Thats good @Shaz51, I'm glad you are checking with your GP about the issue of Chromium. Chromium, although only needed is very small quantities, is essential in the healthy processing of glucose. And it can very definitely aid in preventing the regression from pre-diabetes to full blown diabetes. So it is certainly worth checking with your GP and perhaps getting a blood test to check that your chromium levels are adequate. I know you need to be very careful about what you take because of your CKD, so you certainly should not do anything without getting the approval from your GP or nephrologist. Chromium deficiency can also have an adverse affect on depression from what I have read, so that may interest others here.
Hi @PeppiPatty, nice to meet you. Hello again @Faith-and-Hope @TAB @Shimmer - sorry I havent been around very much lately.
Thanks for asking Shaz, I am doing things pretty tough at the moment. Quite depressed about everything in general. Not sleeping at all. And the medication I have been on for ptsd-related nightmares and sleep disturbances, I have had to reduce because it lowers my blood pressure too much. So nightmares are becoming an issue again for me. I need to find a happy medium where the meds are effective in stopping nightmares and flashbacks, but not lowering my blood pressure to the extent that I am staggering into walls all day long from dizziness. It just leaves me feeling very insecure with everything I do I guess. I am determined to get there though. Oh. and if anybody is interested in knowing - chromium supplements can also help to lower blood pressure, so if you have high BP (mine is naturally very low unfortunately) this could help you. But for me its very much a Catch 22 situation. Damn!
I saw my psych yesterday actually and she wants me just to concentrate on the basics over the next 6 weeks - you know like eating, sleeping and exercising. Try to do the basics well in other words. And I have another appointment to see her in 6 weeks time. She has given me lots of tips and advise on better sleep, and also things I need to do to get me over this latest depressive episode.
Holly is great, she is such a beautiful little dog. I love her so much. xx
