Posted by Racer on May 20, 2004, at 1:33:53
In reply to I've given my husband permission to nag, posted by Dinah on May 7, 2004, at 5:02:49
I am guessing you're type II, and that your diabetes came on after some weight gain? Did you gain weight from the psych meds and then get diabetes because of the weight gain? I know that the weight gain from other drugs has been pretty horrendous for me, physically and emotionally. Permanent damage like that scares the bejesus out of me.
By the way, I do know a woman whose type II diabetes no longer required treatment once she got her weight down using the old fashioned Diabetes Association diet with food exchanges. Even her doctor couldn't believe it. She's regained that and more -- thanks to drugs -- and apparently still isn't having problems with it. (She's weird that way, though -- lots of transient health problems with things that are usually chronic.)
My husband is Type I, and the strangest things can set him off. Last night it was a diet soda sending his sugar through the roof. Go figure. (Yes, I bought it for him as a special treat. Guess I get the premium diet orange soda. Too bad I am not very fond of orange soda, huh? You wanna come over and have one with me?)
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