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T2s: Do you feel a mindset change has happened since your diagnosis?

A T2DM dox is one of the best things that has happened to me.
Getting this diagnosis was the impetus I needed to, deal with my relationship with food, which I had previously believed I was helpless to have any impact on.
I took control of my health, and it has been so empowering to see me do things that I previously (albeit erroneously) believed was 'simply not me'.
My success in getting this condition under control has spilled into other aspects of my life. Sometimes I wonder who this new me is, I marvel at the things I can suddenly 'find it in me' to do and do well.
Everyday has been a gift and blessing since diagnosis. I am so grateful I got this wake up call.
 
Not really a mindset change. I always tried to do my best to stay healthy. Now I've been diagnosed though I have the benefit of having annual blood tests to check on how I'm doing. That's a great help to me.
 
neithskye said:
Curiously, I'd decided at the end of June to get healthier. I bought a gym membership, started swimming, and hired a personal trainer. Then got a surprise diagnosis of type 2 diabetes on July 6th. Talk about fortuitous timing!

I really got into it - researched like crazy, started low carb, cut out sugar, still swimming. The weight is being very stubborn to lose (only 13 pounds in 3.5 months) but I've lowered my A1C from 11.8% in July to 6.1% now and my profile pic documents my blood glucose decrease. I feel great too!
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I love this! I also had an oddly, maybe perfectly, diagnosis.
 
brassyblonde900 said:
A T2DM dox is one of the best things that has happened to me.
Getting this diagnosis was the impetus I needed to, deal with my relationship with food, which I had previously believed I was helpless to have any impact on.
I took control of my health, and it has been so empowering to see me do things that I previously (albeit erroneously) believed was 'simply not me'.
My success in getting this condition under control has spilled into other aspects of my life. Sometimes I wonder who this new me is, I marvel at the things I can suddenly 'find it in me' to do and do well.
Everyday has been a gift and blessing since diagnosis. I am so grateful I got this wake up call.
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THIS!!! I *love* this mentality!!! I can totally relate, too. I've gone through a kind of similar 'mindset change', quite literally feels like I've turned the negative behaviours of my old lifestyle on their head. I didn't have that before I got the call from the doctor, and like you, it's showing in other areas of life, too. Onwards and upwards, eh!
 
zand said:
Not really a mindset change. I always tried to do my best to stay healthy. Now I've been diagnosed though I have the benefit of having annual blood tests to check on how I'm doing. That's a great help to me.
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I can relate to this, I like the idea of regular checks to keep me in check.
 
IronLioness said:
Hello folks!

So, just a random ramble I had today whilst going about my business , especially as over the past two weeks since diagnosis, which, to be honest, shouldn't have been that much of a shock (given my 'old' madcap erratic lifestyle of work/commute/hugely high stress/lack of good treatment for the body and mind etc etc), something dawned on me today and I wondered if anyone else is feeling like this, and sees it as a positive rather than thinking of just the negatives of diagnosis...... Now, I do need to err on the side of caution with this, as I know old habits die hard, but I realised today that over the past few weeks I've been treating myself, my body, peace of mind, good nourishment etc, probably far better than I've done in many months, maybe even the past few years! I seem to now be automatically thinking on the food front, of before I eat anything, "is this fueling my body and bloods?" Before anything goes in the trolley, I think - and check - "is this carb heavy/how many carbs/how much sugar?" When at work I'm thinking "is this worth me stressing myself out over?" when it comes to working out/exercise, I'm back where I used to be a few years ago and I'm now actively doing more of what I love (weightlifting/strength training) and more importantly, it's not feeling 'forced', it feels natural. It feels like, and this might sound odd, but it feels like this diagnosis *might* well have been the best thing to ever happen - as a positive...and the timing, well, the timing was spot on! Anyone else feel like this?

For me, the diagnosis feels like an opportunity to really level up (to myself), be a better version of me, reflect on how I can make changes to my immediate life, to get back on track/'remission' if possible, and pay attention to what goes on around me, how much I let outside influences affect me and my lifestyle. And how much more now do I want 'it' - 'it' being the opportunity to be the best version of myself that I can. Just me?

Like I said, a random ramble, for sure! It just feels like a very cathartic experience has occurred since my Doctor called with the 'news'.
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I was scared, depressed, flaundering and on my own (medically speaking, as GP, specialist, dietician and DN were all on holiday) when I started out, so it took a while to flick the switch. Once I found I had immediate control over what my bloodsugars did, and it dawned on me I finally had a conditon I could handle... It did feel empowering. I take much better care of myself than I did before. Diabetic complications, I've seen what they do. A late uncle -married into the family- lost his legs to well above the knee, my gran's heart and veins gave out. It's very concrete, and my husband already has his hands full with me: I don't need to make it any worse. ;) I can prevent it getting that far, ever. So yeah. Empowerment. This I can do. I've got this. ;)
 
neithskye said:
Ha ha ha. It's like my body said, "Well since you're making all these changes have this diabetes diagnosis." :p
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Haha!!! Ya know, it really does feel like that, too! Never mind, we shall go forward to greatness! :-)
 
JoKalsbeek said:
I was scared, depressed, flaundering and on my own (medically speaking, as GP, specialist, dietician and DN were all on holiday) when I started out, so it took a while to flick the switch. Once I found I had immediate control over what my bloodsugars did, and it dawned on me I finally had a conditon I could handle... It did feel empowering. I take much better care of myself than I did before. Diabetic complications, I've seen what they do. A late uncle -married into the family- lost his legs to well above the knee, my gran's heart and veins gave out. It's very concrete, and my husband already has his hands full with me: I don't need to make it any worse. ;) I can prevent it getting that far, ever. So yeah. Empowerment. This I can do. I've got this. ;)
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Yes, empowerment! Loooove your mentality, that's fightin' spirit! :-) It's also toooootally how I'm feeling, a sort of awakening has happened since diagnosis to make me really think about the way I was living. Just not treating my body or mind right, too many excuses for things that I should have gained control over to put/keep myself as a priority. I had the same experience with family with diabetes, my Father has type 2, had part of his foot amputated, and if I'm honest, seeing him living with it, and if I'm honest I don't think he's 'behaving' himself as he should, but it sort of gave me a wake up call I needed. I've been reading up, saw a DietDoctor YouTube video today about 'reversing' this condition, which was interesting. I really don't want it to progress to the complications in the near future if at all, so I'm 150% all in with this, and will do whatever needed to keep it at bay. :-)
 
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