maryjaneholland
Well-Known Member
* Fair Warning * If you are very easily offended and squeamish about descriptions of medication side effects or bodily fluids, it's probably best to skip this post, you have been warned...
Outside of my comfort zone but very tired of saying "I'm fine" through gritted teeth and forced smiles, I have been struggling with side effects of Metformin extended release 2000mg per day (1000mg with breakfast, 1000mg with evening meal) and still relative newbie to the world of Type 2 Diabetes, certain foods and conditions like high levels of stress make the bad side effects worse such as very painful indigestion, uncomfortable bloating, explosive diarrhoea and painful bowel movements, which inevitably have destroyed my social life and robbed me of all my confidence when I go out as our society makes no allowances for accessible public toilets, so I have been forced under duress to request from my supportive GP adult diapers for the "bad days" where I have to go out and the Metformin side effects are very difficult to live with...
I know it's easy to say "well just stop taking Metformin then" but it has helped me to massively lower my blood glucose levels and I have to persevere until I have lost excess weight and maintained all the lifestyle changes required before that's something I can consider, and I am aware that some people have rejected all diabetes meds in favour of low carb diets but I currently cannot commit to any low calorie low sugar, low carb low calorie meal replacement diet due to my current circumstances, and there are no quick fix solutions to weight management - bariatric surgery is not for me, extremely risky and many unpublicised side effects such as keeping food and drink completely separate for the rest of your life and risks of painful infections post-surgery and even being fitted with stoma bag if surgery and treatment does not go to plan, so not exactly as advertised or "luxury Turkish holiday with surgery in five star hotel" blah...
Trying hard to find the humour in an impossible situation we are all taught not to discuss in polite society, so ultimately cancelling all social engagements to spend my free time doing lots of laundry loads and buying lots of detergent and toilet paper in bulk isn't working out, so if the adult no-poop-it-all diapers means reclaiming some control back over my life and wearing more clothing than cheap black sweatpants and black oversized shapeless tops as an exercise in hiding in public, then it's worth it on worst days and I am shamelessly exposing my self here to encourage others again to reframe their suffering, re-examine their pain, refocus their self-perception and reimagine their lives how they want them to be accepting and living with diabetes and all the meds side effects and all the stigma around weight management to be the best version of themselves they can be because life is too short to be controlled by poop!
Drag queens, comedians and performance artistes have made living and name for themselves using toilet humour and poop jokes throughout the ages and here's classic parody from New York Drag Legend "Lady Caca" AKA Sherry Vine, but again considering the subject matter, if you are very easily offended and in work environment and don't understand the power of reclaiming stigma and fighting oppression using humour and comedy, then go watch something else, change the channel, look elsewhere NSFW, because Ghurl, I just sh*t my pants! Thanks Metformin! This is NOT sponsored advertisement!
Outside of my comfort zone but very tired of saying "I'm fine" through gritted teeth and forced smiles, I have been struggling with side effects of Metformin extended release 2000mg per day (1000mg with breakfast, 1000mg with evening meal) and still relative newbie to the world of Type 2 Diabetes, certain foods and conditions like high levels of stress make the bad side effects worse such as very painful indigestion, uncomfortable bloating, explosive diarrhoea and painful bowel movements, which inevitably have destroyed my social life and robbed me of all my confidence when I go out as our society makes no allowances for accessible public toilets, so I have been forced under duress to request from my supportive GP adult diapers for the "bad days" where I have to go out and the Metformin side effects are very difficult to live with...
I know it's easy to say "well just stop taking Metformin then" but it has helped me to massively lower my blood glucose levels and I have to persevere until I have lost excess weight and maintained all the lifestyle changes required before that's something I can consider, and I am aware that some people have rejected all diabetes meds in favour of low carb diets but I currently cannot commit to any low calorie low sugar, low carb low calorie meal replacement diet due to my current circumstances, and there are no quick fix solutions to weight management - bariatric surgery is not for me, extremely risky and many unpublicised side effects such as keeping food and drink completely separate for the rest of your life and risks of painful infections post-surgery and even being fitted with stoma bag if surgery and treatment does not go to plan, so not exactly as advertised or "luxury Turkish holiday with surgery in five star hotel" blah...
Trying hard to find the humour in an impossible situation we are all taught not to discuss in polite society, so ultimately cancelling all social engagements to spend my free time doing lots of laundry loads and buying lots of detergent and toilet paper in bulk isn't working out, so if the adult no-poop-it-all diapers means reclaiming some control back over my life and wearing more clothing than cheap black sweatpants and black oversized shapeless tops as an exercise in hiding in public, then it's worth it on worst days and I am shamelessly exposing my self here to encourage others again to reframe their suffering, re-examine their pain, refocus their self-perception and reimagine their lives how they want them to be accepting and living with diabetes and all the meds side effects and all the stigma around weight management to be the best version of themselves they can be because life is too short to be controlled by poop!
Drag queens, comedians and performance artistes have made living and name for themselves using toilet humour and poop jokes throughout the ages and here's classic parody from New York Drag Legend "Lady Caca" AKA Sherry Vine, but again considering the subject matter, if you are very easily offended and in work environment and don't understand the power of reclaiming stigma and fighting oppression using humour and comedy, then go watch something else, change the channel, look elsewhere NSFW, because Ghurl, I just sh*t my pants! Thanks Metformin! This is NOT sponsored advertisement!