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    Still fairly new.....and still trying to come to terms with this

    Hi Caprock, to provide an update on this. I have seen great improvements since my last post in this thread to the point I don't believe I have any of these symptoms anymore. To recap- diagnosed in May with A1C of 7.6 I believe. ~3 weeks after getting my sugar levels in normal ranges started...
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    Newly Diagnosed Type 2

    A1C of 55 is in the diabetic range but not crazy high. From what I have read, things like nerve damage as a byproduct of diabetes happen after years of uncontrolled diabetes. 55 which higher than non-diabetic range is probably not enough to have caused nerve damage. I would also not necessarily...
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    Still fairly new.....and still trying to come to terms with this

    Guys I am sorry if I sound like a baby but I need to say this out loud and there is no one around me that I can say it to- I have cried many times this week grieving about my diabetes. I just feel so down on my self and felt like I let this happen to myself. I lived unhealthy since like...
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    Still fairly new.....and still trying to come to terms with this

    I am in a similar boat as you. Got diagnosed roughly a month or so ago with an A1C in the mid 7s. I could not have been diabetic for too long before that (I gained a bunch of weight at the end of last year which I believe triggered my diabetes). I quickly got on a low carb occasionally fasting...