- Messages
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi
my name is Jayne.
I am finding it hard to come to terms with my diagnosis and everywhere I look for help and support is confusing and causing me to become stressed out.
I do not know what to, or what not to eat, I don't understand all this carb counting and the Gi, I have received a blood sugar testing kit from diabetics uk but cannot use it as I don't know what my goal is or what that means and how do I know if the readings are high or low and when do I test. I have asked my G P about going on one of the education causes you talk about but am told there are none in my area I cannot see a dietition as the have none, how am I surposed to learn and live with this disease if I cannot find guidance to do
it? I am getting so mad with myself I am starting to think to hell with it and throw the medication away and carry on as before. after all I hadn't got any symptoms I only found out through a blood test. I was give a health sheet with the 15 things you should expect from your healthcare team etc, the podiatry and eye screening are the only 2 out of the 15. it mentions the education coarse and dietition in this list. Please can someone help me in understanding or advise where to go to learn to understand.
many thanks for reading
Jayne
my name is Jayne.
I am finding it hard to come to terms with my diagnosis and everywhere I look for help and support is confusing and causing me to become stressed out.
I do not know what to, or what not to eat, I don't understand all this carb counting and the Gi, I have received a blood sugar testing kit from diabetics uk but cannot use it as I don't know what my goal is or what that means and how do I know if the readings are high or low and when do I test. I have asked my G P about going on one of the education causes you talk about but am told there are none in my area I cannot see a dietition as the have none, how am I surposed to learn and live with this disease if I cannot find guidance to do
it? I am getting so mad with myself I am starting to think to hell with it and throw the medication away and carry on as before. after all I hadn't got any symptoms I only found out through a blood test. I was give a health sheet with the 15 things you should expect from your healthcare team etc, the podiatry and eye screening are the only 2 out of the 15. it mentions the education coarse and dietition in this list. Please can someone help me in understanding or advise where to go to learn to understand.
many thanks for reading
Jayne