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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2576067" data-attributes="member: 517579">Hi and welcome both to the forums and the world of diabetes.  I wouldn't blame yourself. It does very little good. From your account,  looks like you have a genetic predisposition and it might have got you eventually, whatever you did. In my case, I exercised, ate healthily (as I then thought) and I got it. The good news is there is a lot you can do for yourself. You do need will-power. Only you can make the changes you need, nobody else can or will do it for you.  The other thing is that there is no one "correct" way to this. We are all different and respond to different things. You need to find what works for you, which could be miles away from what works for me.  Of course it feels shocking and terrible right now. Most of us felt that way too.  You can either give in, or take control. It might help to see what someone else does - low-carb eating works very well for me and for many others here - you can read about that in the "Success Stories" part of the forum.  I no longer have rice, bread, pasta, beer, most fruit, root vegetables, or sugar.  Doesn't matter whether it's brown or white, it's all carbs. I use a glucose meter and check the impact theat foods have on my blood glucose. Anything that sends it too high I cut out.I eat meat, fish, dairy, green veg. Some beans and legumes.  I aim for around 20g carbs/day/I ignore anything like GI, which seems to have no impact on me one way or the other. I now eat one meal a day, and probably go 12-18 hours without eating most of the time, without effort. I think the eating smaller frequent meals encourages snacking and snacking generally means carbs. I'm never hungry and have tons of energy. I've also lost 60lbs so far without trying,  which has been a nice bonus.  And anyone shallow enough not to date you because you have diabetes isn't worth a moment of your time, in my opinion. This forum is a great source of advice, opinion, and information.  Ask questions, read around, and look after yourself.</blockquote>

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