Hi everone

[Stuart Mcintosh]

Type 2 diabetes diagnosed 2005.
Didn't look after myself
Paying for it now
2013/14 poor health starts with severe leg ulcers lasts a year. Jan 2015 heart attack Feb 2015 triple by pass op
Failed. March 2015 3 further heart attacks
April 2015 2 stents fitted
Nov 2015 hospitalised for 3 weeks excessive fluid retension. During 2016 discover that have very poor circulation right leg
Calcification of the arteries very poor mobility
Stress, depression, put weight on to 20 stone. Severe breathlessness. Nov 2016 right big toe amputated. Ongoing saga wont get better now a damage limitation exercise as the damage is done laser eye treatment, injections in right eye to combat fluid in retna.

 

[Northerner]

Hi Stuart, welcome to the forum 🙂 Goodness, you have been through the mill, very sorry to hear this If we can help in any way, please let us know. Are you on any medication for your diabetes (presuming 'yes'). Do you measure your blood glucose levels, and if so, what sort of numbers are you getting? We might be able to make some suggestions so that at least you can stabilise things and hopefully avoid future problems.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Hello and welcome.
Sorry to hear you've had such a terrible time, I hope you're getting help to stabilise your levels and have a meter to test your blood.

 

[grovesy]

Welcome.

 

[Stitch147]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[goosey]

Hi and welcome sorry you have had such a tough time

 

[Stuart Mcintosh]

Hi and welcome sorry you have had such a tough time

That weight loss is fantastic

Hi Stuart, welcome to the forum 🙂 Goodness, you have been through the mill, very sorry to hear this If we can help in any way, please let us know. Are you on any medication for your diabetes (presuming 'yes'). Do you measure your blood glucose levels, and if so, what sort of numbers are you getting? We might be able to make some suggestions so that at least you can stabilise things and hopefully avoid future problems.

Thank you yes take readings 4 times a day but counts can be between 5 and 20 the aim is to stabilise and repair some of the damage i did

 

[Stuart Mcintosh]

Welcome to the forum.

Hi my reading were off the scale about 2014 and that's when it struck me how dangerous and deadly the deseas is

 

[Maz2]

Hello Stuart and welcome to the Forum. You will get lots of help and advice here.

I am sorry to hear about all the problems you have had.

 

[Maz2]

Do come here and ask for advice whenever you want to. I assume you have been given some by doctors as to what you should and should not eat. Have you been able to lose any weight? I know from what I have read that it can help considerably and you could hopefully avoid any further problems if you can get it under some sort of control.