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[abshar]

I am a 56 year old male and i live in Derry Northern Ireland i was diognize with type 2 about 6 years ago and my GP said that it was early stage so i was put on a diet but within a month i was fully blown type 2 and there was a sugar build up behind my eyes i was so sick i wanted to die now i am on 40ml incillin once per day plus metfomin and glitcazide twice per day i am now suffering with depression due to this illness i am now getting suicidal thoughts and cant even be bothered sometime to take my medication, there is nothing special about my case but just thought i would join up and see what the feedback is like here as we are all smitten with this hateful disease .

 

[Lanny]

Hi, there @abshar!🙂 I’m a fellow type 2 just coming up to 18 years now in March. I’m from Northern Ireland too, Ballymoney in Co. Antrim about 50 miles east of you on the Causeway Coast.

Welcome to the forum!🙂 There are lots of helpful people here of different types of diabetes that can give helpful, practical, day to day living experience that you don’t necessarily get from fellows of your own type of diabetes: what I like about this forum!😎

I was on tablets for 11 years before switching to insulin.

Feel free to ask away with any questions you have & there ARE no silly questions!🙂 You’re also free to moan, rant, let of steam & we’ll be sympathetic, non judgemental & offer advice if we can! There’s a great bunch of people here!🙂

From a fellow Ulster man, woman in my case, “How about you?”😉

 

[abshar]

Oh thanks for your response i really really appreciate it at least it is good to speak to someone with the same illness i hate it so much i hate the mood swings, i hate the feeling sick when i get a bit low sugar levels i hate the depression that it brings with it the only thing that keep me going is my very supportive wife and my faith in god thank you so much again really appreciated.

 

[CathyB]

Hi @abshar, welcome

 

[SB2015]

Hi Abshar and welcome to the forum.

If you are inconsistent in taking your medication this could well account for some of the mood swings. High and low BG can have a big impact on how you feel, so perhaps starting to focus on getting your levels more level will help you in more ways than one, and also to reduce the development of long term conditions.

Are you self testing or are your comments about your levels based on your average glucose level (the HbA1c test that is often done every 6 months)? I have read on here that a lot of people with T2 are not able to get funded test strips but still find it so useful to self test with a blood glucose meter. This then gives a picture of what is happening along the way between the tests at your Practice. If you are not able to get strips prescribed, the test kit below is the cheapest option (You might find a cheaper meter but they virtually give these away in order to get you into their test strips, so seek out this one) we have come across:
SD Codefree Meter which has test strips at around £8 for 50.... Some have described trying to manage their condition without testing as trying to drive somewhere with a blindfold on.

For advice on self testing you may find this article useful. Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S

I hope that this is of some help.

 

[Drummer]

I wonder if you are eating high carb foods and if the irregular use of insulin is causing great swings in BG levels.
I was lucky in that I already knew about carbs - so at diagnosis I ignored the instructions to eat porridge and potatoes and other 'healthy' foods, went low carb, and although I was fully diabetic at diagnosis, I now have normal readings thanks to the ongoing low carb.
Not needing medication, losing weight and feeling great is more than enough compensation for watching what I eat.
I was on medication for a few weeks - I too began to think that life was not worth living, but I was lucky in that I did not need the tablets.

 

[JMyrtle]

Hi Sharron, Welcome!
My husband is from Dungannon in Co Tyrone.

 

[Carolg]

Hi and welcome to forum

 

[zuludog]

Hello Abshar, and welcome to the forum

Many of us on here have been in a similar position to yourself; it's not easy
But if you can make yourself take control of your diabetes and its treatment things will get better, though some will take longer than others

I'm not going to give you advice on diet, testing, or relatively straightforward things like that, as that information is easy enough to find

However, no-one quite knows why, but diabetes is often associated with depression, worry, anxiety, and similar feelings.
If you can get your sugar levels down to acceptable levels, and keep them there fairly regularly and consistently you may well find that those sort of feelings lessen considerably

If you're 56 now and were diagnosed 6 years ago, that would have made you 50
I was 48 when I was diagnosed, over 20 years ago now, and I've had to inject and take pills all that time - and yes, it's a right pain! But the alternative is so much worse
Yes I have minor blips now and again, we all do, but so far I have no signs of any complications, and I have been able to see my children, and now grandchildren grow up, and I still go hiking and make model planes, both of which need good control to look after feet and eyes

How about getting out and about on the Mourne hills? As my doctor once told me - 'it's possible to sweat and relax at the same time'.