Hello everyone,
I had a type 2 diagnosis this morning and feel very alone and scared.
After reading for most of the day about type 2, as too upset to work, I feel reassured that there's a group I can talk to.
I feel ashamed and embarrassed to have this condition. I'm 45, a couple of stone overweight bmi of 29 - have been since my mid late 30s. I carry my weight on my belly. I have carbs (pasta, bread) and cheese a lot, but eat lots of veg and fruit too. Recently took up running and do 5k 2/3 times a week.
The experience at the Drs was horrible - he said I have diabetes, gave me a measurement of 83 and said normal was 48. It was just mentioned as matter of fact, given print out and meds. I asked the Dr about chances of reversing it as I'd seen a lot about it in media, but he didn't want to talk about that and said a change of diet might help but I need to start meds. I felt patronised and like I was a waste of space to him.
I really don't want to take the pills. They sound horrible. I want to do low calorie or low carb and see how I go. The sheet he gave me on diet was just a normal diet with no latest advice. I bought a blood sugar reader today and have had a mixture of results from 8.8 - 11.9. Also got reversing diabetes book from Amazon.
All in all, it's been a depressing day. Hope I will feel more positive as I try to deal with this and lose the weight.
Chin up. I felt the same way when diagnosed, guess we all do, but it was not unexpected because I was showing quite a few symptoms before being confirmed.
My BS reading was 23 !!! Which was really scary. However, my doctor didn't want me on melds and said let's try 3 months on diet/excercise. Now after 2 1/2 months I've lost over 35 pounds, joined a gym but also walk a lot.
My latest readings are 9, 8.5 and 8.3.
It's not the end of the world, you just need to decide I'm going to control this and not let it control me.
Do low carb..it's easier than you think because eating fewer carbs means you don't feel as hungry. You'll still get cravings, it's how you handle them .
Good luck and take care