Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 The harder the food the worse I feel. So, oatmeal, pudding that kind of thing is fine, but meat and crackers and stuff is not. bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 HI , One of the things you (and any diabetic) can do is experiment. The basic thing to keep in mind is try to avoid, or at least limit, foods that will spike your blood sugar. So, don't eat really sweet foods, and stay away from regular soda and juices. If you are in a situation where you need to find some basic food to keep you alive, do what you need to do to stay alive. The complications that result from poor control in a diabetic occur over many years. A few weeks of straying from strict control will not do any additional damage that is measurable. Dave God doesn't hate sinners, just sin! bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 HI , One of the things you (and any diabetic) can do is experiment. The basic thing to keep in mind is try to avoid, or at least limit, foods that will spike your blood sugar. So, don't eat really sweet foods, and stay away from regular soda and juices. If you are in a situation where you need to find some basic food to keep you alive, do what you need to do to stay alive. The complications that result from poor control in a diabetic occur over many years. A few weeks of straying from strict control will not do any additional damage that is measurable. Dave God doesn't hate sinners, just sin! bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Well it sure sounds like eating well is rather tough for you right now. You just need to get through this time until things are straightened out. But you will feel better if you watch your sugar in any way you can. They makd sugar-free puddings that might be good while you ae sick, and sugar-free popsicals, hot tea, sugar-free jello but you have to cook that and you may not want to. Lots and lots of water. I am no doc, just a fellow diabetic and I have abeen sick a fiew times since I got it. What I can't understand is there are so many antidepressants out there. go look in any medical site and you will see them, old new ones, etc. So why the big deal about sugars later and emotions now? Well of course emotions now, that is important. But why wreck your sugar while you are doing it? What about suggesting to the doctor that you take something else, will not take this medicine; ask for a second opinion. I have refused medicine many times and only for good reason. If they insist I tell them it is my body and I will not do it. That might ber hard when you are feeling sick but it could be worth a try. We are here, whatever you decide to do, . Vicki A prudent man gives thought to his steps. Proverbs 14:15 bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Well it sure sounds like eating well is rather tough for you right now. You just need to get through this time until things are straightened out. But you will feel better if you watch your sugar in any way you can. They makd sugar-free puddings that might be good while you ae sick, and sugar-free popsicals, hot tea, sugar-free jello but you have to cook that and you may not want to. Lots and lots of water. I am no doc, just a fellow diabetic and I have abeen sick a fiew times since I got it. What I can't understand is there are so many antidepressants out there. go look in any medical site and you will see them, old new ones, etc. So why the big deal about sugars later and emotions now? Well of course emotions now, that is important. But why wreck your sugar while you are doing it? What about suggesting to the doctor that you take something else, will not take this medicine; ask for a second opinion. I have refused medicine many times and only for good reason. If they insist I tell them it is my body and I will not do it. That might ber hard when you are feeling sick but it could be worth a try. We are here, whatever you decide to do, . Vicki A prudent man gives thought to his steps. Proverbs 14:15 bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 What about soups Cheryl? Re: bit of an update The harder the food the worse I feel. So, oatmeal, pudding that kind of thing is fine, but meat and crackers and stuff is not. bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 What about soups Cheryl? Re: bit of an update The harder the food the worse I feel. So, oatmeal, pudding that kind of thing is fine, but meat and crackers and stuff is not. bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 What about soups Cheryl? Re: bit of an update The harder the food the worse I feel. So, oatmeal, pudding that kind of thing is fine, but meat and crackers and stuff is not. bit of an update Hey all, my dr. decided to put me on the medication my therapist had suggested.She was aware that it could raise my sugar levels but felt it was more important to get me stable emotionally. We can deal with any side effects later. I'm having severe acid reflux which is getting worse and worse. this is not new I've dealt with it for the past ten years or so. And it does tend to come and go with differing degrees of severity but this time has become particularly bad! My dr. has me doubling up on my meds and I'm supposed to contact her her in two weeks with an update. So, eating is particularly difficult at the moment. My attempts at eating correctly have stopped. I eat what I can when I can! the sick and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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