Yes this happened to me with horrible people saying awful things, when I lost the weight, and told them I have diabetes they said “ you must of been fat” I was so upset, didn’t say a thing I was shocked. And a whlole lot of others have said some pretty nasty comments it made me cry.
That was me and still have the fear, and how daunting diabetes is I get sad and have a good cry, the thing that bothers me is family they just don’t get it how hard this disease really is and not working around my diabetes.
I was on Hydrochlorothiazide a high blood pressure medication and developed Type 2 diabetes from being on it. Some say it doesn’t cause diabetes and some say it does. But I say it did.
I like to read and big on crafting magazines mainly the ones from the UK, love there magazines that come with Stamps and Die Cuts. I have a craftroom but haven’t been in there in a very long time since my sweet mom passed in 2015 it drums up so many memories, she use to make things to and I just...
Yes there should be ongoing support from some sort of counselling someone you can talk to about how you’re feeling around this diagnosis. When I was diagnosed there was no one who understood the emotional side. I cried when no one understood and just dismissed me. Even doctors can be very...
I really needed this when first diagnosed but there was no such thing, I agree that there should be some counselling for the emotional side of this disease and am very surprised there isn’t. I still go through the stresses of this disease and it’s been 13 years. The type of councellling has to...
I agree, I’m type 2, there needs more support, there’s nothing where I live. I was diagnosed 12 years ago, and I still struggle a lot, it’s very demanding this disease I’m actually quite surprised there is t counselling diabetes specific. Not just a counsellor that knows nothing about diabetes...
Aww I know how your feeling I was very scared to, an A1c of 6.5 isn’t that bad. Take deep breaths. Your going to be okay. Your just newly diagnosed. Eggs are good like an omelet for breafast, for lunch you can have a sandwich with brown bread white bread has to much sugar and carbs, have veggies...
Yes,there should be counselling, it has to be a councillor who knows a lot about diabetes and the emotional impact it has on a person. I struggle a lot with my diabetes, especially emotionally, I ended up on antidepressants and anxiety medication, this disease is not an easy thing to live with...
Hi there, I am on an antidepressant that has some terrible side effects, been through a lot in the past six years, losing my mom was a big one and other people in my family. Lots of stress. I don’t know your whole story, but I have a son with Autism and being a carer is very hard it was for me...
No your not going crazy I grieved all the foods I loved, it is a grief, I still crave and I cried to it is a grief process, look on the Canadian diabetes site it talks about grief, it takes a lot of time to get through all this.