boy...there's something to look forward to.
Posted 6/25/2012 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
I'm really sorry for all your health problems, mammatus.  What is the new medication for colitis?
Posted 6/25/2012 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry, Mammatus, this is happening to you.  Health issues are so expensive and it's natural to feel angry about it all and worried about your eventual situation.  I, too, have insomnia and it can sure contribute tto the anger and worry.  My thoughts are with you today.
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