how does diabetes make you feel?
Hi I am new to this list, but i came here to learn about diabetes, my
husbnad is type 2 and was diagnosed last year, can anyone help me in
telling me how this dreaded disease makes you feel, how it affects
your daily life etc etc…we are seperated by an ocean right now and
until i can get back to him, i really need to hear from the horses
mouth how this goes inside a person, i realsie not everyone is the
same, but at least it will give me an idea of what i am dealing with.
My husband is also native american, so i dont know if there are any
on this list who can also assist me. He is taking pills at the
moment, but there is talk of him going to injections because his
blood sugars keep fluctuating..
Many thanks
Anne
January 16th, 2004 at 1:26 pm
Dear Anne,
I had undiagnosed diabetes for ten years, just recently learned the truth.
I had no energy, gained weight, and had a terrible self-image all that time.
Perhaps the worst were the emotional highs and lows. These included
depression, panic and anxiety disorders, and even suicidal thoughts. My
dislike and distrust of doctors is why I would not go to them, plus they
missed the signs 7 years ago when I was hospitalized for something else.
But I am also in the natural health field, and I worked with dozens of
diabetics and devised programs that worked incredibly well for them! So
when I learned a mere 6 weeks ago that I, too, had joined their ranks, I
knew exactly what to do.
My fasting blood sugars were over 400 when diagnosed - within THREE WEEKS
they were approaching normal, with tiny amounts of Amaryl (4 mg. daily).
They are now normal every day. I feel reborn! I have lots more energy,
lost 11 pounds my first month, and my head is working a lot better than I
can recall. Neuropathy in my feet was causing excruciating pain - that is
now down by about 75-80%.
The key element of my control? NOT paying attention to conventional wisdom
(which IMHO is utter stupidity, particularly what the ADA recommends - sheer
insanity). I also follow the dietary recommendations of Diana Schwarzbein,
MD, in her classic "The Schwarzbein Principle". I had recommended this book
to dozens of diabetics over the years - all had resounding success with it,
as I am, too. In fact, I could use all manner of products to help myself,
but if I did not eat in compliance with her guidelines, none of this would
work.
I use natural products to cleanse and build the pancreas, help regulate the
blood sugars, am undergoing an oral chelation program to ameliorate the
effects of such a long time with it on my circulatory system, and take a few
important vitamins and minerals (such as chromium GTF) to round out the
picture.
This is as specific as I can get on a public forum but I am willing to be
far more detailed if you want to email me privately.
I wish you and your husband the best of luck. Diabetes is a tough
challenge, but if you will apply logic (something which seems lost to most
doctors and the ADA) and learn a bit about how and why it works, you will
win. Best wishes.
January 17th, 2004 at 6:59 am
Linda,
I am confused…..How do you know or how does anyone
else know that had undiagnoised diabetes for 7 or 10
years????
Michael
January 17th, 2004 at 7:50 pm
In a message dated 2/27/2002 4:22:17 AM Central Standard Time, wolfhawk_us@… writes:
No problem LCTooCool@…
Thanks
linda/kc