For anyone that's interested, here is how things have went for me. I hope that my story can bring a little hope to some newbies, as I can remember very recently thinking that this was an awful diagnosis.
I was diagnosed with T2 early this year. Over Christmas and New Year period 2010 I knew there was something not right.
Very thirsty all the time. All I would drink was water, as it was the only thing that I could get enough of to quench my thirst. I was hiding in my mate's kitchen drinking glass after glass of the stuff hoping no one would notice.
I started suddenly going to the toilet all of the time. I went from never once waking during the night for the toilet to going twice per night, every night.
I kinda put this down to being Christmas and loads of sweet goodies , alcohol and turkey sandwiches. Nearly the end of January I was still getting symptoms and suddenly notice I had dropped 1.5 Stone without trying. Headed off to doctor and asked for a diabetes test.
The doctor was surprised that I just came in and asked for a test rather than realed off the symptoms. Told her what I had been experiencing and why I wanted a test. She tested me and found my BG to be over 27 mmol/l. Off to hospital with me the following day! They did some tests and sent me away a few hours later, completely bewildered.
I decided to immediately change my life. I ignored all the advice I was getting about "one thing at a time" and such like and decided just to go for it. I immediately cut out all fast food, sweets/sugary things, sugar in my coffee, white bread... all the obvious things. I joined a gym and started a regular exercise regime (pleased to say I have stuck to it). I stopped smoking in February and have not had one since.
Results? Can't believe the result. I've slowly lost nearly a stone now, had to buy a new built and a load of new clothes as I lost around 6 inches round my waist. My hba1c results have dropped steadily (see signature). My BP and cholestoral has improved at each diabetic clinic checkup.
All in all, I can say (and given that I felt it was one of the worst possible things to happen to me, a bit strange to be saying this) that at this point in my life, a diabetes diagnosis has changed my life for the better.
I was diagnosed with T2 early this year. Over Christmas and New Year period 2010 I knew there was something not right.
Very thirsty all the time. All I would drink was water, as it was the only thing that I could get enough of to quench my thirst. I was hiding in my mate's kitchen drinking glass after glass of the stuff hoping no one would notice.
I started suddenly going to the toilet all of the time. I went from never once waking during the night for the toilet to going twice per night, every night.
I kinda put this down to being Christmas and loads of sweet goodies , alcohol and turkey sandwiches. Nearly the end of January I was still getting symptoms and suddenly notice I had dropped 1.5 Stone without trying. Headed off to doctor and asked for a diabetes test.
The doctor was surprised that I just came in and asked for a test rather than realed off the symptoms. Told her what I had been experiencing and why I wanted a test. She tested me and found my BG to be over 27 mmol/l. Off to hospital with me the following day! They did some tests and sent me away a few hours later, completely bewildered.
I decided to immediately change my life. I ignored all the advice I was getting about "one thing at a time" and such like and decided just to go for it. I immediately cut out all fast food, sweets/sugary things, sugar in my coffee, white bread... all the obvious things. I joined a gym and started a regular exercise regime (pleased to say I have stuck to it). I stopped smoking in February and have not had one since.
Results? Can't believe the result. I've slowly lost nearly a stone now, had to buy a new built and a load of new clothes as I lost around 6 inches round my waist. My hba1c results have dropped steadily (see signature). My BP and cholestoral has improved at each diabetic clinic checkup.
All in all, I can say (and given that I felt it was one of the worst possible things to happen to me, a bit strange to be saying this) that at this point in my life, a diabetes diagnosis has changed my life for the better.
