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Just put Canadian Diabetes Association in google it will come up There’s one for the UK to. It just talks about your feelings around diabetes when first diagnosed I wish I new-all this when first diagnosed I thought I was crazy to

Good for you, but ppl do really suffer from food noise. It’s a real thing. Of course no one wants to loose there toes, that’s kind of nasty way to put it. I got my sugars down to by eliminating all those things to. But you do get cravings which is so normal.

I agree, I cried to not being able to eat what I want. I think we all go through this, after my mom passed away I was in a terrible state with the grief and ate things that I craved it was comfort food. I am a lot better now. But I still find it hard especially in social gatherings there’s...

Oh my god that would of scared the **** out of me, that is horrible.

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.

Yes it is often the lack of understanding that gets me down and angry, and fustrated.

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...

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...