Hello everyone,
I can't even begin to tell you much it has taken for me to actually register and post something here.
Typical story - weight issues for many years, never been sporty, slightly hedonistic lifestyle and eventually caught up with me when I was diagnosed type 2 in 2006. I was then diet controlled and I managed to really lose weight so I went from a size 22 to size 12 in a year. Felt very fit and energetic .....and then I moved to a new city, was single again and well I wanted to forget that I had a "disability", I wanted to be cool and still be the live of the party.
Met my husband soon after got happy, he likes to eat, I love to cook and well you know the rest. Back to size 18 and about 96kgs. Everything well down hill health wise after my 40th and I got very depressed, tired and unmotivated. I also knew that my diabetes was getting bad but I choose to ignore it and night outs sometimes turned a little hairy! I would get really angry when I heard "diabetes" or the mention of sugar etc. I kept ignoring letters from my GP and found excuses to not go for checkups. I kept this all from my husband and was angry and scared he would nag me about my diet or put a damper on my lifestyle if he knew. But at the same time I was living in fear that I was going to pass out and die from the stress and a diabetic episode.
It ruined my life. I had a breakdown a few months ago and quit my job because I couldn't handle it. Took a holiday, time to settle my thoughts and finally told my husband. I had a big cry and blurted out that I had diabetes. He wasn't as shocked or appalled as I thought he was going to be. He actually said that he had an inkling as he had seen some letters and how I behaved around sugar or certain types of carbs,
Well I feel like a huge stone has been lifted off my chest and I feel I can talk about this with him and have even been able to share this with a few friends. No one has judged me and I am being naturally sensible with food and alcohol.
I think I am happier now and I am much more positive about my situation. I have another hill to climb as I have been recently diagnosed as heading to menopause and my ovaries have stopped working therefore, posing a challenge for our efforts to have a baby. But I have to deal with one thing at a time I guess. I am still feeling very shaky in terms of emotions but I am trying to deal with this as positive as possible.
I am glad to have found this community
I can't even begin to tell you much it has taken for me to actually register and post something here.
Typical story - weight issues for many years, never been sporty, slightly hedonistic lifestyle and eventually caught up with me when I was diagnosed type 2 in 2006. I was then diet controlled and I managed to really lose weight so I went from a size 22 to size 12 in a year. Felt very fit and energetic .....and then I moved to a new city, was single again and well I wanted to forget that I had a "disability", I wanted to be cool and still be the live of the party.
Met my husband soon after got happy, he likes to eat, I love to cook and well you know the rest. Back to size 18 and about 96kgs. Everything well down hill health wise after my 40th and I got very depressed, tired and unmotivated. I also knew that my diabetes was getting bad but I choose to ignore it and night outs sometimes turned a little hairy! I would get really angry when I heard "diabetes" or the mention of sugar etc. I kept ignoring letters from my GP and found excuses to not go for checkups. I kept this all from my husband and was angry and scared he would nag me about my diet or put a damper on my lifestyle if he knew. But at the same time I was living in fear that I was going to pass out and die from the stress and a diabetic episode.
It ruined my life. I had a breakdown a few months ago and quit my job because I couldn't handle it. Took a holiday, time to settle my thoughts and finally told my husband. I had a big cry and blurted out that I had diabetes. He wasn't as shocked or appalled as I thought he was going to be. He actually said that he had an inkling as he had seen some letters and how I behaved around sugar or certain types of carbs,
Well I feel like a huge stone has been lifted off my chest and I feel I can talk about this with him and have even been able to share this with a few friends. No one has judged me and I am being naturally sensible with food and alcohol.
I think I am happier now and I am much more positive about my situation. I have another hill to climb as I have been recently diagnosed as heading to menopause and my ovaries have stopped working therefore, posing a challenge for our efforts to have a baby. But I have to deal with one thing at a time I guess. I am still feeling very shaky in terms of emotions but I am trying to deal with this as positive as possible.
I am glad to have found this community
