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RichardsUsername
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Hello and welcome.
Sharing is caring. Tell us your story with diabetes and how we may help.
You have a great day.
Sharing is caring. Tell us your story with diabetes and how we may help.
You have a great day.
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Hello and welcome to the forum!
Were you recently diagnosed? How are you managing your diabetes?
Hello everyone,
I was diagnosed with gestational Diabetes in 2015 and was put on insulin for the duration of my pregnancy, after my levels went back to normal and it wasn't until 2019 that I found out I had Type 2! I had no symptoms, it was only found as I had a blood test for something else and they decided to test everything.
Since then it has been up and down and hard to keep my glucose levels down with just medicine so I have today been put on insulin again.
I have been finding food difficult as I have just had a recent diagnosis of Crohns disease and with that you are told to eat white bread, pasta, rice etc but with the Diabetes you are having to do the opposite!! Anybody else been in a similar situation?
I was diagnosed with gestational Diabetes in 2015 and was put on insulin for the duration of my pregnancy, after my levels went back to normal and it wasn't until 2019 that I found out I had Type 2! I had no symptoms, it was only found as I had a blood test for something else and they decided to test everything.
Since then it has been up and down and hard to keep my glucose levels down with just medicine so I have today been put on insulin again.
I have been finding food difficult as I have just had a recent diagnosis of Crohns disease and with that you are told to eat white bread, pasta, rice etc but with the Diabetes you are having to do the opposite!! Anybody else been in a similar situation?
RichardsUsername
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Welcome @Mugsywoo1
Yes, the meds and side effects that I get with Schizophrenia conflict with my diabetes as the one makes you feel hungry 24 hours a day no matter how much I eat. Which ultimately means higher glucose levels. They also slow down my motabolism which makes the struggle even more difficult. However, I had been doing really good until recently. Time to get serious again. Thanks for posting your situation, which helps others given your experience and us to help you.
ColinUK
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Crohn’s runs in my family and is quite common amongst lots of fellow Jews and from my knowledge I think you may have been given misleading dietary advice.
I don’t have it but what I see is that those who do tend to eat plenty of cooked veg rather than raw, lots of fish, some dairy, olive oil, nuts, seeds, some grain, limited amounts of rice and grain.
What do the Crohn’s support/research charities suggest if you call them?
I don’t have it but what I see is that those who do tend to eat plenty of cooked veg rather than raw, lots of fish, some dairy, olive oil, nuts, seeds, some grain, limited amounts of rice and grain.
What do the Crohn’s support/research charities suggest if you call them?
And thank you it is really helpful to know how Diabetes affects other people who live with other conditions.
Thank you that is helpful information, at the moment I am on a long course of steroids, have 3 weeks to go, which haven't helped the situation with the diabetes as they raise my sugar levels, but I am managing to keep them down as best I can.
Hello, was diagnosed with gestational in 2015 and then T2 in 2019 and was yesterday put on to insulin.
ColinUK
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I was going to ask about the steroids. They’re obviously an essential part of treating the symptoms of the Crohn’s but they do have an impact on BG levels as well unfortunately.
They do fortunately I only have 3 weeks to go and I have then finished the course.
The insulin seems to be having some affect though which is good news.
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Hope things begin to settle once you have completed your course of steroids.
Let us know how you get on trying to find a diabetes-friendly menu that suits your Crohns. Hopefully you can get some ideas from @ColinUK‘s post and check with the Crohn’s charity
Leadinglights
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The fact that you are on insulin will mean it is not so critical that you have to have foods that would not be such a good idea if you were managing Type 2 with dietary measures as you should be able to adjust your insulin for the carbs you are heving. None the less it will still be a steep learning curve but you will get there I'm sure.
Incidentally my other half has largely asymptomatic Crohns and finds he can eat pretty well anything. They wanted him to take steroids and some immunotherapy but he refused after reading of the potential side effects as he felt the rare flareups were the lesser of the evils.
Incidentally my other half has largely asymptomatic Crohns and finds he can eat pretty well anything. They wanted him to take steroids and some immunotherapy but he refused after reading of the potential side effects as he felt the rare flareups were the lesser of the evils.
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