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[OllyPurrs]

Hi there
I’ve been diabetic since the age of 7 (now 48). Auto immune diseases run in our family. We just about cover the lot! Struggling now with poor kidney function, neuropathy and oedema. Looking here for hints and tips on weight loss and getting moving again.

 

[Deleted member 27171]

HI @OllyPurrs - great username 🙂

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll get plenty of support here and no doubt you'll have some valuable experience to contribute too. How does the neuropathy effect you? Does it limit the amount/type of exercise you can do?

 

[OllyPurrs]

HI @OllyPurrs - great username 🙂

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll get plenty of support here and no doubt you'll have some valuable experience to contribute too. How does the neuropathy effect you? Does it limit the amount/type of exercise you can do?

Hi

Olly Purrs was a lovely old cat who we adopted from Cats Protection when he was 16. He lived to the ripe old age of 22 but passed away a few years ago.

The neuropathy doesn’t affect me overly much other than sometimes getting a crappy, twitchy pain mainly in my feet. The oedema is worse as the fluid in my legs make them extremely heavy for walking and that combined with having joint problems (Rheumatoid arthritis) means a lot of activities are just too painful at the moment. I have a tread mill which I try and use but again painful knees is off putting

 

[rebrascora]

Hi and welcome

I found following a low carb higher fat way of eating helped enormously with join pain, lends itself to weight loss and keeps you feeling full for longer so you don't crave snacks and it is an enjoyable and therefore sustainable way to eat long term.
It takes a bit of getting used to and obviously you need to adjust your bolus insulin for the reduced carb intake but I found a whole host of health benefits from following this dietary path.
The prospect of not eating bread and pasta and rice and potatoes on a daily basis seems really impossible but once you get to grips with the principles and find alternatives to those high carb foods and get into a routine of what to buy and how to cook it, it is pretty easy and as I said, probably more importantly, enjoyable.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @OllyPurrs

Look forward to hearing more of your story over the coming werks and months.

We have a fair few long-term T1s on the forum, I am a relative newbie with not quite 30 years under my belt yet. We also have all manner of different management strategies and treatment styles from pens to pumps alongside meters and continuous sensors, and hybrid closed loop systems too!