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Angry and Frustrated

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Hayley Lloyd

Hayley Lloyd

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I think I've hit that angry/frustrated stage. I'm bored of feeling sick everyday. I'm bored of needing to go pee all the time. I'm bored of thinking about food, it's almost like an obsession now. I'm bored of the headaches from crying about it. I'm bored of how much this is changing my life. I'm bored of being angry about it.

Rant over. :(
 
Hayley Lloyd said:
I think I've hit that angry/frustrated stage. I'm bored of feeling sick everyday. I'm bored of needing to go pee all the time. I'm bored of thinking about food, it's almost like an obsession now. I'm bored of the headaches from crying about it. I'm bored of how much this is changing my life. I'm bored of being angry about it.

Rant over. :(
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Feeling sick and needing to pee all the time aren't normal symptoms if you're well controlled - you should consider going back to the doctors and having them check you out. You might want to re-consider your diet too? If you're on a low-fat weight loss diet that might not be the best thing for your blood sugar and can get really boring and depressing. Low carb is better in my opinion.
 
Hayley Lloyd said:
I think I've hit that angry/frustrated stage. I'm bored of feeling sick everyday. I'm bored of needing to go pee all the time. I'm bored of thinking about food, it's almost like an obsession now. I'm bored of the headaches from crying about it. I'm bored of how much this is changing my life. I'm bored of being angry about it.
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Perfectly fine to rant about it, I hope it helps.... Yes, it can be quite frustrating & emotions do run rampant as BG is going all over the place, but as your BG levels start coming down a number of things will happen, You will not need to pee so much & your emotions will become more stable. Just ask my wife, I was not much fun to be around 2 years ago.....
 
Really sorry to hear its getting to you.

The mental discipline part is the hardest for me too. I found regular testing in the early days really helped me believe what was (and wasn’t) suitable food/portions for me (and we are all different regardless of the ‘one size fits all’ message from the GPs).

There will be times when it seems too much like hard work but stick with it and visit this wonderful site to vent as often as necessary.

As you’ve not been on the meds & diet long, things will be uncomfortable whilst you BG settles. As CSD said above – your symptoms are not normal for a well controlled case. Expect vast improvements as your new diet and meds take effect. Again as CSD says – you may want to do some reading on the LCHF approach and tweak your diet accordingly. Not every approach works for everyone and given that your GP may not believe there are any benefits in the LC options – do be sure to keep in touch with them at least during these early stages.

Although the last thing you’ll feel like at the moment is getting mobile, do keep trying as the moment your tiredess reduces and you can enjoy walking (or other gentle excericse) for 30 minutes each day – things will start to improve exponentially.

Good luck and keep in touch.


Loadie
 
I felt like that before Christmas. I went into work and cried all over the nurse on duty because I felt like I had hit a wall with this thing. I think it is normal to go through this and I felt angry at the hand I have been dealt. I felt fed up with thinking about every damn thing I eat and having to constantly check my bgs ... I came on here and had a rant too. I actually feel different about it all now and am doing my best to control the D. I am reading a book at the moment by Gretchen Becker and this is helping put things into perspective. I hope things improve for you soon and that your symptoms improve. Just know that you are not alone xx
 
I feel like this often too, but Im 17 months past diagnosis, youre just a few weeks in. Im still struggling to get my numbers where they need to be. You are definately not alone with how you are feeling. There are some days when I just want to stay in bed, but I know I have to get up and get on with it. Since diagnosis Ive not had a day off work with anything diabetes related and Im trying to stick that way. There are days when I am sitting at my desk feel drowsy and tired and just not motivated to get work done, but my job is one of the things that actually keeps me going as its kind of a distraction from most things D.
 
Manda1 said:
I felt like that before Christmas. I went into work and cried all over the nurse on duty because I felt like I had hit a wall with this thing. I think it is normal to go through this and I felt angry at the hand I have been dealt. I felt fed up with thinking about every damn thing I eat and having to constantly check my bgs ... I came on here and had a rant too. I actually feel different about it all now and am doing my best to control the D. I am reading a book at the moment by Gretchen Becker and this is helping put things into perspective. I hope things improve for you soon and that your symptoms improve. Just know that you are not alone xx
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The Gretchen Becker book is excellent for type 2's...believe GP's should recommend it at diagnosis...I had that 'fed up' with Diabetes after just a few weeks in...had a rant on here...soon got a kick up the backside...now getting on with it...have to...and it's normal to feel like that occasionally...good to get it out of your system.
 
Stitch147 said:
I feel like this often too, but Im 17 months past diagnosis, youre just a few weeks in. Im still struggling to get my numbers where they need to be. You are definately not alone with how you are feeling. There are some days when I just want to stay in bed, but I know I have to get up and get on with it. Since diagnosis Ive not had a day off work with anything diabetes related and Im trying to stick that way. There are days when I am sitting at my desk feel drowsy and tired and just not motivated to get work done, but my job is one of the things that actually keeps me going as its kind of a distraction from most things D.
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Stitch...don't blame you really...hoping you get the right sort of support and some answers to all the questions you need to ask at your next appointment...must try and do a lunch soon...will message you when next in London?🙂
 
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