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- 6
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hi - I am nearly 50, and today I got the results of a fasting blood test - it was above 7, which the GP says is diagnostic for diabetes. I have had high blood sugar levels in the last but they have always come down to under the diagnostic level.
I am blaming myself - I am very overweight and have always struggled with diet - I have tried and failed to lose weight so many times, and to be honest, I am not sure this will be any different.
To give you a bit of background, I have depression, and am just about to finish a course of therapy which has helped a lot. However, the rest of my life is a mess. My much loved mother in law is in a hospice, with terminal lung cancer - she probably only has days left, and we are all in bits about it, and I am trying to hold myself together so I can support my husband and sons - and to be honest, I am not doing a very good job of that, as I am on the edge of tears a lot of the time. Added to that, my eldest, who is away at university, is on crutches after dislocating his kneecap, and one of the dogs has ruptured not one but both rear anterior cruciate ligaments, and is going to need 2 lots of surgery, each needing a 3 month recovery period and costing £1.5k - thankfully the insurance will cover it.
So to be honest, this is just the final straw, and I don't think I can cope. A Facebook friend has pointed me to your forum, and I have joined - but should apologise for being such a wet mess.
I am blaming myself - I am very overweight and have always struggled with diet - I have tried and failed to lose weight so many times, and to be honest, I am not sure this will be any different.
To give you a bit of background, I have depression, and am just about to finish a course of therapy which has helped a lot. However, the rest of my life is a mess. My much loved mother in law is in a hospice, with terminal lung cancer - she probably only has days left, and we are all in bits about it, and I am trying to hold myself together so I can support my husband and sons - and to be honest, I am not doing a very good job of that, as I am on the edge of tears a lot of the time. Added to that, my eldest, who is away at university, is on crutches after dislocating his kneecap, and one of the dogs has ruptured not one but both rear anterior cruciate ligaments, and is going to need 2 lots of surgery, each needing a 3 month recovery period and costing £1.5k - thankfully the insurance will cover it.
So to be honest, this is just the final straw, and I don't think I can cope. A Facebook friend has pointed me to your forum, and I have joined - but should apologise for being such a wet mess.