Hello Everyone,
This is my first time on the forum, I was diagnosed with type 2 about 5 years ago and to be honest I have not looked after myself at all. I always describe myself as a Egyptian Diabetic...... In de Nile. I have continued to eat and drink everything that I shouldn’t have and up to recently haven’t noticed any problems doing this.
However this weekend I did not feel well and I measured my blood sugars. I had a reading of 30 and even I know that this is not good. (It is now down to 18.) I have been to my GP and am now waiting for the results of the blood tests.( nervously) I have been ill this week and have taken some time off work because I have felt wiped out, blurred vision etc. I have been feeling guilty taking the time off just because I’m feeling a little tired and have an headache so I am going to return to work tomorrow. Does anyone else take time away from work because of similar symptoms ?
I have just been reading some posts on here which have been really helpful I know that I have so much to learn and I suppose a long way to go. One thing that I have noticed though is that many people talk about loosing weight. Does a diabetic diet mean that you will lose the weight ? to be honest I want to put the weight on, like I said I am new to all of this so I might be over complicating things as there is a lot of information to take on board. Like I said before I have lots to learn but hopefully I am not to late.
This is my first time on the forum, I was diagnosed with type 2 about 5 years ago and to be honest I have not looked after myself at all. I always describe myself as a Egyptian Diabetic...... In de Nile. I have continued to eat and drink everything that I shouldn’t have and up to recently haven’t noticed any problems doing this.
However this weekend I did not feel well and I measured my blood sugars. I had a reading of 30 and even I know that this is not good. (It is now down to 18.) I have been to my GP and am now waiting for the results of the blood tests.( nervously) I have been ill this week and have taken some time off work because I have felt wiped out, blurred vision etc. I have been feeling guilty taking the time off just because I’m feeling a little tired and have an headache so I am going to return to work tomorrow. Does anyone else take time away from work because of similar symptoms ?
I have just been reading some posts on here which have been really helpful I know that I have so much to learn and I suppose a long way to go. One thing that I have noticed though is that many people talk about loosing weight. Does a diabetic diet mean that you will lose the weight ? to be honest I want to put the weight on, like I said I am new to all of this so I might be over complicating things as there is a lot of information to take on board. Like I said before I have lots to learn but hopefully I am not to late.