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<blockquote data-quote="Circuspony" data-source="post: 2050536" data-attributes="member: 432241"><p>Diagnosed at 43! Also in and out of the GP while they insisted I was T2. I barely had any fat on me by that time too and it was Dr Google who convinced me that were wrong. Like you, extremely ill by the time I got to A&E</p><p></p><p>2 years in and it is an annoying but routine part of life. When I was first given insulin the nurse said I would start to feel better. I actually spent 3 months feeling awful. One of the consultants told me it was a sugar detox. Effectively our bodies have been running at high sugar levels for so long that bringing them down is like going cold turkey on a drug.</p><p></p><p>So be kind to yourself for these first few weeks. Expect to feel all over the place emotionally, tired and likely with blurry vision. Take time to understand how different foods affect you and you'll soon work out what's easy and what's a bit more challenging (pasta!)</p><p></p><p>And keep posting on here - it'll keep you sane when well meaning friends ask if you've seen the daily mail article on reversing diabetes and you're trying to explain for the 100th time that you've got the other type......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Circuspony, post: 2050536, member: 432241"] Diagnosed at 43! Also in and out of the GP while they insisted I was T2. I barely had any fat on me by that time too and it was Dr Google who convinced me that were wrong. Like you, extremely ill by the time I got to A&E 2 years in and it is an annoying but routine part of life. When I was first given insulin the nurse said I would start to feel better. I actually spent 3 months feeling awful. One of the consultants told me it was a sugar detox. Effectively our bodies have been running at high sugar levels for so long that bringing them down is like going cold turkey on a drug. So be kind to yourself for these first few weeks. Expect to feel all over the place emotionally, tired and likely with blurry vision. Take time to understand how different foods affect you and you'll soon work out what's easy and what's a bit more challenging (pasta!) And keep posting on here - it'll keep you sane when well meaning friends ask if you've seen the daily mail article on reversing diabetes and you're trying to explain for the 100th time that you've got the other type...... [/QUOTE]
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