Willowhisper9
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Hello Again,
I have written on the boards a few times before but I don't visit that often. Each time I seem to come back I have to register again, because I think I get forgotten :lol:
Anyway, I am hoping this time I will 'stick' here and not have to re register again :wink:
This is a great place and thanks to all who keep these boards going. You have no idea how vital they are nor in how many ways. Being able to visit here and read these boards has helped me emotionally and factually in many ways since I have become Type 2.. 5 years ago.
I was scared.. lonley and very worried. I have no way of contacting other Diabetics and have no friends who are Diabetics as I live in Sweden. I am English and we live in Stockholm because my husband does business here. However life for us Diabetics is very different from the life the UK. We are very much left to our own devices after our initial diagnosis unless we have severe problems. They believe we shouldn't get too deep into Diabetes so we don't 'live in the disease' so to speak and live as 'normal' a life as possible. I was told 'Don't look up and read up on the internet because you will get all upset and scared' etc etc.
The Diabetic organisation here is far smaller than in UK. Also the surgeries do not have dedicated clinics for patients with Diabetes generally speaking although there is one big clinic, the one time I visited there, I found the Dr kind but not very hopeful and somewhat tired.Not very 'upbeat'. Apart from you asking to be checked 3-6 monthly by your local gp, you will see no one else unless you have a problem and get referred.
My father (and my husbands father) were both Diabetics. So through that, I made myself aware and responsible by studying as much as I could for myself. My father was a double amputee, though it's fair to say that this was self inflicted (indirectly) through his having the beginings of Dementia.
....So, here I am 5 years down the road, having used this website many times to read up on other people's struggles, opionions and idea's as well as information, research and technological advances. I honestly don't know how I would have managed without 'Sugarless Sue' and many others
I don't have my latest numbers but last look..
HBA1C was 5 and has been 4.5 4.7 and so on since I stabilised from diagnosis 5 years ago. So it has been 'under control' since diagnosis, with the help of Metformin x3.. and now x4 because morning bloods are starting to increase, even though HBA1C hasn't gone above.
Now I'm trying to do even better by increasing exercise, weight training, boxing (for good cardio) and *trying* to do lower carb. I am finding this rather hard though as I don't eat meat ( I manage on chicken and fish but would like to go back to being vegetarian but it's too hard (see below), and I don't want to eat a lot of dairy because I also have Astma. I am also doing very well with and have managed to lower my meds to virtually almost zero because of removing almost all dairy in my diet.
I am struggling with IBS and the UNFORTunate thing about that is that the cure for that is in fact NO medication..and a lot of 'SOLUABLE fiber' which goes against the grain of the Diabetes low carb diet! :roll:
Oh yes and I am 58 years young! Heading towards 60 feeling like 36...
Life brings it challeges.. and all that we suffer and challenge and win through, not only makes us stronger, it helps other people..just like those who make this website possible by contributing and chatting and sharing here. Life is great, no matter what we have to struggle with. It's worth fighting for.
I have written on the boards a few times before but I don't visit that often. Each time I seem to come back I have to register again, because I think I get forgotten :lol:
Anyway, I am hoping this time I will 'stick' here and not have to re register again :wink:
This is a great place and thanks to all who keep these boards going. You have no idea how vital they are nor in how many ways. Being able to visit here and read these boards has helped me emotionally and factually in many ways since I have become Type 2.. 5 years ago.
I was scared.. lonley and very worried. I have no way of contacting other Diabetics and have no friends who are Diabetics as I live in Sweden. I am English and we live in Stockholm because my husband does business here. However life for us Diabetics is very different from the life the UK. We are very much left to our own devices after our initial diagnosis unless we have severe problems. They believe we shouldn't get too deep into Diabetes so we don't 'live in the disease' so to speak and live as 'normal' a life as possible. I was told 'Don't look up and read up on the internet because you will get all upset and scared' etc etc.
The Diabetic organisation here is far smaller than in UK. Also the surgeries do not have dedicated clinics for patients with Diabetes generally speaking although there is one big clinic, the one time I visited there, I found the Dr kind but not very hopeful and somewhat tired.Not very 'upbeat'. Apart from you asking to be checked 3-6 monthly by your local gp, you will see no one else unless you have a problem and get referred.
My father (and my husbands father) were both Diabetics. So through that, I made myself aware and responsible by studying as much as I could for myself. My father was a double amputee, though it's fair to say that this was self inflicted (indirectly) through his having the beginings of Dementia.
....So, here I am 5 years down the road, having used this website many times to read up on other people's struggles, opionions and idea's as well as information, research and technological advances. I honestly don't know how I would have managed without 'Sugarless Sue' and many others
I don't have my latest numbers but last look..
HBA1C was 5 and has been 4.5 4.7 and so on since I stabilised from diagnosis 5 years ago. So it has been 'under control' since diagnosis, with the help of Metformin x3.. and now x4 because morning bloods are starting to increase, even though HBA1C hasn't gone above.
Now I'm trying to do even better by increasing exercise, weight training, boxing (for good cardio) and *trying* to do lower carb. I am finding this rather hard though as I don't eat meat ( I manage on chicken and fish but would like to go back to being vegetarian but it's too hard (see below), and I don't want to eat a lot of dairy because I also have Astma. I am also doing very well with and have managed to lower my meds to virtually almost zero because of removing almost all dairy in my diet.
I am struggling with IBS and the UNFORTunate thing about that is that the cure for that is in fact NO medication..and a lot of 'SOLUABLE fiber' which goes against the grain of the Diabetes low carb diet! :roll:
Oh yes and I am 58 years young! Heading towards 60 feeling like 36...
Life brings it challeges.. and all that we suffer and challenge and win through, not only makes us stronger, it helps other people..just like those who make this website possible by contributing and chatting and sharing here. Life is great, no matter what we have to struggle with. It's worth fighting for.
