Hi...hope I'm in the right place here!! it's taken me about half an hour to work out how to post...and never having found myself on an internet forum it's a totally new experience...and in particular talking to complete strangers about diabetes,having discovered that I too have type 2 diabetes.... my story..well. here goes...I'll try and keep it brief
5 years ago I had some blood tests done and everything was completely normal, 5 years ago I also weighed 25kg more than I do now, but my weight loss has been due to general changes in my lifestyle, discovering 'regular' exercise, cutting down on the booze, healthy eating blah blah blah...it was a kind of gradual thing that just happened naturally, and obviously feeling better about myself and seeing the benefits it just became normal to live like this...In the last couple of years I've never felt better about myself, physically..btw I'm 37...when suddenly bullet from the blue sky 3 days before xmas, the day before I was due to come home..another btw..I live in Italy, have done since I was 23...I find out I have type 2 diabetes. Nobody in my family has it, I've completely changed the way I live in the last few years, I'm a healthy weight, my cholestrol is really low, my blood pressure is normal and nobody seems to be able to tell me why! I guess I'll never know why it's just a case of accepting it and managing it. I had my first appt with the 'diabetologist' (bearing in mind I'm learning terms and words that I probably don't even know in my own language!!) in January, metformina 1000mg twice a day and onglyza at lunch time..I really want to be able to control it through diet and exercise, I hate taking all this medicine, and remembering it 3 times a day is something I'm still trying to get used to...I've got post-its everywhere so I don't forget. I miss the spontaneity of my life before....food and drink have always played an important role in my life and in particularly in social situations, living in Italy it's difficult not to be in love with food and wine!
I'm sure there must be people here who can relate to what I'm saying, and I guess it'd just be nice to hear someone say..yep I totally know how you're feeling, cause despite an incredibly supportive family and great friends, I feel quite alone in all this. thanks for taking the time to read..xx ps sorry it's so long![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
5 years ago I had some blood tests done and everything was completely normal, 5 years ago I also weighed 25kg more than I do now, but my weight loss has been due to general changes in my lifestyle, discovering 'regular' exercise, cutting down on the booze, healthy eating blah blah blah...it was a kind of gradual thing that just happened naturally, and obviously feeling better about myself and seeing the benefits it just became normal to live like this...In the last couple of years I've never felt better about myself, physically..btw I'm 37...when suddenly bullet from the blue sky 3 days before xmas, the day before I was due to come home..another btw..I live in Italy, have done since I was 23...I find out I have type 2 diabetes. Nobody in my family has it, I've completely changed the way I live in the last few years, I'm a healthy weight, my cholestrol is really low, my blood pressure is normal and nobody seems to be able to tell me why! I guess I'll never know why it's just a case of accepting it and managing it. I had my first appt with the 'diabetologist' (bearing in mind I'm learning terms and words that I probably don't even know in my own language!!) in January, metformina 1000mg twice a day and onglyza at lunch time..I really want to be able to control it through diet and exercise, I hate taking all this medicine, and remembering it 3 times a day is something I'm still trying to get used to...I've got post-its everywhere so I don't forget. I miss the spontaneity of my life before....food and drink have always played an important role in my life and in particularly in social situations, living in Italy it's difficult not to be in love with food and wine!
I'm sure there must be people here who can relate to what I'm saying, and I guess it'd just be nice to hear someone say..yep I totally know how you're feeling, cause despite an incredibly supportive family and great friends, I feel quite alone in all this. thanks for taking the time to read..xx ps sorry it's so long