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NannaC

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Hello folks,
I'm going on 74, had T2 for about 13 years now.
Control it with diet, with the occasional fall off the wagon, if there is marzipan or choc biscuits about.
I've got neuropathy, that developed a couple of years before the diabetes. Manage to keep that, so far, from travelling up the legs.
I fail to get enough exercise. Do only eat one meal, 4 days a week.
My aim is to get out and walk more. Not when sunny, until I get a decent cream for protection on my skin. Itches like mad after being shown a little sun.
 
NannaC said:
Hello folks,
I'm going on 74, had T2 for about 13 years now.
Control it with diet, with the occasional fall off the wagon, if there is marzipan or choc biscuits about.
I've got neuropathy, that developed a couple of years before the diabetes. Manage to keep that, so far, from travelling up the legs.
I fail to get enough exercise. Do only eat one meal, 4 days a week.
My aim is to get out and walk more. Not when sunny, until I get a decent cream for protection on my skin. Itches like mad after being shown a little sun.
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Do you use seed oils?
I used to react to sunlight until I was diagnosed and decided to rebel against accepted medical dogma and use the fats from meat rather than throwing them out and replacing them with sunflower oil.
For the last several summers now I have been able to go out in the sun without factor 50 sunscreen plus no sunburn and a golden tan.
 
Yes, we do, not often. Prefer to use real butter or goose fat. The Duloxetine and Propranolol, are known for making the skin sensitive. I'm pale skinned with red, used to be red, faded hair. Always easily burnt. Thanks for the info, useful.
 
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Yes, we do, not often. Prefer to use real butter or goose fat. The Duloxetine and Propranolol, are known for making the skin sensitive. I'm pale skinned with red, used to be red, faded hair. Always easily burnt. Thanks for the info, useful.
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Propanalol makes me catch the sun very easily, face got sunburnt on a walk last weekend.
 
Welcome to the forum @NannaC

Well done on managing to keep a lid on your neuropathy for so many years - members here seem to find that reducing their glucose instability seems to help reduce flare-ups of symptoms.

Hope the weather continues to brighten which should make getting out and about easier - March was SO wet wasn't it?! The dogs keep my walks regular, but there hasn't been much encouragement from the weather recently. But I'm often amazed at how much my insulin sensitivity increases even with just a fairly moderate stroll, so keep it up if you can 🙂
 
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