Posted by Dinah on April 30, 2003, at 20:42:49
In reply to Re: Thanks everyone, posted by paxvox on April 30, 2003, at 20:08:07
Thanks Pax. Wellbutrin sent me into a nearly suicidal agitated hypomania. :( Norepinephrine does not agree with me. But I'm not on enough drugs right now to cause weight gain, I don't think. A wee bit of Depakote and my Klonopin.
My parents' internist is also the best endocrinologist in the area. I don't think I'll switch to him entirely, because I prefer a female, but I do think I'll consult once or twice. He's really big on diet (although neither of my parents follow a diet). My husband also wants me to take up my internist's referral to a nutritionist to see if there is any possible way to fit a relatively healthy diet into our schedule and tastes.
My mom has always just eaten whatever she likes and upped her insulin dose. But she's paying for it now with amputated toes and diabetic retinopathy. My dad came to be diabetic late in life, as a result of alchohol related pancreatitis. He too eats about what he wants. He says decent food is his last joy. Course he also always said life ended at forty. A bundle of joy he is. Anyway, I don't really have good role models for living with diabetes. But I suppose I do have good object lessons.
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