7th February 2007
Hello, I am new here and I beg your forgiveness for the long first post, but I have a lot to get off my chest.
I've been diabetic for almost 2 years now. I was doing well, but I've let myself go. I just gave up for some reason. I wasn't getting the numbers I wanted, especially after gaining a lot of weight back. I am back up to 292lbs and my numbers are almost the same. I tried Atkins and some excercise and I was lucky to get under 150bs. My doc just put me on 2000mg of metformin and 4gm of Avandia. She says it will take a few weeks to see a difference. I just don't know how to get out of this diabetic depression. I see a FBS of 273 and then all I want to do is cry and eat. I know I just need to snap out of it, but I think I am just afraid that I'll NEVER see lower numbers. I realize I am just rambling, but I am hoping there are others out there who maybe went through the same thing and can share some success stories with me. I need some hope. All I do is cry anymore and it isn't fair to my little girl and husband. I want to be around for them for a long time, but I am being so counter productive despite the fact that I know I need to get on track. My doctor says she might add Byetta (sp?) if the avandia doesn't make a significant difference. I wish she would just do it. I would even go on insulin if I could just get those numbers I need --I just know I'd be inspired to keep them up and I'd be able to excercise and quit pigging out. Again, Please forgive me for the ramblings. I'm just in need of some hope and help.
Thank you.
I've been diabetic for almost 2 years now. I was doing well, but I've let myself go. I just gave up for some reason. I wasn't getting the numbers I wanted, especially after gaining a lot of weight back. I am back up to 292lbs and my numbers are almost the same. I tried Atkins and some excercise and I was lucky to get under 150bs. My doc just put me on 2000mg of metformin and 4gm of Avandia. She says it will take a few weeks to see a difference. I just don't know how to get out of this diabetic depression. I see a FBS of 273 and then all I want to do is cry and eat. I know I just need to snap out of it, but I think I am just afraid that I'll NEVER see lower numbers. I realize I am just rambling, but I am hoping there are others out there who maybe went through the same thing and can share some success stories with me. I need some hope. All I do is cry anymore and it isn't fair to my little girl and husband. I want to be around for them for a long time, but I am being so counter productive despite the fact that I know I need to get on track. My doctor says she might add Byetta (sp?) if the avandia doesn't make a significant difference. I wish she would just do it. I would even go on insulin if I could just get those numbers I need --I just know I'd be inspired to keep them up and I'd be able to excercise and quit pigging out. Again, Please forgive me for the ramblings. I'm just in need of some hope and help.
Thank you.