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<blockquote data-quote="Gudrun" data-source="post: 525812" data-attributes="member: 103109"><p>Charli2708, please, please do not worry too much. However horrible a disease diabetes can be, it does not have to be like this. What you have read about people dying young, or having heart disease is often a sign of diabetes not being kept under control. You have got type 2, which is the milder form and one that can be controlled with diet, lifestyle change and/or medication. It is NOT a death sentence.</p><p></p><p>Many people on this forum have had diabetes for a long time and live healthy and fulfilled lives. True, they can't eat everything they want to eat, but this is something that we all get used to.</p><p></p><p>A new diagnosis is scary, I understand that. But tell us a little bit more about what the doctors said (how high your blood sugar is) and we can give you better advice.</p><p></p><p>For now, the best thing you can do is to educate yourself about how to live with diabetes. Read the forum, read as many posts as you are able to now and you will see that there is a lot of wisdom and knowledge contained in the forum.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if any moderator is still online now to reply to your post now, but check out the posts under Newly Diagnosed and I am sure they will put your mind at ease.</p><p></p><p>Keep strong, and keep in touch. Make as much use of this forum as you have time to. We are all here to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gudrun, post: 525812, member: 103109"] Charli2708, please, please do not worry too much. However horrible a disease diabetes can be, it does not have to be like this. What you have read about people dying young, or having heart disease is often a sign of diabetes not being kept under control. You have got type 2, which is the milder form and one that can be controlled with diet, lifestyle change and/or medication. It is NOT a death sentence. Many people on this forum have had diabetes for a long time and live healthy and fulfilled lives. True, they can't eat everything they want to eat, but this is something that we all get used to. A new diagnosis is scary, I understand that. But tell us a little bit more about what the doctors said (how high your blood sugar is) and we can give you better advice. For now, the best thing you can do is to educate yourself about how to live with diabetes. Read the forum, read as many posts as you are able to now and you will see that there is a lot of wisdom and knowledge contained in the forum. I don't know if any moderator is still online now to reply to your post now, but check out the posts under Newly Diagnosed and I am sure they will put your mind at ease. Keep strong, and keep in touch. Make as much use of this forum as you have time to. We are all here to help. [/QUOTE]
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