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<blockquote data-quote="athenamac" data-source="post: 1452226" data-attributes="member: 398426"><p>I'm a 33 year old female living in NZ. My doc called me up yesterday to tell me I have type 2, and I have to go in to talk to them about it this week. I'm not really sure how I feel yet - one part of me has been expecting it, as it runs in my family. My mum and aunt live with it. My great uncle died from diabetes related complications. My grandfather committed suicide because his diabetes got so bad that he could no longer support his family. </p><p>Another part of me is so angry with myself for letting this happen; for not taking it seriously enough. I let myself get overweight, I indulged in comfort food and emotional eating, I didn't exercise enough. And because of that I now have a chronic illness that takes years off my life expectancy even when well managed. I have a five year old boy - I've taken years of having a mother away from him.</p><p>On one side I'm wrecked. Once my boy is in bed I just cry and cry. On the other side, because I always figured it would happen eventually, at least now I know. Now I can get the tools to monitor and manage myself instead of living in ignorance of what is happening in my body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="athenamac, post: 1452226, member: 398426"] I'm a 33 year old female living in NZ. My doc called me up yesterday to tell me I have type 2, and I have to go in to talk to them about it this week. I'm not really sure how I feel yet - one part of me has been expecting it, as it runs in my family. My mum and aunt live with it. My great uncle died from diabetes related complications. My grandfather committed suicide because his diabetes got so bad that he could no longer support his family. Another part of me is so angry with myself for letting this happen; for not taking it seriously enough. I let myself get overweight, I indulged in comfort food and emotional eating, I didn't exercise enough. And because of that I now have a chronic illness that takes years off my life expectancy even when well managed. I have a five year old boy - I've taken years of having a mother away from him. On one side I'm wrecked. Once my boy is in bed I just cry and cry. On the other side, because I always figured it would happen eventually, at least now I know. Now I can get the tools to monitor and manage myself instead of living in ignorance of what is happening in my body. [/QUOTE]
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