I have recently been diagnosed with Reactive Hypoglycaemia (Hyperinsulinism) which basically means I now have a reason as to why I am soooooo hungry all the time & so, so tired. Hence the massive weight gain of now 97.5kgs. I am dismal to say the least, but now I have a reason for my binge eating. My blood sugar levels have been dropping down to as low as 2.8mmol/L, which for a diabetic is life threatening. However, we would give them something sweet to raise their blood sugar. Not in my case. Carbohydrates & sugar actually lower mine more - it has the reverse effect. This in turn makes me even more hungry. So, currently I am writing down absolutely everything I eat & drink, limiting caffeine, watching carb & sugar intake, testing my blood glucose randomly & hoping for the best. If this doesn't work, then when I see the Specialist at the end of next month, I may need further tests to see if my endocrine system is functioning correctly & to make sure there are no tumours present particularly around the pancreas. So, life has just got that little but more difficult, but I am soldiering on. I am most disappointed about my weight gain than anything else. But, I am trying oh so hard to stick to WW again. At least these is routine & healthy food, and hopefully I can manage to drop even 2-3 kgs by month's end. I cannot fit into my clothes in my wardrobe, which is devastating me as I threw out ALL my fat clothes. Now I had to go & buy more fat clothes. I don't want to go out in public as I feel humiliated by my size, & my husband, God bless him, is so very supportive, he has been walking with me to take my son to school (which is 1km each way) on the mornings I am not working so that he in turn gets some exercise & I don't feel so embarassed. Well, I could mumble on forever, but I won't. I need to put this plan of the moment into action so that I can achieve some stability with my blood sugars & keep them up where they should be. If anyone else reading this has a similar condition, I would love to hear from you.
Have a great day all!
Kel xx
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Ooooohhhhhhh my darlin' Kelz,
My thoughts are definately with you and I know that with your fighting spirit you ain't gonna let this beat you.
I am glad that you have your mind in the right frame and are trying to focus. (Acutally you are doing heaps better than me as I have all but given up but could be back at meetings tomorrow night!)
Remember if you need to chat you can give me a call and yes I will reply to your email soon.
Luv ya to bits - you really are a star.
Jo
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Hi Kel. Read your post on GU 90 thread yesterday (well read it just now) and just wanted to say, even though you've had a weight gain, at least you know why & can work on that the healthy way.
Good luck and hope everything works out :)
Tina (teenyr)
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