Cherries

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I just want to know what I can eat, I'm so depressed. All my life I have had food issues, from anorexia, to bulimia, to taking laxatives to lose weight, I used to squirrel food away as a child as I was taken in to to care suffering from acute malnutrition, even as a young adult I would steal and hide food in case I couldn't get any later. Now being diagnosed with type 2 I am once again facing a food issue and it scares the hell out of me, I just want to go to sleep and if I wake up I want this gone, if not then I don't want to wake up at all. I thought I had beaten my food issues but it seems they are rearing their ugly head again. I was not given any advice when I was told I had diabetes, just pills, got to see medical person on Monday but what happens then? What do I eat till then? I am so utterly confused, depressed, hungry and tired sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I don't know where I should get help

Just what you are eating now but with less of things like potatoes, rice, pasta, cakes, biscuits and no full sugar drinks.
You can eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese, dairy and salad and vegetables.
Just make small adjustments for now.
Make a list of questions for hen you see somebody on Monday as it is easy to forget things you meant to ask.

 

[Dave_Z1a]

@Manicmaive sorry you are feeling this way, sounds like you have had quite a rough time and recent events are overwhelming you. You can't hope to deal with it all at once, try and organise in your mind the priorities and pack away those things that have happened to you in the past; past is past and you can't do much about it now, by all means revisit it in the future when you feel able if needed. You have an appointment to see a medical person, be it a doctor or diabetes professional, thats good news, make a small list of some of your concerns and write them down, put the list to one side, thats a job done and something off your mind for the moment. He/she will be able to run through your concerns, offer advice, do or book some tests and may even suggest a course to go on. They are duty bound to follow established NICE guidelines and you will be monitored and cared for. There is a lot you can do for yourself, it takes time to get your head round it and learn, mistakes will be made, it happens but its not a disaster. There is lots of uplifting info to read and digest, you are not alone, there are millions like us living safely and well. Don't worry about food until you gleen more information and see your medical professional, a few days will make no difference at all, millions are living with type 2 and they don't even realise it yet, you are lucky its been picked up now, thats a positive, knowledge is power! Have a cupa tea or coffee, maybe without sugar if you usually have it and something to eat! Then, if you feel like it have a mosey round this sight, have a look at the food options and think about some of the things you could start to cut down on in the future. Sorry if this sounds patronising, I don't mean it to be, just sad to see your distress in your post, take care.

 

[nikkin]

I just want to know what I can eat, I'm so depressed. All my life I have had food issues, from anorexia, to bulimia, to taking laxatives to lose weight, I used to squirrel food away as a child as I was taken in to to care suffering from acute malnutrition, even as a young adult I would steal and hide food in case I couldn't get any later. Now being diagnosed with type 2 I am once again facing a food issue and it scares the hell out of me, I just want to go to sleep and if I wake up I want this gone, if not then I don't want to wake up at all. I thought I had beaten my food issues but it seems they are rearing their ugly head again. I was not given any advice when I was told I had diabetes, just pills, got to see medical person on Monday but what happens then? What do I eat till then? I am so utterly confused, depressed, hungry and tired sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I don't know where I should get help

I'm really sorry that you're feeling so awful at the moment. It's completely understandable that you have had all these feelings come up given everything you have been through. I know the fact that it's natural to feel this way doesn't make it any easier but you got through all that and you will be able to deal with this. I really hope your appointment was helpful today.

 

[Mrs Mimoo]

Can't buy cherries, if I do its guaranteed I will eat the whole lot at once, just can't stop myself, pre diagnosis just before Christmas I bought a few large tins of quality street as you do for incidental thank you presents to people, problem is by the time it came to wrap them there was only half a tin left. The previous year Tesco was doing a blinding offer on chocolate oranges, I bought a whole tray of them, 24 I think, and put them in the cuboard, my sister laughed and said they will never last the month, rubbish I said - not that partial to chocolate oranges, but I hate to admit she was right, only three left; and had to go out and buy more, how sad is that? Somthing left over from childhood I guess, when I cried or made a noise as a baby my father would get up, come into my room, throw a packet of biscuits into my cot and shut the door, very unusual upbringing I had!
Stuffing myself with Lidl nuts at the moment, can't get enough of them, oh well better than chocolate I suppose.

Please get someone nice to give you a hug.

 

[Mrs Mimoo]

I just want to know what I can eat, I'm so depressed. All my life I have had food issues, from anorexia, to bulimia, to taking laxatives to lose weight, I used to squirrel food away as a child as I was taken in to to care suffering from acute malnutrition, even as a young adult I would steal and hide food in case I couldn't get any later. Now being diagnosed with type 2 I am once again facing a food issue and it scares the hell out of me, I just want to go to sleep and if I wake up I want this gone, if not then I don't want to wake up at all. I thought I had beaten my food issues but it seems they are rearing their ugly head again. I was not given any advice when I was told I had diabetes, just pills, got to see medical person on Monday but what happens then? What do I eat till then? I am so utterly confused, depressed, hungry and tired sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I don't know where I should get help

Blueberries, and raspberries are ok. Eat half a punnet only. Have a big hug. Fill up on green leafy veg, lovely proteins and good fats. If you can access any therapy CBT or something similar might break your patterns on hoarding food and feeling hungry inside. And have a big hug.

 

[Manicmaive]

Blueberries, and raspberries are ok. Eat half a punnet only. Have a big hug. Fill up on green leafy veg, lovely proteins and good fats. If you can access any therapy CBT or something similar might break your patterns on hoarding food and feeling hungry inside. And have a big hug.

Thank you

 

[Dave_Z1a]

Please get someone nice to give you a hug.

Oh, thank you! People that want to hug me are a bit thin in the ground of late

 

[DeeM]

I just want to know what I can eat, I'm so depressed. All my life I have had food issues, from anorexia, to bulimia, to taking laxatives to lose weight, I used to squirrel food away as a child as I was taken in to to care suffering from acute malnutrition, even as a young adult I would steal and hide food in case I couldn't get any later. Now being diagnosed with type 2 I am once again facing a food issue and it scares the hell out of me, I just want to go to sleep and if I wake up I want this gone, if not then I don't want to wake up at all. I thought I had beaten my food issues but it seems they are rearing their ugly head again. I was not given any advice when I was told I had diabetes, just pills, got to see medical person on Monday but what happens then? What do I eat till then? I am so utterly confused, depressed, hungry and tired sorry if this is the wrong place to put this, but I don't know where I should get help

Hello @Manicmaive. I'm so sorry to hear how low you are feeling and just wanted to echo what @nikkin said that this is so completely understandable given everything that you have been through.

I have also been recently diagnosed so I don't have the wise advice about what to eat etc that others have shared. But I can identify with what you are saying about how it feels for you - I don't have any of the background history with eating difficulties that you have had, but I have also felt so confused and overwhelmed with it all at times, and sometimes scared of eating things, and I found it really really hard to have to wait for all the appointments and just be left in the dark, not knowing what to do until then. So I can really imagine how hard it has been for you to be left without any real support or advice from the start.

My Diabetes Specialist Nurse said that I could access a Clinical Psychologist if I needed help with adjusting to the diagnosis, as well as specialist nutritionists or dieticians, so that should be something you could also ask about when you see the medical person?

Something I have found helpful with all the confusion has been going on the Learning Zone (orange tab) and doing the intro modules about food. They are really positive about not needing to make massive changes straight away, and just starting to make little swaps and tweaks to get on the right track. Also, lots of the people of the forum have said it's not a good idea for your body to try to make big changes all at once anyway.

I think we both just need to be as kind to ourselves as possible and take it one step at a time. In the meantime, I wish I could send you a big hug.

 

[rebrascora]

My Diabetes Specialist Nurse said that I could access a Clinical Psychologist if I needed help with adjusting to the diagnosis, as well as specialist nutritionists or dieticians, so that should be something you could also ask about when you see the medical person?

Sadly, all too often the support and technology and access to specialists is just not available for Type 2 diabetics.
There is no harm in asking about extra support if you can get an appointment to speak to someone but important to be realistic.
@DeeM With you being newly diagnosed and Type 1 you are likely unaware of the unofficial 2 tier class system of diabetic treatment. Unfortunately many Type 2s are not only not offered anywhere near that level of support but can be met with disapproval and criticism by some clinicians rather than sympathy and understanding. More often than not they are just left to their own devices with some tablets to take and a handful of leaflets. Some shockingly even get notified via text or GP receptionist and don't see a clinician at all..... just prescribed medication.
Thankfully the forum is here to offer that support and guidance and sympathy but many people don't make it here and some won't go back to see their GP or nurse for fear of the censure they received at diagnosis or they simply can't get appointments. It can be very different if you are Type 2 compared to Type 1 and many of us late developers with Type 1 who were initially misdiagnosed as Type 2 have experience of both sides of the coin.

 

[DeeM]

Sadly, all too often the support and technology and access to specialists is just not available for Type 2 diabetics.
There is no harm in asking about extra support if you can get an appointment to speak to someone but important to be realistic.
@DeeM With you being newly diagnosed and Type 1 you are likely unaware of the unofficial 2 tier class system of diabetic treatment. Unfortunately many Type 2s are not only not offered anywhere near that level of support but can be met with disapproval and criticism by some clinicians rather than sympathy and understanding. More often than not they are just left to their own devices with some tablets to take and a handful of leaflets. Some shockingly even get notified via text or GP receptionist and don't see a clinician at all..... just prescribed medication.
Thankfully the forum is here to offer that support and guidance and sympathy but many people don't make it here and some won't go back to see their GP or nurse for fear of the censure they received at diagnosis or they simply can't get appointments. It can be very different if you are Type 2 compared to Type 1 and many of us late developers with Type 1 who were initially misdiagnosed as Type 2 have experience of both sides of the coin.

Oh my goodness - how awful. I am so sorry to hear that. I can see how naïve that was of me! I did also get told I was Type 2 initially (when I first went to the GP in Australia) - I thankfully didn't experience any disapproval or criticism, but I did get put on inappropriate medication which sent me into ketoacidosis...

But in terms of access to psychological support - even if there isn't any specialist diabetes psychology support, I know that every local IAPT (NHS talking therapies) service should have a treatment pathway to support those with chronic health conditions, and what @Manicmaive has said about her mental health history would surely mean she met the threshold for accessing this. I would still try to ask the GP for a referral, but this service is also something you can mostly self-refer for (if in England, at least). I know there are probably waiting lists etc, but all the more reason to get the process started asap.