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Hello people, I am 53, a lady with a big problem. i have to loose the weight having been huge all my life i now have to loose the weight to have a life at all.I am on metformin and a long and short acting insulin.

having been able to reduce my weight only twice in my life i am now having to bite the bullit and do it for keeps and i am so very afraid. my body is rebelling in all directions, i sleep away the pain and the depression. i now know i need support to be able to do this.

i have tried and failed to take the advice of so many good and worthy professionals to improve my situation i fear that they no longer have the time of day for me.

but i don't want to be alone in what i have to do, which is loose half my body weight. i am very fragile at the moment so having said all of this i would also like to say hello to you all. debbie
 
Hi Debbie and welcome to the forums.

I am sure you have heard some horror stories about what can happen if you don't take your diabetes seriously. The good news is that if you can control your blood sugars then the risk of complications drops.

Have you been diagnosed long - or has this been going on for some while?
Do you know how to carb count?
Do you have a DSN who you can call to help you out?
How often do you test your blood sugars?
Do you have family members to help support you ?

There is a weight loss group on the site - they willbe happy for you to join them and may be able to provide you with some ideas of how to lose some more weight.

I hope that you will find the forum useful - ask any questions and someone will try to help you.
 
Debbie hi and a warm welcome to the forum firstly you dont need to do any of this on your own you are now a member of this forum and we will help along the way where ever we can, ive always battled with my weight as well and its been a constant struggle but i see my diagnosis as a wake up call I still have my ups and downs like all of us mind you.
Theres a part of this forum called the weight loss group which was set up by a member lucy123 you will find it here http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=22 weekly we all do our weight and record it and get help and advice along the way to, please feel free to join or maybe do something seperate x
 
Welcome to the forum Debbie 🙂

Good luck with loosing weight, you will always find support here :D
 
Welcome Debbie - and especially to Weight Loss Group and Exercise / Sport sections which may be especially useful to you. Just jump in! 🙂
 
Hi debbie. Welcome.🙂

Many people use food as a prop and many of us fellow diabetics have, at best, a pretty strange relationship with what we eat. We're not quite normal seeing food as part of our medical management plan.🙄

So don't despair. The important thing is to focus on very small acheivable goals and then refocus on the next one. Whether that be weight loss or overall blood glucose control.

Look forward to hearing more about your diabetes and how we can help.🙂

Rob
 
Debbie,
Only new on here myself but everyone has been so lovely and supportive you have found the right place to be.
I will say welcome and keep your chin up.
Depression doesn't help deal with the everyday, and I understand that very well myself.
Take care,
Hilary
 
thank you all

i am still getting used to the tech bits of using a forum but it is so lovely to have so much advice and support.
 
Welcome to the forum Debbie 🙂
 
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