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<blockquote data-quote="rhubarb73" data-source="post: 1845119" data-attributes="member: 478319"><p>Hello. I'm about 11 weeks into my T2 journey. I know how you feel and I know all about the perceived stigma and shame that (wrongly) come with diagnosis. </p><p>There is loads of great advice, practical and emotional on this site. [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] will post you a welcome pack of info I'm sure but hunt around the site for other stuff as well. I wrote a blog recently (it's in the blog section) about my first 50 days with T2.</p><p>Emotion played a big part. It is hard. It does get easier.</p><p>The key elements in my own success so far in managing the condition have been:</p><p>- moving to low carb as soon as I felt able </p><p>- increasing exercise by 10-20%</p><p>- keeping hydrated</p><p>- testing my blood before and after meals to check the impact of different food type</p><p>- using this site to get access to info, but also for moral support - making it habit forming.</p><p>- ask for help.</p><p></p><p>If you try to take on all the practical advice in one day you may find it overwhelming, so I suggest using some of the key elements build yourself a plan for the next couple of days that you can stick to. Then the next couple, then a week, then 2 weeks - build it up in digestible chunks and you'll soon make progress.</p><p>Ask questions....whatever you want to, there are no stupid questions - whatever you need to know this community will help you find the answers.</p><p>Vent. You are anonymous here so let go of all of your frustrations - we'll listen and not judge. We've been there. Some of us still are.</p><p>A friend of mine said to me tonight (with typical northern frankness): "You are wrong about the stigma; this is just something that happened, and you're dealing with it so well done".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rhubarb73, post: 1845119, member: 478319"] Hello. I'm about 11 weeks into my T2 journey. I know how you feel and I know all about the perceived stigma and shame that (wrongly) come with diagnosis. There is loads of great advice, practical and emotional on this site. [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] will post you a welcome pack of info I'm sure but hunt around the site for other stuff as well. I wrote a blog recently (it's in the blog section) about my first 50 days with T2. Emotion played a big part. It is hard. It does get easier. The key elements in my own success so far in managing the condition have been: - moving to low carb as soon as I felt able - increasing exercise by 10-20% - keeping hydrated - testing my blood before and after meals to check the impact of different food type - using this site to get access to info, but also for moral support - making it habit forming. - ask for help. If you try to take on all the practical advice in one day you may find it overwhelming, so I suggest using some of the key elements build yourself a plan for the next couple of days that you can stick to. Then the next couple, then a week, then 2 weeks - build it up in digestible chunks and you'll soon make progress. Ask questions....whatever you want to, there are no stupid questions - whatever you need to know this community will help you find the answers. Vent. You are anonymous here so let go of all of your frustrations - we'll listen and not judge. We've been there. Some of us still are. A friend of mine said to me tonight (with typical northern frankness): "You are wrong about the stigma; this is just something that happened, and you're dealing with it so well done". [/QUOTE]
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