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<blockquote data-quote="skipworth" data-source="post: 852593" data-attributes="member: 32399"><p>I was diagnosed in 2005, and quickly moved from diet only to gliclazide and metformin and then onto insulin within 4 years. I initially cut out any tinned food that had a sugar content over 2gms and tried to eat a healthier diet, but didn't know anything about carb control, so was eating bread, pasta and potatoes, all no no's for a diabetic. On insulin I was able to tolerate eating carbs, but at the expense of increasing the dosages. Fortunately my partner is sympathetic and goes along with my crazy schedule of weighing food etc. I wasn't ware at the time but on investigation I have found out that my fathers mother, uncles, aunts etc are or have been diabetics, so it does seem to run in my family.</p><p>I know diabetes can be a bit overwhelming and frightening if you think too far ahead, but it doesn't have to be.</p><p>Your life being a diabetic is now normal for you, but it doesn't have to mean that you change a lot. I am still eating normal meals, but without the heavy carbs, and apart from having had to inject 5 times a day before meals it is what you would call a pretty much normal lifestyle. You just have to take a little more care of yourself. The biggest problem for me is eating out, how much insulin do you take, so I generally under dose and then test when I get home and give myself a booster if its need.</p><p>If you think about what you do normally, what is that you feel is out of the ordinary, and cause you problems. I f you look at it you will more often find that unless you have other health issues, you can still do the things you want to, but you just need to think ahead, you can go walking, exercise and get about, but just have something on hand in case of emergencies like glucose, something I admit I tend to forget about, I have also been known to go out for a meal and leave my insulin at home, but its no big deal, I wait until I get back and then correct it.</p><p>I know its easy to say that diabetes shouldn't run (ruin) your life and that you should still enjoy it, and to a certain degree that is true, but until you experience the hopeless feeling that suddenly your body is out of your control, it is difficult to get around it. I think what you could really do with is someone you can actually talk things through with so you can get it clear in your head what you are going through. Please don't consider anti depressants unless you feel that you have no other choice. Have you tried to see if there is a local Diabetes.co.uk support group in your area, i don't know where you live in powys, but it may be worthwhile checking at your sugery or hospital is there is any groups that they are aware of. Remeber everything you are experiencing someone has probably gone throug as well, not much good to you I know, but just to let you know that it isn't as grey as it seems and that others can help if you need it.</p><p>Stay strong and positive, you have raised a family and that is an achievement, and I bet you didn't have any expereince before doing that, so keep your spirits up and recognise that you can do it, it may be harrd but yes you can do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skipworth, post: 852593, member: 32399"] I was diagnosed in 2005, and quickly moved from diet only to gliclazide and metformin and then onto insulin within 4 years. I initially cut out any tinned food that had a sugar content over 2gms and tried to eat a healthier diet, but didn't know anything about carb control, so was eating bread, pasta and potatoes, all no no's for a diabetic. On insulin I was able to tolerate eating carbs, but at the expense of increasing the dosages. Fortunately my partner is sympathetic and goes along with my crazy schedule of weighing food etc. I wasn't ware at the time but on investigation I have found out that my fathers mother, uncles, aunts etc are or have been diabetics, so it does seem to run in my family. I know diabetes can be a bit overwhelming and frightening if you think too far ahead, but it doesn't have to be. Your life being a diabetic is now normal for you, but it doesn't have to mean that you change a lot. I am still eating normal meals, but without the heavy carbs, and apart from having had to inject 5 times a day before meals it is what you would call a pretty much normal lifestyle. You just have to take a little more care of yourself. The biggest problem for me is eating out, how much insulin do you take, so I generally under dose and then test when I get home and give myself a booster if its need. If you think about what you do normally, what is that you feel is out of the ordinary, and cause you problems. I f you look at it you will more often find that unless you have other health issues, you can still do the things you want to, but you just need to think ahead, you can go walking, exercise and get about, but just have something on hand in case of emergencies like glucose, something I admit I tend to forget about, I have also been known to go out for a meal and leave my insulin at home, but its no big deal, I wait until I get back and then correct it. I know its easy to say that diabetes shouldn't run (ruin) your life and that you should still enjoy it, and to a certain degree that is true, but until you experience the hopeless feeling that suddenly your body is out of your control, it is difficult to get around it. I think what you could really do with is someone you can actually talk things through with so you can get it clear in your head what you are going through. Please don't consider anti depressants unless you feel that you have no other choice. Have you tried to see if there is a local Diabetes.co.uk support group in your area, i don't know where you live in powys, but it may be worthwhile checking at your sugery or hospital is there is any groups that they are aware of. Remeber everything you are experiencing someone has probably gone throug as well, not much good to you I know, but just to let you know that it isn't as grey as it seems and that others can help if you need it. Stay strong and positive, you have raised a family and that is an achievement, and I bet you didn't have any expereince before doing that, so keep your spirits up and recognise that you can do it, it may be harrd but yes you can do it. [/QUOTE]
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