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<blockquote data-quote="RichardCurtis" data-source="post: 314981" data-attributes="member: 49033"><p>I had been a long serving member of the armed forces, a mountain leader, an experienced long distance hiker, a vegetarian, non-drinker, non-smoker with no family history of diabetes. I was diagnosed Type2 immediately after Christmas 2007 !! Happy New Year.... It's one hell of a steep learning curve, isn't it? Oodles of misconceptions, misinformation. Then the absolute horror of advancing years and worsening management of it. Helplessness, the feeling of being poisoned by what you eat, slipping into sense of isolation and purposelessness. I felt like I was packing my bags at 50 !!</p><p>Finally, about two weeks back and after my banging on about it to (unsympathetic) GPs, I've been prescribed insulin. Immediate re-empowerment, better more effective therapy, relief from muscle pain, circulatory complications, overarching fatigue and the psychological side effects. I wish it hadn't taken so long to get here, but I am just so grateful to my DSN, the doctor who listened for more than the statutory 5 minutes and Bayer chemicals for the kit. :thumbup: :thumbup:</p><p>I've learned to take responsibility for what I eat, how much I exercise, and how I feel in my head. That's when I turned my own corner and stopped kidding myself that it wasn't going to affect me, I was the exception. None of us is exceptional, so knuckle down, be prepared to self-examine lifestyle, habits etc and DO something positive to change yourself. You're too valuable as a human being to your families, friends and this planet to succumb to this condition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RichardCurtis, post: 314981, member: 49033"] I had been a long serving member of the armed forces, a mountain leader, an experienced long distance hiker, a vegetarian, non-drinker, non-smoker with no family history of diabetes. I was diagnosed Type2 immediately after Christmas 2007 !! Happy New Year.... It's one hell of a steep learning curve, isn't it? Oodles of misconceptions, misinformation. Then the absolute horror of advancing years and worsening management of it. Helplessness, the feeling of being poisoned by what you eat, slipping into sense of isolation and purposelessness. I felt like I was packing my bags at 50 !! Finally, about two weeks back and after my banging on about it to (unsympathetic) GPs, I've been prescribed insulin. Immediate re-empowerment, better more effective therapy, relief from muscle pain, circulatory complications, overarching fatigue and the psychological side effects. I wish it hadn't taken so long to get here, but I am just so grateful to my DSN, the doctor who listened for more than the statutory 5 minutes and Bayer chemicals for the kit. :thumbup: :thumbup: I've learned to take responsibility for what I eat, how much I exercise, and how I feel in my head. That's when I turned my own corner and stopped kidding myself that it wasn't going to affect me, I was the exception. None of us is exceptional, so knuckle down, be prepared to self-examine lifestyle, habits etc and DO something positive to change yourself. You're too valuable as a human being to your families, friends and this planet to succumb to this condition. [/QUOTE]
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