The only thing I could suggest is talk to a Therapist, a Doctor, especially if you are depressed talk to a Doctor.

If you can't afford a Doctor talk to someone in your county at the Board of Health they are there to help people but you have to go to get help.

Take 5HTP and it should help with your depression.

If you don't want to try 5HTP, I found that light therapy helps. Its a very slow process but anywho... go buy a lamp that is specifically designed for light therapy. There should be instructions. The one that came with my lamp said to just let it shine on you. Sure enough, two weeks went by and I felt a lot better.

Now... to the compulsive overeating thing... I'm with you on that one. Gawd... It is so hard to over come... in fact, I had to trick myself in to making myself feel like I ate a lot of food but in fact, it wasn't that much. It took around a month or two to get over it (although I've had my relapses. haha)

So, how did I do that? I bought loads of those Organic salad they're pitching at almost every grocery market. I just ate one box after another until I couldn't eat any more. Turns out, its good for me anyway. I got tired of it and had to munch on something, so I switched to old fashioned organic peanut butter. Then, I switched to bunch of other organic unprocessed foods like sun flower seeds, almonds, popcorn, cheese sticks. haha... yup.

Funny thing is at first my brain kept saying eat more, eat more but after a while my brain was like.... ok, thats enough green raw vegetables for you and thats enough nuts and yea... cheese sticks suck after the 3rd one.

Take it a day at a time, and do not hesitate to seek help! Depression and compulsive overeating go hand in hand most of the time (I know this from experience), and it's important to utilize every resource that's available to you. Once you have an idea of what is depressing you, you can take it from there. And this site counts as a resource too-- we are all here to support each other :-)

I did not ask you, how are your blood sugar readings.

as others have said, take it one day at a time and if you can't do it one day, go for one hour at a time and keep on going forward

Recognize and believe the effective solutions given by this caring support group--or group of supports; and shoot for one victory in eating and repeat. ("each victory will help you, some other to win"...).

In my case, to make a change, I always have to find my "sufficient motivator" since I believe that "once sufficiently motivated, discipline will follow". Easier said than done, but it works for me. Good luck.

If you can't do it alone, get a coach, a therapist, or a doctor whose guidance you trust and respect...and try again.

My sugars are everywhere. The lowest recently was 128. The highest was 245. Wayyyy better than in June, almost 500!!!!!!! I thought I was dying.

Maybe talk to you Doc about increasing or changing your Meds. High sugars is not good thing.

Walking for you thoughts,
Type 2 can be controlled by a simply walking. Yes, I couldn't believe it either. It supposed to be better than aerobic exercise. It is effective and low cost. Exercise is as important as dieting and taking our medication, plus it will make us feel better. So grab your husband, wife, dog, kids, music or whoever and get to walking, believe it or not you will feel better. I know that when I walk I feel much better although I am a little tired afterward. Well that's all for now folks.
WE CAN BEAT THIS THING TOGETHER...ONE STEP AT A TIME.