Blackpool mark
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Hello I’m new to diabetes uk but I’ve been a long time with diabetes nearly 20 years still not under control I really need help n advice to change my life around..can anyone help cheers
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Long time type 2 still not under control HELP
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Pumper_Sue
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Hello Mark and welcome to the forum.
So you can have meaningful suggestions can you tell us a bit about your lifestyle/medication and what you eat?
So you can have meaningful suggestions can you tell us a bit about your lifestyle/medication and what you eat?
Blackpool mark
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I’m type 2 tablets and insulin…body riddled with arthritis knees have osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
Back the same …
Not much exercise just walk the dogs MSK team want me to do exercise….food hmmm don’t eat to much probably snack on the wrong stuff weigh about 15.5 stone 5 foot 10 but that silly number they use is around 100 they recon it should be 60
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Not much exercise just walk the dogs MSK team want me to do exercise….food hmmm don’t eat to much probably snack on the wrong stuff weigh about 15.5 stone 5 foot 10 but that silly number they use is around 100 they recon it should be 60
Pumper_Sue
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That's your HbA1c 🙂 which is your 3 month average and yes it's way to high and ideally should be below 50 or around the 46 area.
Exercise can you swim or have water exercise as that would take the weight off of your joints?
Do you take steroids for your joint problems? These would increase your blood sugars no end. So look into having extra insulin to help get your numbers down also can you get a hospital referral for your diabetes so you can have 1 - 1 input?
Looking at the amount of carbs you eat is another factor in helping to bring your numbers down. If you are in a lot of pain this will increase your blood sugar as well.
It is very important though to bring your numbers down at a steady rate because if you don't you will end up with a lot more problems as in kidney damage loss of sight and so the list goes on.
Blackpool mark
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Yeah my knees are the worse then back then shoulders…I take naproxen and at weekends tramadol don’t take it all away..I do get depressed about it then it puts me in a don’t care scenario… but I do care really.I have no will power.
So I should go swimming or even join a club maybe I have a diabetic specialist but I get to see him 1 a year to renew my drivers license… seeing nurse next week
So I should go swimming or even join a club maybe I have a diabetic specialist but I get to see him 1 a year to renew my drivers license… seeing nurse next week
Pumper_Sue
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Without sounding to blunt the rate you are going you wont have to see him to renew your licence as having no sight means you can not drive.
Bottom line is it's you who has to get out of the rut and help yourself it's your diabetes and unfortunately it wont go away
Being in pain all the time is the pits and does drag you down. Setting small goals for yourself each day works very well as what ever you set out to do i.e.., eat a proper meal is a small step and achievable, setting goals to high always leads to failure and thus you give up.
For instance if you say I have to lose 3 stone in weight and only achieve a couple of pounds in the first week you automatically think I can't do it.
So a different mind set is needed as setting a target of losing 2lb each week. This doesn't sound so daunting and before you know it the weight has come off.
As they say there's more than one way to skin a cat 🙂
I know my GP practice has info for mobility/exercise sessions which includes swimming, so perhaps see what they have to offer.
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Welcome to the forum @Blackpool mark
Sorry to hear you are having such a tough time with your diabetes. It can be a real slog sometimes, and having high BG can make everything feel twice as difficult, can drag your mood right down, and make you feel like you are wading through treacle (no pun intended).
Which insulin(s) are you taking, and do you adjust your own doses? And are you taking your meds regularly and consistently?
As @Pumper_Sue says, small steps is often the way to go. Maybe something like keeping track of your food with a brutally honest food diary. No judgement, no guilt, just information - for you to see what your menu currently looks like, and how it is balancing with the meds you are taking.
We are rooting for you.
Sorry to hear you are having such a tough time with your diabetes. It can be a real slog sometimes, and having high BG can make everything feel twice as difficult, can drag your mood right down, and make you feel like you are wading through treacle (no pun intended).
Which insulin(s) are you taking, and do you adjust your own doses? And are you taking your meds regularly and consistently?
As @Pumper_Sue says, small steps is often the way to go. Maybe something like keeping track of your food with a brutally honest food diary. No judgement, no guilt, just information - for you to see what your menu currently looks like, and how it is balancing with the meds you are taking.
We are rooting for you.
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