Wickspics Loc: Detroits Northwest Side. Cody High School.

Haven't I seen an ad for a towel to put around your neck that stays cold. Sport store might have them.

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

fido, I am Type II Diabetic as well, but have been able to control my weight and control my blood sugars with medication. I would search as well on the internet and see what you can find. I would let the quality of my work speak for itself and explain your situation to your clients and let them make the call. As long as you can physically do the work I would allow my clients to make the call. My two cents worth. Best of luck with the disease, which is dreadful, and the work situation. You can also contact David Mendosa, who is an expert on Diabetes and a photographer, who will send a personal reply. http://www.mendosa.com/ Gary

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

May I add to what I said before. You have admitted you are overweight which is the cause of the sweats.
You have to adopt a Balanced lifestyle.
You have to take sufficient food to stop you having a hypo but you are eating too much and maybe the wrong type of foods. As an experiment try cutting down on the insulin and how much food your eat. Do not eat any cakes, biscuits, puddings etc but food high in protein and healthy. carbohydrates. Test before and six hours after a meal and try to get the BG readings at a level consistent with weight loss. DO take exercise.
Excuse the advice but I do know what I am talking about.

nitrophil Loc: Dayton, Ohio

IMHO, you need to find a better doctor. This is not photo advice, but my personal reaction to the way you describe your situation.

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

I'd be looking for a second opinion. See if you can find a specialist in a major city (Atlanta?). No disrespect to your doctor, but he or she may not be aware of everything that a specialist might, one who has a wider range of experience with your condition. Also, is it possible that it isn't directly related to your diabetes, but to some other condition that hasn't been diagnosed?

GeoffGregory Loc: London

Hello, if you are going down the diet route may I suggest the 5 and 2 method. My wife has been on it for a short while and has been able to loose weight, it is not so much a diet but a controlled eating pattern that you can adjust to your week.
There are websites regarding this and I hope that it will give you some encouraging thoughts, do not look upon it as a DIET and you have to stick to rabbit food it's not how it is set up.
Very good luck for the future.
Geoff

mharde

Dieting to loose weight doesn't always work unless you pair it with cardio exercise. Try a treadmill or stationary bike. The weight will come off twice as fast and you will be able to keep it off if you continue to exercise. It's not easy but it could lead to a better, and longer life...

mharde

Good luck!!!

Bayou Flyie

Steve,

As others have suggested, there are some foundation layers that help to wick moisture. Bought some coissonnes for the husband that were quite expensive but according to him they really work!

The other thing is have you tried meditation / yoga to help calm yourself in such situations? Taking the time to take a few deep breaths when your adrenalin is high really helps.

Best of Luck. My father and father-in-law were both diabetics. I hope you don't give up what is passionate to you but instead look for healthy alternatives. I find that living with diabetes is more about changing your lifestyle to live with diabetes.

buckwheat Loc: Clarkdale, AZ and Belen NM

I have a good friend who is type I diabetic, and he opted for bariatric surgery, (Stomach band) which has not only made him lose weight, but it is much easier for him to control his sugar and insulin. I understand that in many cases of type II, the surgery eliminates the need for insulin and virtually cures the diabetes. I know the issue is with the pancreas, but the surgery somehow works.

mdorn Loc: Portland, OR

I agree with Jerry. Sorry to hear about your condition. I know how hard it is to cut something out of your life you have a passion for, but your health is more important than a wedding shoot. Substitute your wedding gigs with walking. If you have the time, please watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo

Best of luck to you. -Mark

dspoon2 Loc: Rockwall TX

Steve, please let me offer you some encouragement. Like you I am type 2 and recently had to start using insulin...(lantus 10u at night and novalog on a sliding scale). I was really bent out of shape when I began to gain weight even though I was eating healthier than ever. There is an enzyme in insulin that causes the liver to get out of whack initially. You didnt mention your age but I suspect you would be about my age (66)...stay the course, eat a good, healthy diabetic diet and begin to excercise when possible. Eventually you will start seeing some stabilization in your weight. I really liked what Jerry advised...YOU and your health comes first.
If you enjoy shooting weddings you can always do second camera work. Personally I find it a lot less stressful...
Please take good care of yourself...I have 5 grandaughters and I want to see each one of them get that college diploma so that's my motivation....best wishes

sohemp

Steve:
I feel your pain. I have always sweated even in 0 degree. Is the insulin the only medication you are taking? You could be taking something else that can make you sweat besides the insulin.
I always carry with me a couple of towels & a change of shirts.
I would hate to see you get out of the event business.
According to the type of clients you have, maybe you bring it up to them and see how they feel.
Good Luck

ole sarg Loc: south florida

I too am a type2. go to the gym or if time allows walk about 20 min after each meal. helps control the sweats. live by the meter it is your friend. wanna snack try carrot sticks or other veggies. eat nothing after dinner. see a good nutritionist and obey her or him.

STVest Loc: LA - that's Lower Alabama

Steve:

By all means, if your doctor is not an endocrinologist, get one!

I have no medical training. What I am telling you here is based on over 25 years of OJT in being the primary care giver to a diabetic husband and daughter. My husband has been an insulin dependent diabetic for 40 years and suffers all of the ensuing complications. My daughter was diagnosed and has been insulin dependent for seven years.

The insulin itself if not causing your weight gain. The insulin is helping to bring your diabetes under better control, therefore the food you eat is being better processed and retained by your body and not flushed out as it was when blood sugars were consistently high. (I can personally attest to the fact that dieting and weight loss ain’t easy!)

The sweats are most likely NOT being caused by hypoglycemia. Typically, your blood sugars would be dangerously low before causing profuse sweating. Extreme mental confusion would accompany this and you would not be able to continue to function.

You didn’t say for how many years you have had diabetes. Usually, any neuropathic damage effecting your perspiration would not occur until many years into your diabetes. Also, this would probably be accompanied by other neuropathies that would be easier to diagnose as such.

Might there be another cause? Or another contributing factor? Are you on medications other than insulin? For several years, my husband went through severe sweats shortly after taking his non-insulin medications. For many years, he has been taking 16 or more prescription drugs. Some of the drugs have changed as new drugs have become available and some have been discontinued due to discovered dangers. He finally noticed that the sweating was more pronounced and prolonged if he drank coffee shortly before or after taking his meds. I don’t know if it was the caffeine or the heat of the drink, but since discovering this and stopping the coffee drinking at the time he introduced all these chemicals into his body, his sweating episodes have been dramatically reduced and most days eliminated. And maybe also affected by changes in the drug regimen.

I’m sorry to be so lengthy in my reply, but please don’t just accept your situation. If you are following the therapy prescribed by your doctor and are not happy with its results, COMPLAIN! Maybe a different type of diabetic therapy would be better for you.

Whatever you decide to do concerning your photography, be aggressive in treating your diabetes - your life, and your quality of life, depend on it. Good luck!