HELP

[Andi Johnson]

Hi my name is Andi. I'm 49 and have type 2 diabetes. I take 4 metformin a day and humanil m3 injected twice a day. I found out I had type 2 after talking to a friend who noted I was drinking a lot of water she suggested I see my GP which I did and my reading was 27. I was put on the metformin and within a week on gliclazide. We had to discontinue the gliclazide because it was having a negative affect on some medication I had to take. I was put on liraglutide and we tried to get that to stabilise my bloods without success. I am now on humunil m3 which I inject twice a day. I also take meds for chronic pain. I have had 6 surgeries on my spine the last left me limited mobility and stuck in a wheelchair when we go out. I find it difficult to lose weight even though I have a healthy eating regime. My blood pressure is always very high needing 3 types of meds to keep it under control. All of these react negatively on each other. Apart from the basics I know very little about my diabetes. I have lymphodema and when that gets infected it is treated as cellulitis. Please can someone help me make sense of all of this. I feel like my body is quitting on me and I can't halt it. I've looked on other forums but my GP suggested this one so here I am. HELP !!!

 

[Copepod]

Welcome to the forum, Andi Johnson. You've got a lot of issues there. Have you ever asked a pharmacist for a medication review? They're the experts in medicines.
The big area where you have control is diet, in particular, carbohydrate content. Any activity you can do will also help, but I realise that your options are limited.

 

[coffeesnob]

welcome andi i am type 2 and have chronic pain (morphine) because of disability i have been a wheelchair user for 25 years - it is my chariot

 

[Andi Johnson]

welcome andi i am type 2 and have chronic pain (morphine) because of disability i have been a wheelchair user for 25 years - it is my chariot

I'm on oxycontin and a medley of other painkillers. I also have to use a wheelchair when out side. I try to watch my diet but because my partner does all of the cooking as well as doing a full time night job . He is so good to me and he plans all the meals for a week and if he is having loads of carbs I'll just leave on the plate what I shouldn't eat. Sometimes tho when he's putting the food before me and I know he wants approval and I feel awful if after the effort he makes I moan and say I don't want this or that. So I eat what I can and then offer my plate to him and tell him I'm stuffed. I do get very frustrated with my immobility. Thanks for posting back so quickly x

 

[Andi Johnson]

Welcome to the forum, Andi Johnson. You've got a lot of issues there. Have you ever asked a pharmacist for a medication review? They're the experts in medicines.
The big area where you have control is diet, in particular, carbohydrate content. Any activity you can do will also help, but I realise that your options are limited.

I forgot we do have a pharmacist actually in our practice I could make appt with him x

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome Andi. 🙂

I think you need to tell him before he cooks! You don't want to be years and years pushing food to the side of the plate. Set parameters now, make life easier.