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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
I’ve been away for awhile again because I was just feeling so frustrated. Well in the last few weeks I’ve lost about five pounds. I am eating less because I am depressed but I’m also making smarter food choices.
I’ve mentioned this in the daily check in but I am having a lot of symptoms of diabetes. I am worried because I am about 75lbs overweight and diabetes runs in my family. I feel terrible physically right now. I am exhausted (though part of that is depression), I’m thirsty all the time, I’m starving all the time, I’m peeing all day and all night...I could go on. I won’t have insurance until nov 1 so I can’t see my primary dr until then. So I have decided to try my best to keep my carbs under 120g and eat healthier in a effort to curb these symptoms. That’s what my mother in law who has type 2 diabetes does.
So I am back with you all to try to be accountable for these changes. I feel my very life hangs in the balance now, as my father died at only 48 from complications of diabetes. He was type 1, but still. As suicidal as I might feel at times, I don’t actually want to die. Especially now that I have a loving boyfriend who is talking of marrying me one day, and of course my son. I owe it to them, and myself, to be healthy.
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Nice job!
I am not diabetic; however, I usually do eat as though I am diabetic. My labs normalize and I feel better than when I had hypoglycemia and was borderline diabetic. The wild swings of unstable blood glucose can be horrible.
I had also gotten into testing myself , at least until I was sure I had control of things, (My Primary Care doc was not willing to write for a glucometer and for strips, which can be outrageously expensive.)
Even when given a prescription for strips, it can turn into a huge hassle with insurance and can still be very expensive. I have learned that Walmart offers 1-2 styles of glucometers and their own brand of strips. The prices are so reasonable, many give up their insurance coverages for these items, and just go for those offered through Walmart.
A friend and I each had differernt brands of item. We had repeatedly taken our glucose readings with BOTH glucometers/strips. She had a top of the line model and her strips were priced at 4x as much. Our readings came out the same. It mattered not that I used the Walmart brand. My readings were as accurate as with her very expensive version.
I have found that even without a formal dx , it has been very helpful to be aware of my blood glucose level and to eat as though I have a dx.
I hope all goes well for you!
Much Love!
