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There’s another site called type2diabetes.com that’s very supportive.

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.

That’s so good to hear that your sugars are coming down, I’m happy for you.

How did you feel- scared, overwhelmed with all the information and scared about the complications? Did you get the support you needed? Did you grieve your old life before you were diagnosed? Do you miss and grieve the foods you ate before your diabetes diagnoses? Does your doctor understand your...

I got my first meter from my diabetic class, then I got my second one from a pharmacy, the meter is free and you pay for your lancets and strips. I really recommend going to Diabetes classes through your local hospital, they teach you everything when your new to Diabetes. With Covid they...

Limiting salt is important to prevent heart disease, and blood pressure issues. I was told this in the class, not to cut it out completely, just don’t add it to all your food, I have some salt on my roast beef, as an example. With brown rice have it once in a while, in portion. You can have...

Try eating brown rice when you feel like having it, and portion control, I was taught in the diabetes classes, half your plate should be healthy vegetables, and one part meat( chicken, pork, steak) be the size of the top of your fist. And one part healthy fats, replace your potatoe with mashed...

Q, you were belittled by the Diabetic nurse, I am so sick and tired how the health care people treat people with Type 2 diabetes, especially when your grieving, were only human when your stressed because you lose very important people in you life you eat all the wrong foods it's NORMAL that's...

I know that but you eat whole wheat in moderation,they told us in the class at the hospital not to eat white bread I only have bread once a day. The sugar in whole wheat breaks down slower, so I was told, everyone hears different advice, I found I was extremely hungry on to low of carbs I wasn't...

Whole wheat pasta is better, in small portion, I was told in my Diabetic class. Yes you can have a whole apple You can take some almonds with you on the go in a plastic baggie, and an apple that's what I did. Or some baby carrots and a small container of low fat dip this also can be a snack in...

Gluten free flour is still white flour, try using whole wheat flour, you can't have white flour because of the carbs.

I'm Type 2 Diabetic, and not on medication for it as yet, but I know I could not take metformin because my bowels would not tolerate it, I have diarrhea from the Diabetic diet, half the foods you have to eat cause IBS for me, whole wheat, oatmeal all cause me the diarrhea, I mentioned in the...

What is celeriac?

You need to cry, you need hugs and you need reassurance that you will be okay, people didn't get it when I cried, I think my husband thought I was crazy or something, but if you feel your mood is down, and feeling depressed you need to talk to your doctor . I did and was put on antidepressants...

I know how you feel, I was the same when I was diagnosed, Type 2, I listen to my body. I know when my sugars drop. I check but they are normal, I was told that they were probably were high and have dropped to normal, but were high all day so it makes you feel low, I forget what it's called...

I'm not on insulin yet, but I would think that's a whole other ball game, learning when to take it ect. I have back issues to, so my excercising isn't as regular as I would like it t be. Before I hurt my back I would walk everyday, had my sugars in the 5's my last A1c's was 6.1, due to no...

I'm here for you Emily, I totally get it. We can chat.