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<blockquote data-quote="SueKen" data-source="post: 775011" data-attributes="member: 93658"><p>Hello LouLou,</p><p>Sorry you have been having such a bad time, and not helped by a really insensitive medical professional, but at least you now have a supportive nurse, so that's good.</p><p>I'm the same age as you, and was diagnosed last year after a visit to the doctors for completely different symptoms, but after a particularly stressful year. So it was very much a shock to me too.</p><p>I had to push pretty hard to try diet alone, but luckily I have succeeded so far. I did lots of reading on this forum and website, and also bought a good book (diabetes, the first year, by Gretchen Becker). I am a bit of a control freak, so I embraced the lower carb diet, which seems to have worked for me. Although I was only a little bit overweight, it helped me lose weight, and along with a bit more exercise also brought my HbA1c levels down. </p><p>I think it all takes time to sink in, a month is really not very long, it took me much longer to get my head around it. But on a positive note, I am probably much fitter now than I was a year ago. </p><p>You will get loads of support on here if you want it.</p><p>Good luck, keep your spirits up.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>Sue</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SueKen, post: 775011, member: 93658"] Hello LouLou, Sorry you have been having such a bad time, and not helped by a really insensitive medical professional, but at least you now have a supportive nurse, so that's good. I'm the same age as you, and was diagnosed last year after a visit to the doctors for completely different symptoms, but after a particularly stressful year. So it was very much a shock to me too. I had to push pretty hard to try diet alone, but luckily I have succeeded so far. I did lots of reading on this forum and website, and also bought a good book (diabetes, the first year, by Gretchen Becker). I am a bit of a control freak, so I embraced the lower carb diet, which seems to have worked for me. Although I was only a little bit overweight, it helped me lose weight, and along with a bit more exercise also brought my HbA1c levels down. I think it all takes time to sink in, a month is really not very long, it took me much longer to get my head around it. But on a positive note, I am probably much fitter now than I was a year ago. You will get loads of support on here if you want it. Good luck, keep your spirits up.:) Sue [/QUOTE]
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