I was recently diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes in November, 2009.
The problem I have is that there isn’t much I can eat due to having high cholesterol too.
I am losing about 5 pounds of weight a week.
I will not eat vegetables so that is out.
I am not on any medications whatsoever either. I can usually eat 10g to 15g of carbs without spiking too much.
Anything more than that and I have to walk for 30 minutes for every 20g of carbs I eat. Since it’s wintertime, I won’t be able to walk if at all. I am not healthy enough to exercise indoors.
What can I do to be able to eat so my rapid weight loss is slowed down? At the rate I am losing weight, I will be dead by this august.
Remember, no carbs due to blood sugar problems, no fat or cholesterol due to high cholesterol & high triglycerides. And no veggies due to abuse issues when I was very young. I am now 49 years old. Chicken and fish will get really old really fast, no matter how you prepare it.
I am very tired all the time too and my muscles scream in pain if I walk too much at one time or too many times a day.
My doctor’s office seems to be incompetent. They checked my lipid profile and did not check to see how much insulin I was actually making. They just assumed I was a Type 2 based on my GTT of 294. If not enough insulin, then I need that addressed. If plenty, then only insulin resistant.
I want to use fast acting insulin for mealtime only – dose on eating. My last (and only) a1c was 6.8 .
Diet and exercise just isn’t going to work for me.
My dietitian wants me to eat 75g of carbs 3 times a day plus 2 snacks. I refuse to do this as I do not want my blood sugars in the 300 range every day. I want to keep my eyes and toes and kidneys.
Right now, my average blood sugars via testing are about 113 for the past month, and that’s including the spikes.
What can I eat to slow the rapid weight loss rate? Remember, NO VEGGIES, NO FAT, NO CHOLESTEROL, NO SUGAR, NO CARBS.
Do I just knuckle under and eat anyway, hoping that I don’t go blind to lose my toes? Or have a heart attack from too high a cholesterol level?
If all it takes is an a1c level above 7.0 to get insulin, I can just eat a bunch of frosted cinnamon rolls every day.
D.A.F.N.E. is Dose Ahead For Normal Eating. In essence, take a shot of insulin so you can eat and have a NORMAL life. I only want to eat one or two large meals a day, around 125-150g each. I am not looking to abuse insulin to have a sugary chocolate malt or anything. And maybe once a month eat a REAL meal, say about 250g of carbs like spaghetti and meatballs, or even pizza.
I am ONLY diabetic when I eat. Not eating, and I have perfectly NORMAL blood sugar levels.
What am I to eat? What am I to do? How do I convince my doctor to give me insulin and not pills? I want to save what’s left of my beta cells for when I really need them, in my old age. Insulin will help this, but pills won’t.
I don’t know how to get my doctor to accommodate my needs. Doctor shopping is too expensive.
I am not living, I am existing. The treatment of diabetes is both to keep you alive AND restore some semblance of a normal life. I have neither. Eat, walk, eat, walk. Over and over every day.
I am just in a quandary over this horrible disease.
Any credible and practical suggestions?
In 16 weeks I will weigh less than 80 pounds but should weigh at least 135-150.
For me, Diabetes is a death sentence.
Get a new doctor.I hope you are seeing an endocrinologist as normal GPs really aren’t that knowledgeable about diabetes.
If you are at the stage of losing weight (called ketoacidosis) then you need treatment with insulin asap.
If you are also insulin resistant you may have no choice but to go on pills – you said so yourself that diet and exercise just isn’t working. Doesn’t matter how much insulin you pump into your body if you are insulin resistant – it still cant use it. Although I think there is a type of insulin that is used for t2, called byetta or something. Ask your dr about that.
Its very hard to cut carbs altogether from your diet; if you dont get enough, your body will convert protein into carbs. I really think you should seriously reconsider your stance on pills; at least till you can it undercontrol. Anyway, make an appt with a new endo right away!
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