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Update: Was obese & T2 but not any more

Thank you. Very inspirational
 
SAM-TAN said:
This is a very long and late reply to a post I made a few years back. the thread is now closed but can be found here: http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=314

I am truly very sorry for posting & never returning to thank everyone who read my post & offered advice.

I have an update though, almost 5 years on and I would like to share my experience of what happened next in my life, for what it's worth.

I remember posting the above message very clearly. I was in a very bad place at the time. I didn't know this (or want to know) but I weighed just over 28 stone. I found that fact out when I took that first visit to the doctors. I also found out very quickly afterwards that I had Type 2 diabetes, as I thought. This sent me into an emotional roller coaster to say the least. I had some very bad days where I felt like my world was crashing down on me, quite literally I mean, where I was close to collapsing. Other days I would slip in to very deep sleeps and I put my partner through a lot of stress during this time. However the metaformin I was prescribed really did help settle me back into a bit of normality.

After the wake up call off the doctor I tried to lose weight, I really did, but it seemed like a mission impossible. Walking was quite painful and one day I stood on a footbridge about 2 miles from my house almost crying as I thought I would not be able to walk back home as my shins were feeling like they were made of lead.

The doctor was quite good and not patronising though they wanted me to commit to all these meetings but I admit the idea of these stressed me. I did my best and the metorformin kept on helping. This was early & mid 2009.
By 2010 I had lost about 4 stone & my symptoms eventually sort of cleared up in the main and after a while I stopped taking metorformin. This was a mainly because the doctor cancelled my repeat prescription and wanted to see me again, but I thought I would use up my remaining medication and try without it. Now this is not advisable at all. But in all honesty I did feel ok. I sort of felt like I was over my symptoms.

Then in late 2012 I realised I had put some weight back on again & I got some flash backs of that day I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I sort of panicked again and although I had none of the symptoms (and hadn't for a long time) I decided I really had to do something this time BEFORE it happened again. I felt like I had been given a second chance and I was wasting it.

So I changed my diet again, this time I kept a food diary and made a lot of generally good choices. I planned out a weekly meal plan and stuck to it. I cut out all the bad foods & replaced with good choices. Critically for me this time was that I was able to walk without pains, so I did. Every evening after work I walked 4 or 5 miles. This time the weight dropped off me, thankfully. After a few months of this I started running (I found something called the C25K program, and it got me into running). This was the life changing point really as now there was no going back. Eating well was making me lose weight and running took that further. I had never run before this but I sort of got a bit addicted to it.

That was last November. I have now lost over 11 stone in total and I'm currently just under 17 stone. Sounds heavy I guess, but not to me, I look normal now as I am very tall, and I feel fitter and stronger than ever, and well and truly on my way to being "normal" weight/bmi.

I am running 4 times a week, proper running I mean, I've ran in local 5k races, 10k races, and soon to be running in a half marathon.

So my story turned out to be very positive in the end, but it did come down to me sorting my weight & fitness levels out.... But before that, the trip to the doctor I dreaded so much proved to be vital, as like you guys told me above I needed to be helped.

I only remembered this thread on here as I recently moved house & I had to re-register with a new doctor to see about a ear problem I had. The nurse inducted me in and I told her about the diabetes. She agreed with me I probably didn't have it any more but sent me for a blood test.

I was given the all clear today and I've vowed to myself I will never again allow that to happen to me again.

Thank you for reading and the support I was offered at the time, but I was too scared to even use an anonymous message board as I just wanted to bury my head in the sand as much as possible really.

To anyone reading this going through similar feelings as I had in my first post (like I did when I registered on here and read others experiences), all I can add to what was said to me is you HAVE to seek medical advice, the doctors will be able to help & the medication they give will be the start of getting better, or at least getting it all under control. I got my life back on track but only with the help of the tablets & advice I was given. I know many people with diabetes are not overweight, but lets be honest obesity is a massive reason for many people with type 2 diabetes. I never thought I could lose this sort of weight but I did, but not even doctors telling me I HAD to actually got me to do it. Something just clicked last year for me and I got my head down and went for it.

I am glad I did now though. Having the nurse telling me that my blood glucose levels, my cholesterol and my blood pressure are all fine and healthy felt amazing to be honest. That's a very negative chapter of my life behind me.

All the best and sorry for a massive post, I wanted to explain what happened, and sorry for taking so long to update. Good luck to anyone who has to drop some serious weight, it really can be done. 🙂
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Here tell you what a lot of your story hit the bone with me , reading your blog was like reading about myself so well done getting to 17 stone with no major help (like Stomach bypass etc...) im always feared of yo-yoing and hitting back into the 20 stones again you know you say never but it can happen but thanks for the blog you think your on your own at times
 
🙂 amazing story - thank you and congratulations.
 
LeeLee said:
Hi SAM-TAN, well done for sorting yourself out. I've also been lucky in that losing weight (6 stone for me) has helped me get my BG under control. I will always be diabetic, but my levels are bang in normal-person range and I hope to keep them there! :D
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Hello LeeLee,

I’m a newbie and quite curious when you said you will always be diabetic. You have lost 6 stone surely that will help bring your levels down? I’m just confused
 
Hippychick99 said:
Hello LeeLee,

I’m a newbie and quite curious when you said you will always be diabetic. You have lost 6 stone surely that will help bring your levels down? I’m just confused
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This poster has not visited since 2014 so you are unlikely to get a reply.
 
Hippychick99 said:
Hello LeeLee,

I’m a newbie and quite curious when you said you will always be diabetic. You have lost 6 stone surely that will help bring your levels down? I’m just confused
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I have brought down my glucose levels to normal and could, if I was inclined eat more carbs, but I still do not deal with them in the 'normal' manner so a graph of glucose levels after eating would show an unusual shape, and then in the next couple of days I'd be able to feel that it was not a good idea to have eaten whatever it was if I had not been more active on the day. That is why, although listed as in remission, I will still get eye and foot exams and an annual bloodtest to check that nothing has changed.
 
SAM-TAN said:
This is a very long and late reply to a post I made a few years back. the thread is now closed but can be found here: http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=314

I am truly very sorry for posting & never returning to thank everyone who read my post & offered advice.

I have an update though, almost 5 years on and I would like to share my experience of what happened next in my life, for what it's worth.

I remember posting the above message very clearly. I was in a very bad place at the time. I didn't know this (or want to know) but I weighed just over 28 stone. I found that fact out when I took that first visit to the doctors. I also found out very quickly afterwards that I had Type 2 diabetes, as I thought. This sent me into an emotional roller coaster to say the least. I had some very bad days where I felt like my world was crashing down on me, quite literally I mean, where I was close to collapsing. Other days I would slip in to very deep sleeps and I put my partner through a lot of stress during this time. However the metaformin I was prescribed really did help settle me back into a bit of normality.

After the wake up call off the doctor I tried to lose weight, I really did, but it seemed like a mission impossible. Walking was quite painful and one day I stood on a footbridge about 2 miles from my house almost crying as I thought I would not be able to walk back home as my shins were feeling like they were made of lead.

The doctor was quite good and not patronising though they wanted me to commit to all these meetings but I admit the idea of these stressed me. I did my best and the metorformin kept on helping. This was early & mid 2009.
By 2010 I had lost about 4 stone & my symptoms eventually sort of cleared up in the main and after a while I stopped taking metorformin. This was a mainly because the doctor cancelled my repeat prescription and wanted to see me again, but I thought I would use up my remaining medication and try without it. Now this is not advisable at all. But in all honesty I did feel ok. I sort of felt like I was over my symptoms.

Then in late 2012 I realised I had put some weight back on again & I got some flash backs of that day I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I sort of panicked again and although I had none of the symptoms (and hadn't for a long time) I decided I really had to do something this time BEFORE it happened again. I felt like I had been given a second chance and I was wasting it.

So I changed my diet again, this time I kept a food diary and made a lot of generally good choices. I planned out a weekly meal plan and stuck to it. I cut out all the bad foods & replaced with good choices. Critically for me this time was that I was able to walk without pains, so I did. Every evening after work I walked 4 or 5 miles. This time the weight dropped off me, thankfully. After a few months of this I started running (I found something called the C25K program, and it got me into running). This was the life changing point really as now there was no going back. Eating well was making me lose weight and running took that further. I had never run before this but I sort of got a bit addicted to it.

That was last November. I have now lost over 11 stone in total and I'm currently just under 17 stone. Sounds heavy I guess, but not to me, I look normal now as I am very tall, and I feel fitter and stronger than ever, and well and truly on my way to being "normal" weight/bmi.

I am running 4 times a week, proper running I mean, I've ran in local 5k races, 10k races, and soon to be running in a half marathon.

So my story turned out to be very positive in the end, but it did come down to me sorting my weight & fitness levels out.... But before that, the trip to the doctor I dreaded so much proved to be vital, as like you guys told me above I needed to be helped.

I only remembered this thread on here as I recently moved house & I had to re-register with a new doctor to see about a ear problem I had. The nurse inducted me in and I told her about the diabetes. She agreed with me I probably didn't have it any more but sent me for a blood test.

I was given the all clear today and I've vowed to myself I will never again allow that to happen to me again.

Thank you for reading and the support I was offered at the time, but I was too scared to even use an anonymous message board as I just wanted to bury my head in the sand as much as possible really.

To anyone reading this going through similar feelings as I had in my first post (like I did when I registered on here and read others experiences), all I can add to what was said to me is you HAVE to seek medical advice, the doctors will be able to help & the medication they give will be the start of getting better, or at least getting it all under control. I got my life back on track but only with the help of the tablets & advice I was given. I know many people with diabetes are not overweight, but lets be honest obesity is a massive reason for many people with type 2 diabetes. I never thought I could lose this sort of weight but I did, but not even doctors telling me I HAD to actually got me to do it. Something just clicked last year for me and I got my head down and went for it.

I am glad I did now though. Having the nurse telling me that my blood glucose levels, my cholesterol and my blood pressure are all fine and healthy felt amazing to be honest. That's a very negative chapter of my life behind me.

All the best and sorry for a massive post, I wanted to explain what happened, and sorry for taking so long to update. Good luck to anyone who has to drop some serious weight, it really can be done. 🙂
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SAM-TAN said:
This is a very long and late reply to a post I made a few years back. the thread is now closed but can be found here: http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=314

I am truly very sorry for posting & never returning to thank everyone who read my post & offered advice.

I have an update though, almost 5 years on and I would like to share my experience of what happened next in my life, for what it's worth.

I remember posting the above message very clearly. I was in a very bad place at the time. I didn't know this (or want to know) but I weighed just over 28 stone. I found that fact out when I took that first visit to the doctors. I also found out very quickly afterwards that I had Type 2 diabetes, as I thought. This sent me into an emotional roller coaster to say the least. I had some very bad days where I felt like my world was crashing down on me, quite literally I mean, where I was close to collapsing. Other days I would slip in to very deep sleeps and I put my partner through a lot of stress during this time. However the metaformin I was prescribed really did help settle me back into a bit of normality.

After the wake up call off the doctor I tried to lose weight, I really did, but it seemed like a mission impossible. Walking was quite painful and one day I stood on a footbridge about 2 miles from my house almost crying as I thought I would not be able to walk back home as my shins were feeling like they were made of lead.

The doctor was quite good and not patronising though they wanted me to commit to all these meetings but I admit the idea of these stressed me. I did my best and the metorformin kept on helping. This was early & mid 2009.
By 2010 I had lost about 4 stone & my symptoms eventually sort of cleared up in the main and after a while I stopped taking metorformin. This was a mainly because the doctor cancelled my repeat prescription and wanted to see me again, but I thought I would use up my remaining medication and try without it. Now this is not advisable at all. But in all honesty I did feel ok. I sort of felt like I was over my symptoms.

Then in late 2012 I realised I had put some weight back on again & I got some flash backs of that day I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I sort of panicked again and although I had none of the symptoms (and hadn't for a long time) I decided I really had to do something this time BEFORE it happened again. I felt like I had been given a second chance and I was wasting it.

So I changed my diet again, this time I kept a food diary and made a lot of generally good choices. I planned out a weekly meal plan and stuck to it. I cut out all the bad foods & replaced with good choices. Critically for me this time was that I was able to walk without pains, so I did. Every evening after work I walked 4 or 5 miles. This time the weight dropped off me, thankfully. After a few months of this I started running (I found something called the C25K program, and it got me into running). This was the life changing point really as now there was no going back. Eating well was making me lose weight and running took that further. I had never run before this but I sort of got a bit addicted to it.

That was last November. I have now lost over 11 stone in total and I'm currently just under 17 stone. Sounds heavy I guess, but not to me, I look normal now as I am very tall, and I feel fitter and stronger than ever, and well and truly on my way to being "normal" weight/bmi.

I am running 4 times a week, proper running I mean, I've ran in local 5k races, 10k races, and soon to be running in a half marathon.

So my story turned out to be very positive in the end, but it did come down to me sorting my weight & fitness levels out.... But before that, the trip to the doctor I dreaded so much proved to be vital, as like you guys told me above I needed to be helped.

I only remembered this thread on here as I recently moved house & I had to re-register with a new doctor to see about a ear problem I had. The nurse inducted me in and I told her about the diabetes. She agreed with me I probably didn't have it any more but sent me for a blood test.

I was given the all clear today and I've vowed to myself I will never again allow that to happen to me again.

Thank you for reading and the support I was offered at the time, but I was too scared to even use an anonymous message board as I just wanted to bury my head in the sand as much as possible really.

To anyone reading this going through similar feelings as I had in my first post (like I did when I registered on here and read others experiences), all I can add to what was said to me is you HAVE to seek medical advice, the doctors will be able to help & the medication they give will be the start of getting better, or at least getting it all under control. I got my life back on track but only with the help of the tablets & advice I was given. I know many people with diabetes are not overweight, but lets be honest obesity is a massive reason for many people with type 2 diabetes. I never thought I could lose this sort of weight but I did, but not even doctors telling me I HAD to actually got me to do it. Something just clicked last year for me and I got my head down and went for it.

I am glad I did now though. Having the nurse telling me that my blood glucose levels, my cholesterol and my blood pressure are all fine and healthy felt amazing to be honest. That's a very negative chapter of my life behind me.

All the best and sorry for a massive post, I wanted to explain what happened, and sorry for taking so long to update. Good luck to anyone who has to drop some serious weight, it really can be done. 🙂
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Your story is truly inspirational and I wish I could find my niche and stick with it. Although I’m not 28 st my weight is the same now as when I was full term pregnant. I could do with losing at least 2st, though according to the bmi range, more like 4st. Would be a stick.
I have had type2 for many yrs and I have good intentions at the start of every “diet” I do
I have arthritic knees so cannot run. I do walk a lot tho.
Fruit n veg is very expensive and my family are typically pie n chips ppl.
HELP PLEASE
 
I just want to thank you for this inspirational post.

I am of course talking to God as it is more likely that God will see this post than Sam-Lee although I'm dead curious to know where Sam-Lee's journey has led since 2014.

Regards
Rick
 
Helenp479 said:
I have been reading the stories on here and they are so inspirational, everyone seems to be so together and coping really well. I have just been diagnosed type 2 and so I am checking out different posts seeing where I go and what to do. Still very confused and upset about everything I am not in a good place with it at the moment but realise that the getting upset easily etc is all symptoms that can go with the diabetes so I live in hope that if someone says boo to me I won't burst into tears on them.
I have been out today and tried to buy what I think I can eat but until I go to the nurse on Friday I don't really know about portions and carbs etc so will do what I think until Friday and cut out all sweets and crisps.
I am struggling at the moment as I haven't felt well for weeks now, I had a holiday early july and within a week of coming back I was shattered again, along with that I keep feeling all shaky I don't know if this is down to eating wrongly or not enough of something maybe someone can tell me.
I will keep reading the posts and hopefully get some control of my life and weight again with everyones help, I am due to go away again in 5 weeks time so little worried about it but hopefully will managed to calm myself down before then and get some sort of grip on everything.

Helen
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me too helen good luck
 
SAM-TAN said:
This is a very long and late reply to a post I made a few years back. the thread is now closed but can be found here: http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=314

I am truly very sorry for posting & never returning to thank everyone who read my post & offered advice.

I have an update though, almost 5 years on and I would like to share my experience of what happened next in my life, for what it's worth.

I remember posting the above message very clearly. I was in a very bad place at the time. I didn't know this (or want to know) but I weighed just over 28 stone. I found that fact out when I took that first visit to the doctors. I also found out very quickly afterwards that I had Type 2 diabetes, as I thought. This sent me into an emotional roller coaster to say the least. I had some very bad days where I felt like my world was crashing down on me, quite literally I mean, where I was close to collapsing. Other days I would slip in to very deep sleeps and I put my partner through a lot of stress during this time. However the metaformin I was prescribed really did help settle me back into a bit of normality.

After the wake up call off the doctor I tried to lose weight, I really did, but it seemed like a mission impossible. Walking was quite painful and one day I stood on a footbridge about 2 miles from my house almost crying as I thought I would not be able to walk back home as my shins were feeling like they were made of lead.

The doctor was quite good and not patronising though they wanted me to commit to all these meetings but I admit the idea of these stressed me. I did my best and the metorformin kept on helping. This was early & mid 2009.
By 2010 I had lost about 4 stone & my symptoms eventually sort of cleared up in the main and after a while I stopped taking metorformin. This was a mainly because the doctor cancelled my repeat prescription and wanted to see me again, but I thought I would use up my remaining medication and try without it. Now this is not advisable at all. But in all honesty I did feel ok. I sort of felt like I was over my symptoms.

Then in late 2012 I realised I had put some weight back on again & I got some flash backs of that day I was told I had type 2 diabetes. I sort of panicked again and although I had none of the symptoms (and hadn't for a long time) I decided I really had to do something this time BEFORE it happened again. I felt like I had been given a second chance and I was wasting it.

So I changed my diet again, this time I kept a food diary and made a lot of generally good choices. I planned out a weekly meal plan and stuck to it. I cut out all the bad foods & replaced with good choices. Critically for me this time was that I was able to walk without pains, so I did. Every evening after work I walked 4 or 5 miles. This time the weight dropped off me, thankfully. After a few months of this I started running (I found something called the C25K program, and it got me into running). This was the life changing point really as now there was no going back. Eating well was making me lose weight and running took that further. I had never run before this but I sort of got a bit addicted to it.

That was last November. I have now lost over 11 stone in total and I'm currently just under 17 stone. Sounds heavy I guess, but not to me, I look normal now as I am very tall, and I feel fitter and stronger than ever, and well and truly on my way to being "normal" weight/bmi.

I am running 4 times a week, proper running I mean, I've ran in local 5k races, 10k races, and soon to be running in a half marathon.

So my story turned out to be very positive in the end, but it did come down to me sorting my weight & fitness levels out.... But before that, the trip to the doctor I dreaded so much proved to be vital, as like you guys told me above I needed to be helped.

I only remembered this thread on here as I recently moved house & I had to re-register with a new doctor to see about a ear problem I had. The nurse inducted me in and I told her about the diabetes. She agreed with me I probably didn't have it any more but sent me for a blood test.

I was given the all clear today and I've vowed to myself I will never again allow that to happen to me again.

Thank you for reading and the support I was offered at the time, but I was too scared to even use an anonymous message board as I just wanted to bury my head in the sand as much as possible really.

To anyone reading this going through similar feelings as I had in my first post (like I did when I registered on here and read others experiences), all I can add to what was said to me is you HAVE to seek medical advice, the doctors will be able to help & the medication they give will be the start of getting better, or at least getting it all under control. I got my life back on track but only with the help of the tablets & advice I was given. I know many people with diabetes are not overweight, but lets be honest obesity is a massive reason for many people with type 2 diabetes. I never thought I could lose this sort of weight but I did, but not even doctors telling me I HAD to actually got me to do it. Something just clicked last year for me and I got my head down and went for it.

I am glad I did now though. Having the nurse telling me that my blood glucose levels, my cholesterol and my blood pressure are all fine and healthy felt amazing to be honest. That's a very negative chapter of my life behind me.

All the best and sorry for a massive post, I wanted to explain what happened, and sorry for taking so long to update. Good luck to anyone who has to drop some serious weight, it really can be done. 🙂
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You are an inspiration so very well done to you on your epic achievements so farI’ve recently been diagnosed with T2 and am very scared but still waiting for the news to sink in possibly in shock maybe?! but I’m yet to get the click I need to get my butt into gear! I know what I have to do but I do feel hopeless atm
 
Adamski said:
Same Helen
I’m all over the frigging show with this
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You can do this. We will get there.
Take small steps and praise yourself for what you achieve.
Your parenting yourself this time.
So if you go wrong . You would want the child to understand where they went wrong . You forget they keep falling down. We all laugh at the child who sits down when learning to walk. Up they get a million times and get there.
We need to do the same.
Be determined and reach that goal. The old pun . Fail to plan . Plan to fail.
So make a plan keep to it and it pays off.
It is not easy going through the plan just keep going .
Remember We can do this .
NB This is a note to myself also.
 
Nayshiftin said:
You can do this. We will get there.
Take small steps and praise yourself for what you achieve.
Your parenting yourself this time.
So if you go wrong . You would want the child to understand where they went wrong . You forget they keep falling down. We all laugh at the child who sits down when learning to walk. Up they get a million times and get there.
We need to do the same.
Be determined and reach that goal. The old pun . Fail to plan . Plan to fail.
So make a plan keep to it and it pays off.
It is not easy going through the plan just keep going .
Remember We can do this .
NB This is a note to myself also.
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Oh bless youI’m good at telling folk how to improve and move forward but when it comes to myself and the self care planning of things I’m not used to it I guess so I’m not so goodthe lady selling this belly fat miracle tonic is very convincing and promises and guarantees results!! So I’m gonna try it along with some healthy plan ! I need some sort of results quickly to get me motivated and then I’ll begin to see some light at the end of the tunnel whereas now I’m not feeling it I want to be determined but I feel so damn tired and depressed and just want to sleep I’ve no energy most days and feel so crappy ! This stuff costs £200 for a 40 day supply and she’s guaranteed good results so even if I manage to lose a couple of stone that’s gonna feel good and get me going
 
Adamski said:
Truthful or not? Possible or fake?
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I would avoid all these thing which are good at parting you from your money, better to spend it on good quality sensible food and follow a proven dietary regime which may have found successful like this one designed by a GP surgery to help their patients lose weight and reduce blood glucose. Have a look at this link it may answer some of your questions and help with your confusion. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
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