Need to face up to this.....

Beepbeep, As they say in good sci fi movies " you are not alone"!! Undoubtedly it must feel like it.The thought of giving up what is a source of comfort ( food ) is alien to most of us. This site is full of people who have experienced your situation - and overcome it .
Ultimately your doctor is quite right in that if you dont take control of the diabetes it will give some very nasty payback or worse.

The situation is not hopeless - as you are here and recognise that you may need some help.You say that you already control certain areas of your life which means you have an element of will power and self control. My advice is to look around this site and especially at any of the threads on Carbs or Diet, It most certainly will appear confusing but it has a wealth of information and experience in it.

It is thought provoking and that is part of the key because it gets you thinking about your circumstances and what you think you can and should do about it.

Thats enough preaching from me, Explore the site and then ask questions - lots of them !

Dave P

Welcome to the forum,Beepbeep.I think a lot of us will relate to 'focus then sabotage' :cry: :cry: .In fact I think I'm on the sabotage theme at the moment!Sit down and look at your lifestyle.Food portion size=cut it down.Exercise,well I can't go out much so I bought some hand weights and started using them while sitting watching TV.I also picked up some of these 'miracle' exercise machines from the charity shop and hop on them now and again.Even doing vertical pressups against a suitable height work top helps.It's all about making small changes,a bit at a time.I'm the laziest sod on Earth but I lost 2 stones doing this.Cutting down on the carbohydrates helps not only to lose weight but also to keep your blood sugars down.Have a good read round the site and ask questions.Good luck!

Hi Beepbeep

Like Sue and Dave have already said you are not alone. I have also had times when I feel I am on a self-destruct. My GP did not understand at all - he offered to refer me to a CPN. It is very difficult when your energies are spent on trying to control every aspect of your life and usually the main thing to suffer is not your work or family but yourself.

First of all cut yourself some slack - be good to yourself. THEN the hard work starts. Cutting down is very difficult but needs to be done - I get very confused about carbs and what I should be eating but having looked around this site now realise that low carb is not bad so have tried it this weekeknd. Not had any bad affects so will carry on trying to cut down even though I love bread. I also started going to an all ladies gym and for 6 weeks did NOT loose any weight but feel alot fitter and made a couple of new friends.

The main thing to remember is if you do have a blip DON'T give up and try not to beat yourself up. You are only human and there are a lot of people on this forum that have felt or are still feeling like you do.

Jacqueine (Sunday name)

I had a borderline result about a year ago and thought it would all just sort itself out..A recent emergency visit to hospital with a kidney problem revealed a blood sugar level of 27.....Now , that was a SHOCK!!!!
It has prompted me to try and get in control... I am not a stupid person but its difficult to understand why I hear the info...it just doesnt seem to sink in....but I am trying.
It is very hard since I am a real "foodie" .
I am overweight but I have slowly managed to lose 5kgs(11lbs)ish and have been going to the gym via a referral program from my GP....That is great.....I can offer no advice and /or support to others yet but watch this space.....If I want to continue to live and enjoy I HAVE to make strides.
best of luck to all of us trying to face up to and get to grips with this problem..

Having been type 2 for years and done my best to ignore it, circumstances have forced me to face up to my diabetes and lack of control.
I don't know why I ignored it nor why I couldn't get round to do anything about it.

So, having received a letter from the eye photography lot at Dundee hosptial warning me about the state of my eyes, I wrote a post asking for help on this site.
It was suggested that low carb was the way to go.
That was a week ago.
My 7 day average is now 6.7, I had been in the 16s
14 day is 8.0 but that does include a couple of pre-low-carb readings.
I had thought my diet was ok, grain breads, meat fruit and veg but by changing to low carb, I couldn't believe the difference.

I have still to see what will happen the nnext time I go to a diabetic clinic but am optimistic