Diabetic anyone?

SugarFemme · 12-02-2011, 05:17 PM

Ok, so I went to my endo this week, after avoiding her for 2 yrs

(I know, I know, VERY bad move.) So anywayssss, even though I need to lose weight, I am pretty diligent about ZERO sugar and watching my carbs. Carbs are harder for me than sugar. So I got the results of my A1c and it was 6.5. Not bad for diet alone according to my endo. She put me on Janumet which seems to be helping with my outrageous appetite. I asked her about my hunger pangs. I don't understand why I am soooo hungry sometimes. She said it was my BS and that I had to trick my body into believing it's not hungry. Like drink a lot of water. I'm sure others have had this happen. How do others handle this crazy hunger problem??

MsTinkerbelly · 12-02-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by OneOfAKind

Ok, so I went to my endo this week, after avoiding her for 2 yrs

(I know, I know, VERY bad move.) So anywayssss, even though I need to lose weight, I am pretty diligent about ZERO sugar and watching my carbs. Carbs are harder for me than sugar. So I got the results of my A1c and it was 6.5. Not bad for diet alone according to my endo. She put me on Janumet which seems to be helping with my outrageous appetite. I asked her about my hunger pangs. I don't understand why I am soooo hungry sometimes. She said it was my BS and that I had to trick my body into believing it's not hungry. Like drink a lot of water. I'm sure others have had this happen. How do others handle this crazy hunger problem??

Quite often I feel as though I am starving and would eat styrofoam if it were handy...I am able to ignore it. Sorry, I haven't got any magic solutions for you! Hang in there, I know it feels really bad to be that hungry and I'm not trying to act like you should just suck it up.

BTW...you need plenty of water, but be careful you're not drinking too much as diabetes already puts stress on the Kidneys. I watched my Mom have dialysis for the last two years of her life, and I don't wish that hell on anyone.

SugarFemme · 12-02-2011, 06:01 PM

Ya know thats something I was thinking about. I live in a very dry climate and get pretty thirsty. My endo said my kidneys were fine (Knock on wood). I forgot to ask her about water consumption. I drink those 16 ounce bottles of water. I wonder how many bottles a day are safe.

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Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

Quite often I feel as though I am starving and would eat styrofoam if it were handy...I am able to ignore it. Sorry, I haven't got any magic solutions for you! Hang in there, I know it feels really bad to be that hungry and I'm not trying to act like you should just suck it up.

BTW...you need plenty of water, but be careful you're not drinking too much as diabetes already puts stress on the Kidneys. I watched my Mom have dialysis for the last two years of her life, and I don't wish that hell on anyone.

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