@SpidersWeb........ I have type 2. I was diagnosed about 4 years ago, with High Cholesterol to boot, on top of dealing with MS. I lost 40 pounds and have 10 more to go to be at my idea weight. Those last ten are hard! I quit eating fast food, I eat every few hours, and never any big meals.
My Dr. knows I have my chocolates and Diet Coke, I don't lie about that. She says I don't have to give up my chocolate but do it in moderation. I get the big bag of reese cups because I snack on them and its not much, but gives me my chocolate fix. Dr. would prefer sugar free stuff but got to be careful as those will put on the pounds. My test for both have come back really good. Loosing weight really helped. I am thankful I take pills for that and not shots because my MS injections are enough for me.
Its hard to tell if my problems are related to MS or Diabetes. I don't have feeling like others so I have to be careful. If I get burnt by the stove I wont feel it right away like anyone else. My hand would end up glued to the stove before I realized it and pulled it away.
I have numbness also, but they usually say that's MS. I do have neuropathy in my feet. Lost feeling there too. But it could be MS or Diabetes.
I have 4 herniated disk also, so tired of MRI's to check my lesions in the brain, and my back issues (no lesions going down my spine though).
I think that's it. You all know my history now gosh darn it :s
On a lighter note, I feel fine.......keep going........and my problems are small compared to a lot of other people in this world :p
