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Originally Posted by JaneRedux
It somewhat doesn't matter tho because i doubt i could overhaul my lifestyle, even for something as serious as diabetes. Anyways, Wikipedia says the effectiveness of lifestyle changes re diabetes among the severely mentally ill has not been studied sufficiently and evidence is inconclusive.
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I’m classed as having a severe mental illness and was diagnosed with diabetes at the end of last year - due to huge weight gain from 10yrs of high dose Seroquel and just the use of seroquel itself can cause diabetes.
Anyway I’ve made lifestyle changes and lost 49.7kgs (109.5lbs) since then and my diabetes is under control and blood tests are in the non diabetic range now. It’s definitely possible. And I’m saying this coming from a place where I have difficulty doing things like showering and leaving the house and I have psychotic symptoms and bad anxiety and still have mood issues. I’m just trying to say that even with a mental illness you can still control diabetes relatively easily by taking medication and making a few changes. Don’t give up before you have to! I hope you don’t have it but if you do, good luck!