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New and feel isolated

gilliwilli

gilliwilli

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Hi All
I have very recently been diagnosed, less than 10 days, and feel lost and bewildered. My GP has given very little information apart from asking me to go online and research GI diets. I have just had a blood test,H1A1C, and am waiting for the results to get a handle on this. All of this seems like it is happening to someone else as I have had no symptoms whatsoever. High blood sugars were picked up after a fasting test which was for my cholesterol. My cholesterol has dramatically improved after 3 months of Simvastatin and being very careful with cheese etc, which was a big bonus but now the dreaded diabetes has reared its ugly head. My husband has been very supportive but I feel completely overwhelmed and not at all sure what I should or shouldn't be eating or drinking. I have stalked this forum and read lots to cheer me up but feel that I am out of my depth and worried. I need to know that there are others out there feeling the same as me.
 
I am rushing out o work and haven't go tmuch time so a very quick hello and you are not isolated we are all here to help, it is all very scary at first but you will get there. Read the advice for newbies and the questions to ask your doctor and ask away here there is usually somebody to answer.

xx
Annie
 
Hi

I felt the same as you in March this year when I was diagnosed.

7 months later I am handling things fine now. I have no sugar in my diet, I eat a low carb diet and walk over 2 miles a day.

You just need to read up about your condition, get the results from your doctor and act on them, things will slot into place pretty soon and you will get used to a new way of living.

Try not to worry ok, everything is going to be fine.
 
Hello there , please be assurred that most of us felt exactly the same as you are doing right now , I was scared to death and confused by conflicting advice re diet etc . For me, adopting a lower carb regime has made a huge difference plus extra exercise by way of walking about 3 miles per day . My blood sugar is well under control now and I`m 63 years young , so if I can do it , anyone can ! Low carbing isnt for everyone, but I can only tell you the effect its had on me , its not just the obvious carbs, but the starchy ones too which turn to sugar once consumed so bread, rice, pasta and potatoes have to be cut out or cut back on . Its a question of using your meter to test yourself after meals , and seeing how what you eat affects your blood sugar until you get to a stage of being comfortable with your food . I still eat two slices of bread every day , I eat Burgen soya and linseed bread which is lower carb than most other breads and its very nice too !
 
Greggs do a low GI bread too now, not sure what is in it, but I use it for my toast and Im doing ok with it.
 
Hi All
My little boy whos 9 has just been diagnosed 6 days ago with type 1 and is coping ok with his condition better than us. He injects 4 times a day which he seems so responsible in doing and would rather he do it than us.I just feel so lucky to have a boy like this but at the same time so upset that a child of his age should have to deal with this. The worst thing at the moment is that he wants everything that he could eat before but now can't , it hurts to say NO. First of all he didnt want this condition and could i take it away which any mother would gladly but unfortunately can't. We are going to the clinic tomorrow to learn more on what he can and can't do and bet some of the issues may be upsetting but hopefully positive. There is always help out there with clinics and websites which is helping me out even in this week of him being diagnosed. I have my moments where i feel so down and sad for him and have even cried myself to sleep but i have to be strong for him.
 
Hi gilliwilli. :)
Welcome to the forum.

You're not on your own. We've all been there. I know what you mean when you say you feel isolated. I felt like that when I was diagnosed, even though I have a very supportive family. Keep talking to people on here and you will get alot of support, and there is plenty of info about diet. I also felt confused and was left to 'get on with it'. I had to work my diet out myself through trial and error. It was lonely and difficult. I thort about going to a support group or club, as I was desperate in the end to meet and talk to other diabetics, but there were none where I live, but it's something for you to think about, if there any where you live. You're never alone.
Good luck. :)
 
Thanks so much for all the replies. It really has made a difference to my mood this afternoon. I guess its trial and error for a while until I get my head around all this stuff. There's so much that I don't understand yet so will be a regular on this forum to pick your brains. Thanks again.
 
Hi gilliwilli,
A warm welcome to the forum.
Good advice has been given and remember that your meter is your best friend. This will determine what is right for you to eat. If you do not have one and your GP will not give you one then my advice would be to fund one yourself. You will never know what is going on with your blood sugar levels without it.
It is quite a minefield to begin with but you will get there and it will become second nature to you.

Take care,
Catherine.
 
Indeed it is a scary experience for all of us when we get the bad news but hang on in there because after a while it will not seem quite so bad. I found out just over a year ago and while I still feel yuck the change in my 'lifestyle' should, I feel, benefit me enormously and I might not have made the changes otherwise.
You will experience all kinds of mood swings because I know I did and still do. It is not just resentment and unfairness but isolation, fear and anger. These will gradually subside as you balance it all out. That's the key, reaching a new equilibrium because life just isn't going to be the same any more. Some people go into denial but that is probably the worst thing to do. You have the power to save yourself - with help from the forum and your friends n family - it is a challenge but by no means impossible.
Finally when I get low I try to remind myself that I am lucky to have found out. The danger lies in ignorance so gen up as much as you can.... right here, I did!8)
 
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