Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Anyone else with Type 1 Diabetes and IBS? *newbie here*

Hello!

Thank you for the feedback and the kindly meant words, I don't know if mere words can express how thankful I am for everyone's help and empathy!!

Yes, I shall definately look into those kinds of searches you've mentioned and hope for the best... it's hard when one condition's treatment is the opposite of the other.

So far my very careful day has been ok with only a tiny bit of bloating. I found an iced tea made with splenda and completely forgot that the tea part has caffeine- I only had one but so far so good. Woopsies. I bought plain koolaid that I will sweeten with Splenda and see how it goes- cause there is no other sweetner I can use having diabetes- I may just have to live with the consequences or give up any flavour of drinks for the rest of my life- and THAT is not an option.

As for thyroid problems, Kandee is our resident expert, so you might search on "thyroid" and look especially for posts by her. I do know she strongly discourages people with thyroid issues from consuming soy.

Woo, I didn't know that! *looks stunned* I guess it's a good thing that I got Rice Dream instead of soy milk then today. I just hope it doesn't use up all my carb choices or something stupid like that. *grinds teeth in frustration* More research! But it's ok... I'm used to doing that! LOL!

There was a very recent thread on Splenda - you can Search on it, but I seem to remember that the overall consensus was not good.

Uh oh... not sure what to make of that. I shall have to investigate and see what my own unique stupid phisiology decides to do. Stupid bowel... grrrrrrrr. Can I rip mine out with an oyster fork and dance on it?

Explain to me why smoothies are a no-no because of the cellulose. You lost me on that one.

Ok, with diabetes (especially type 1 like I have) fruit is an ok thing so long as it is a WHOLE fruit and not purree'd basically into juice. I've tried to make smoothies before and within a few minutes of drinking it, no matter HOW much protein I put in it, my blood sugar is scarily high. The cellulose in the whole fruit is what keeps the fructose and other broken down sugars from entering the bloodstream within seconds- once those slowing down agents are gone, a person with diabetes gets one HECK of a blood sugar spike. Drinking fruit juice is exactly the same as drinking a regular sugared drink or eating a couple of tablespoons of sugar. It all comes down to fibre and so on... in treating diabetes, fibre is what slows down the absorption of sugars of ANY kind... and it happens to be the enemy of IBS at the same time: thus my quandary.

There are soluble fibers other than white bread and white rice, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, bananas, applesauce. Maybe you can make those more of the basis of your diet.

That's what I'm thinking too, but I have to add at least an ounce of protein of some sort with each meal, or the carbs will nail my blood sugars to the ceiling- I just don't know about the whole fibre thing, so I may have to go to a dietician and maybe get more info that I'm all too happy to share on here! ^_^

Not being able to do the sweets is tough - I conned myself into staying on this diet by eating way too many at the beginning. I truly don't know how totally you should stay away from sugar, but there is a very popular recipe on the Boards for AntiDepressant Brownies (ADBs) and Linz recently posted that she's made them with far less sugar than normal and they're still good. Maybe they'd be a possibility for you?

YUP! I can do regular non-diabetes desserts, I just have to watch my portion size and combine that good old protein and fibre thing... it's going to take some juggling I can see, but hey, I'm thinking that not trying to turn myself inside out every two or three days will be worth it! And to think my endocrinologist tried to put me on metformin!!!!!? I thought I was going to die... honestly- the side effect of that medication is 'abdominal discomfort'... on TOP of rampant IBS... I'm telling you, it was nearly a trip to the hospital.

There are also recipes like Kree's CrockPot Chicken Stew and ShellMarr's Meatloaf and Skinny Mashed Potatoes that I'd hope would be doable for you.

I shall try it out!!! At this point I have absolutely NOTHING to lose. I can't imagine a life without pain and bloating, without hours spent worrying where the next bathroom is, whether I'm going to be able to wear certain pants with or without elastic waists or swallowing GasX by the handful.

Have you tried peppermint tea? It does seem to help settle my tummy down. Unless, of course, you also have GERD or reflux.

The tea is ok, but after a while I get really tired of it. Same with ginger tea and so on... but maybe now that I'm not drinking milk or eating red meat etc it might need to be drunk a bit less? I don't know but I am VERY hopeful.

You should have seen me at the grocery store today, reading labels and weeping- I'm just so frustrated right now. I also got myself some Glucerna- a diabetes friendly meal replacement made with soy. It helps a lot when I've had a really bad time and my gut doesn't mind it as much as eating sometimes. At this point a radical change won't hurt any more than the stop and go cycle I've been doing around the pain and my erratic blood sugars... pain raises blood sugars so no WONDER I have never managed to get diabetes control. I'm open minded about the whole experiment and as I've mentioned I have absolutely nothing to lose.

Thank you again for the help you guys, I'm still open to more info- yes, even despite my frustration I try and keep my spirits up... after all I'm still alive when many doctors have said I shouldn't even be here... and believe me, knowing that I'm not alone in dealing with this while it saddens me, I can't help being relieved!

*more wobbly brave grins*

Elfmaid

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Part Irish and NOT thrilled about having celtic knotwork in my belly!

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