Advice required plz

[sweetsatin]

I'm sure we have all been down this road at some point.
I have had a sore throat & sickness plus chest infection so it don't help my asthma.....
I know i have been very depressed & been grieving too but....

How can one control diabetes when you can't keep anything down, not even water, i have been taking sugar free cough meds & Lozengers but even that don't stay down.

My GP says it will pass & could be another week before i start to feel better....yuk....
Any good advice out there please.
much apreciated my friends

 

[Caroline]

Keep up with the liquids, try to keep warm. These things can be a bit persistent and take a while to clear. I agree it is impossible to get good control when you feel so poorly.

Sometimes a light meal (something like soup or a slice of toast) helps, but if you still feel bad, you may have to be persistent with your doctor.

There are a lot of viruses and coughs and colds doing the rounds. I have a little feller who had a cough since about the end of November, it didn't clear until he had been sick a couple of times and now he is fine.

I hope you feel better soon.

 

[bev]

You have to be careful about dehydration. If/when you can tolerate water - try having some small ice lollies - they do have sugar in them - but you need something to give you energy! It is easier to suck on some ice than to have a big mouthful of water etc.. Unfortunately when your not eating - this can contribute to the feelings of depression. I hope you start to feel better very soon.🙂Bev x

 

[sweetsatin]

Thank you ladies, i never thought of the icecube/ice lollies... silly me.
I must try & get more fluids down me today.
The doctor has been very good & rang me to check on me.

 

[Caroline]

I hope you are feeling better.

 

[Steff]

Hi there sweet hope you are feeling better , nice doc you have there.

 

[Copepod]

Gargling with warm salty water often relieves throat pain briefly, so that you can eat / drink a bit, then repeat when the effect wears off. As others have said, getting the temperature right often makes the difference between being able to drink and not.

 

[sweetsatin]

Thank you all for your great responses
I feel a little better today & managed to take tiny sips of water & kept down a lite richtea biscuit ohhh & sinned with a little homemade dundee cake i baked before xmas....
Well i have lost 3lb in weight this last week.
Yes Steff my doc is great.

 

[Steff]

great news on weight loss well done you