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Hiya my name is Shell and I am type 2 with tablets and 2 types of insulin. I am also Bi Polar. I was diagnosed about three years ago and am having problems. I have never really got my sugars under control and am often high. I had HB1a and it came back having gone up 10 points from 50 - 60 and was contacted by the diabetic nurse. This has spurred me into finding out more information. Here I am lol
I got a free Libre 2 sensor and have just brought a second one and am hoping to get them on prescription.
I am having all sorts of issues. Bi Polar increases the risk of having T2D and the symptoms of each merge together. I am also having problems with incontinence which I have read is linked to high blood sugar.
No body told me that just having BP increased my risks let alone the medication can cause it too. I live in a state of constant mild depression which makes things complicated and I don't do half the things I am supposed to do like eat 3 times a day my diet is one take out once a day and I know I should have a healthy balanced diet but the depressions saps my energy enthusiasm and concentration so cooking is a big deal and I am a hazard in the kitchen. I don't excercise as I spend most of my time in bed and when I am downstairs I am mostly laid on the settee. I want to get control feel completely overwhelmed by everything, everything is interlinked and I don't know where to start
 
Welcome to the forum @shellymill

Sorry to hear what a difficult time you have been having, and how your MH has impacted your diabetes and made it more challenging to live with :(

We have literally centuries of lived experience on the forum, and lots of folks here finding their own way through the diabetes maze to try to find ways to live well with their diabetes, so you are among people who ‘get it’ 🙂
 
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