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<blockquote data-quote="Fenn" data-source="post: 2123144" data-attributes="member: 474433"><p>Hi Mandedog, welcome to the wonderful world of diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I think the first thing to know is nothing will happen very quickly so don't panic, DKA is the exception to that rule so very glad to hear they have sorted that out as it can be very dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Take a breath and have a read of the forum, many unexpected foods will raise your blood glucose so its really useful to understand which ones do and don't, you will read a huge amount on the forum about carbs/carbohydrates because these are the bad guys, the good news is that there are also many foods that will not do anything to raise your numbers so once you figure out which are which, you can avoid the bad stuff.</p><p></p><p>Diabetes is a huge subject and will take some time to get your head around so give yourself some time to figure it all out, ask questions when they crop up, nothing makes folks here happier than being able to help a newly diagnosed person so don't hold back, it makes us feel clever too.</p><p></p><p>The best news about being diagnosed with Db as opposed to other unpleasant things is we are able to a large extent to help ourselves and not rely solely on doctors etc, once you learn a bit about it, you will be your own doctor and be able to make choices that directly affect your health, many find that after a diagnosis, they are way healthier than before so its not all bad.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes and happy reading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fenn, post: 2123144, member: 474433"] Hi Mandedog, welcome to the wonderful world of diabetes. I think the first thing to know is nothing will happen very quickly so don't panic, DKA is the exception to that rule so very glad to hear they have sorted that out as it can be very dangerous. Take a breath and have a read of the forum, many unexpected foods will raise your blood glucose so its really useful to understand which ones do and don't, you will read a huge amount on the forum about carbs/carbohydrates because these are the bad guys, the good news is that there are also many foods that will not do anything to raise your numbers so once you figure out which are which, you can avoid the bad stuff. Diabetes is a huge subject and will take some time to get your head around so give yourself some time to figure it all out, ask questions when they crop up, nothing makes folks here happier than being able to help a newly diagnosed person so don't hold back, it makes us feel clever too. The best news about being diagnosed with Db as opposed to other unpleasant things is we are able to a large extent to help ourselves and not rely solely on doctors etc, once you learn a bit about it, you will be your own doctor and be able to make choices that directly affect your health, many find that after a diagnosis, they are way healthier than before so its not all bad. Best wishes and happy reading. [/QUOTE]
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