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<blockquote data-quote="SockFiddler" data-source="post: 1499321" data-attributes="member: 412001"><p>Hi [USER=415393]@sparrow61[/USER] and welcome to the forum!</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you've been through a hugely awful time without terribly much support from your GP. I'm sorry for this, and for how high and dry they've left you when it comes to a way forward, information, and the tools you need to get in control of your disease.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago, after asking for help for three years. My son (though it's not a child with cancer, and I do appreciate the difference) has been through a rocky year, unable to find a school able to meet his needs - he has autism and complex sensory challenges - has fallen through the cracks several (incredibly stressful) times, and my health has been utterly overlooked while I fought for him. I imagine what I've experienced with Euan is just a fraction of what you've been through, but I don't doubt you forgot to look after yourself in the same way. </p><p></p><p>So give yourself a pass.</p><p></p><p>Since my diagnosis, I was lucky enough to find this forum, and then smart enough to join (two things you've already done, too!). Reading other people's stories here has helped me hugely, from seeing that the ability to control my disease is entirely within my hands, to giving me more appropriate expectations of the NHS to learning to take a breath to understanding what those pesky HbA1c numbers actually mean:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html</a></p><p></p><p>I'm going to tag in [USER=92754]@Enclave[/USER] who has info on meters and test strips and discount codes, and [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] who will have lots of lovely advice and links for you to get stuck into.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, take a breath. You're in a good place. Lots of good people here and lots of good information. Whatever you choose your path to be from here on in, it will be<strong> your</strong> choice and you will have the ability to learn as much or as little as you like from people who are actually managing their T2 in a variety of ways - some of them have even forced their illness into remission.</p><p></p><p>There is reason to be hopeful <3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SockFiddler, post: 1499321, member: 412001"] Hi [USER=415393]@sparrow61[/USER] and welcome to the forum! It sounds like you've been through a hugely awful time without terribly much support from your GP. I'm sorry for this, and for how high and dry they've left you when it comes to a way forward, information, and the tools you need to get in control of your disease. I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago, after asking for help for three years. My son (though it's not a child with cancer, and I do appreciate the difference) has been through a rocky year, unable to find a school able to meet his needs - he has autism and complex sensory challenges - has fallen through the cracks several (incredibly stressful) times, and my health has been utterly overlooked while I fought for him. I imagine what I've experienced with Euan is just a fraction of what you've been through, but I don't doubt you forgot to look after yourself in the same way. So give yourself a pass. Since my diagnosis, I was lucky enough to find this forum, and then smart enough to join (two things you've already done, too!). Reading other people's stories here has helped me hugely, from seeing that the ability to control my disease is entirely within my hands, to giving me more appropriate expectations of the NHS to learning to take a breath to understanding what those pesky HbA1c numbers actually mean: [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html[/URL] I'm going to tag in [USER=92754]@Enclave[/USER] who has info on meters and test strips and discount codes, and [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] who will have lots of lovely advice and links for you to get stuck into. In the meantime, take a breath. You're in a good place. Lots of good people here and lots of good information. Whatever you choose your path to be from here on in, it will be[B] your[/B] choice and you will have the ability to learn as much or as little as you like from people who are actually managing their T2 in a variety of ways - some of them have even forced their illness into remission. There is reason to be hopeful <3 [/QUOTE]
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