Francisayo:
It's just so sad my mum was diagnosed 6months ago....after going for treatment, she was told not to eat some particular food again, she abstained but after she was ok, she has returned to d food.....I told her and advised her against it but she told me she's ok now and can eat d food back...

Having tried for so many times to discourage her what she told me was that if she did not eat all these foods what will she be eating as no money to maintain d food recommended to her and I'm not financially ok now as I'm still a job seeker...

I'm just praying nothing should happen to her cos she's all I got

bolaayenimo:
My uncle has diabetes but still goes about drinking chilled Coca Cola

Francisayo:
It's just so sad my mum was diagnosed 6months ago....after going for treatment, she was told not to eat some particular food again, she abstained but after she was ok, she has returned to d food.....I told her and advised her against it but she told me she's ok now and can eat d food back...

Having tried for so many times to discourage her what she told me was that if she did not eat all these foods what will she be eating as no money to maintain d food recommended to her and I'm not financially ok now as I'm still a job seeker...

I'm just praying nothing should happen to her cos she's all I got

Larry253:



So sorry for your loss...

I lost my mom 2 months ago to this disease, she is being in & out of hospital for the past 2 years...

To come to terms with reality that she is gone,I find it hard to believe it our house is cold & empty deeply troubling hmmmm!!!

So sorry for your loss.

damola1:


I lost my mum on Jan 3rd from complication due to diabetes


In the last 6 months I have technically reversed mine by have a strict meal plan

I eat Beans and plantain in the morning
I eat fruits in the afternoon
I eat sweet potatoes at Night.

I jog for about 30mins. 3x weekly

I take my drugs daily

My sugar level now for fasting blood sugar is usually below 100mg

And after meal about 120 or lesser

I have also lost weight from 108kg to 98kg.

I feel alive significantly.

And I don’t eat sugary things anymore.
I was addicted to it.

In fact I have banned the 5 white poisons
No rice
No flour
Low salt
No sugar



Sep 18th morning
Oct 28th morning
Nov 4th morning

As recently as July and August I was still reading a whooping FBS of 140+

AIT1:


I'm happy for you Sir.

Please, how much do you buy the FBS checker? Can anyone without low education use it all by himself/herself?

Thanks.

Hygizee:
This wicked diabetes killed my dad after 18yrs of battling with the disease making us sell all our properties & money. It is better to have Hiv than have diabetes at least u can get free drugs but with this useless disease it will make u go broke and u will still die cos it hasn't gotten any cure till date.

damola1:


I think about 10k

So I need to address a false Mis conception generally that diabetes is expensive to maintain.

Yes drugs like glucophage can cost about 8k or so. Diamicron 4k...

But the best food actually are extremely affordable.

Until last year. I used to listen to that crappy statement that it is expensive crap.

I hired a cook and was blowing almost 200k monthly

Now I spend less than 20k monthly.

My most expensive food is roasted Titus fish.
I just came back from the market. The 2 bags of sweet potatoes cost me 2k. And this is me in city center. I will easily eat this dinner meal for next 3weeks. A crate of egg is 1k and that can take me up to 1 week. Beans. Is very affordable.

Also the general hospital have great diabetic support doctors. That give excellent advise.

I think the real issue is whether you decide that you want to be hospitalized (by then it is becoming late as it could have affected organs like kidney ( which occurred in my mom case ) ) first or you want to deal with the ailment first

Mekanus:
It's affordable when you start managing it early. But if ignored and the complications start, it's quite expensive to manage because then you'd be needing insulin shots.

damola1:


I think about 10k

So I need to address a false Mis conception generally that diabetes is expensive to maintain.

Yes drugs like glucophage can cost about 8k or so. Diamicron 4k...

But the best food actually are extremely affordable.

Until last year. I used to listen to that crappy statement that it is expensive crap.

I hired a cook and was blowing almost 200k monthly

Now I spend less than 30k monthly. 15k on food. 15k on fish. And add 8k on olive oil.

My most expensive food is roasted Titus fish.
I just came back from the market. The 2 bags of sweet potatoes cost me 2k. And this is me in city center. I will easily eat this dinner meal for next 3weeks. A crate of egg is 1k and that can take me up to 1 week. Beans. Is very affordable. Also I use olive oil.

You have to watch your blood pressure too.

Also the general hospital have great diabetic support doctors. That give excellent advise.

I think the real issue is whether you decide that you want to be hospitalized (by then it is becoming late as it could have affected organs like kidney ( which occurred in my mom case ) ) first or you want to deal with the ailment first

Mekanus:
It's quite sad, man. I spent the little savings I had from my NYSC on my mum, because she was hospitalised for more than 3 months before died. This life no jus balance. Diabetes and cancer to me are the worst diseases ravaging humanity.

AIT1:


I'm happy for you Sir.

Please, how much do you buy the FBS checker? Can anyone without low education use it all by himself/herself?

Thanks.

damola1:


I think about 10k

So I need to address a false Mis conception generally that diabetes is expensive to maintain.

Yes drugs like glucophage can cost about 8k or so. Diamicron 4k...

But the best food actually are extremely affordable.

Until last year. I used to listen to that crappy statement that it is expensive crap.

I hired a cook and was blowing almost 200k monthly

Now I spend less than 30k monthly. 15k on food. 15k on fish. And add 8k on olive oil.

My most expensive food is roasted Titus fish.
I just came back from the market. The 2 bags of sweet potatoes cost me 2k. And this is me in city center. I will easily eat this dinner meal for next 3weeks. A crate of egg is 1k and that can take me up to 1 week. Beans. Is very affordable. Also I use olive oil.

You have to watch your blood pressure too.

Also the general hospital have great diabetic support doctors. That give excellent advise.

I think the real issue is whether you decide that you want to be hospitalized (by then it is becoming late as it could have affected organs like kidney ( which occurred in my mom case ) ) first or you want to deal with the ailment first

Francisayo:
It's just so sad my mum was diagnosed 6months ago....after going for treatment, she was told not to eat some particular food again, she abstained but after she was ok, she has returned to d food.....I told her and advised her against it but she told me she's ok now and can eat d food back...

Having tried for so many times to discourage her what she told me was that if she did not eat all these foods what will she be eating as no money to maintain d food recommended to her and I'm not financially ok now as I'm still a job seeker...

I'm just praying nothing should happen to her cos she's all I got

robosky02:

BODY How Does Diabetes Affect The Body?


Knowing how diabetes affects your body can help you look after your body and prevent diabetic complications from developing.

Many of the effects of diabetes stem from the same guilty parties; namely high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and a lack of blood glucose control.

SIGNS OF DIABETES
When undiagnosed or uncontrolled, the effects of diabetes on the body can be noticed by the classic symptoms of diabetes, namely:

Increased thirst
Frequent need to urinate
Fatigue
Blurred vision and Tingling or pain in the hands, feet and/or legs

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF DIABETES ON THE BODY


In addition to the symptoms, diabetes can cause long term damage to our body. The long term damage is commonly referred to as diabetic complications

Diabetes affects our blood vessels and nerves and therefore can affect any part of the body.

However, certain parts of our body are affected more than other parts.
Diabetic complications will usually take a number of years of poorly controlled diabetes to develop. Complications are not a certainty and can be kept at bay and prevented by maintaining a strong level of control on your diabetes, your blood pressure and cholesterol

These can all be helped by keeping to a healthy diet, avoiding cigarettes and alcohol, and incorporating regular activity into your daily regime in order to keep blood sugar levels within recommended blood glucose level guidelines

THE EFFECT OF DIABETES ON THE HEART
Diabetes and coronary heart disease are closely related.

Diabetes contributes to high blood pressure and is linked with high cholesterol which significantly increases the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.



DIABETES AND STROKES
Similar to how diabetes affects the heart, high blood pressure and cholesterol raises the risk of strokes.

HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE EYES
A relatively common complication of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy

As with all complications, this condition is brought on by a number of years of poorly controlled or uncontrolled diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy has a number of symptoms

Damage to the kidneys takes place over a period of years and can picked up by nephropathy screening before it gets too serious. Treatment includes lifestyle changes and may include medicine to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol.

DIABETES AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NERVES
The effects of diabetes on the nerves can be serious as the nerves are involved in so many of our bodily functions, from movement and digestion through to sex and reproduction.

The presence of nerve damage (neuropathy) is commonly noticed by:

Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
Lack of arousal in the penis or clitoris
Excessive sweating or
Diagnosis of delayed stomach emptying
Treatments for neuropathy concentrates on reducing pain but medication such blood pressure lowering drugs may also be prescribed to help prevent development

DIABETES AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE NERVES
The effects of diabetes on the nerves can be serious as the nerves are involved in so many of our bodily functions, from movement and digestion through to sex and reproduction.

The presence of nerve damage (neuropathy) is commonly noticed by:

Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
Lack of arousal in the penis or clitoris
Excessive sweating or
Diagnosis of delayed stomach emptying
Treatments for neuropathy concentrates on reducing pain but medication such blood pressure lowering drugs may also be prescribed to help prevent development of the condition.

DIABETES AND ITS EFFECT ON DIGESTION
Diabetes can affect digestion in a number of ways. If diabetes has caused nerve damage, this can lead to nausea, constipation or diarrhoea.

An alternative cause of disturbed digestion can be the result of diabetes medication

HOW DIABETES AFFECTS THE SKIN
Diabetes affect on the skin is usually a result of its affect on the nerves and circulation which can lead to dry skin, slow healing of cuts, burns and wounds, fungal and bacterial infections and loss of feeling in the foot.

People with diabetes are recommended to have their feet checked at least once a year. The effect of diabetes on the feet is often referred to as diabetic foot


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fati2001:


Great write up.



sorry for the lateness, I was ban.

Puredainty:

Pls what measures did you take for her quick recovery?

Mekanus:
That's one of the major problems with managing diabetes; finance. One has to be financially bouyant to properly manage diabetes especially when it gets to advanced stage. The worst complications of diabetes is that neuropathy, where there is severe pains in the legs and the person would have to be on pain relief drugs. Bro tell your mum to as much as she can adhere to the diets.

Topshow4real:


My mom is diabetic and she has been suffering severe pains in her legs since 2months ago. Doctors have prescribed different pain relief drugs to her, but none is helping her condition. I don't know how to help her. She cries everyday due to the pain

Please could you suggest any drug that could ease the pains?

Mekanus:
We used Diclofenac then, the injectable one works very fast. But just know it doesn't cure the pain permanently, it just relieves it for the moment. Other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs should work too.