Re: Need Support
- From: "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:41:07 -0700
Welcome to the group Michael. You'll find a lot of good advice here, and
some advice that is not so good, but all in all it's a good group.
Jennifer will be along with her advice to newbies. It's a great starting
point. Maybe you can post some sample menus etc., to get some ideas.
Also, if you're in Houston, I hope you're safe. Good luck.
--
Cheri
Smoky wrote in message
<1127499802.319242.24460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
>Hi All,
>
>My name is Michael. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1998. It
>has only been in the last few years that I have somewhat come to terms
>with it. I take Novolog, Metformin, and Amaryl. But my blood sugar
>usually is around 250-400. My DR just keeps raising the amount of
>insulin I have to take and the number of times. I was the one that had
>to bring up to him the fact that I should be seeing a nutritionist. He
>never really suggest anything other than taking more insulin. I did go
>see a nutritionist and take a diabetes class. And I was doing ok
>afterwards. But then I fell into my old ways. I know that I could do
>much better if I had support, a person or group that I could share my
>grumblings with as we ate right together and got exercise together. My
>wife doesn't seem to really understand or has to much on her plate as
>it is. I'm a few months off of being 38, I was laid off in 2002, and
>I'm a full time student (Psych Major) with one more year of undergrad
>and then 2 years of grad school. I'm also unemployed and can't get a
>job to save my life, not even at Starbucks. Maybe my age and past
>career scare them off. Anyway, with only my wife paying all the bills,
>the stress is high! I'm losing hope and it's getting to the point
>where I just don't care and think it would be better to go into a
>diabetic coma and let the wife collect life insurance and get on with a
>better life. Did I mention that I suffer from chronic
>depression/anxiety, as well as, ADD.
>
>Being a Psych student, I know the support of a group can be paramount
>to a person's health and mental well being. As an individual who has
>been a stubborn jack-ass all his life and won't ask for help, writing
>something like this is a miracle. But I realized, I don't want to go
>blind, lose my legs, or get pancreatic cancer (as my Dr keeps telling
>me I'm going to get). Some people would think that dying is the worse
>thing, but dying is just a natural part of life and I accept that. To
>me, going blind is the worse thing that can happen. Anyway, what
>I'm basically asking here is "Somebody, please help me". I need
>to find a support group, a person(s) to change my eating habits with,
>to get back into shape with. I'm in Houston, Texas.
>
>Regards,
>Michael
>
.
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