Moniker
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
In February, newly diagnosed, I was a mess. I weighed 84 kg, my A1c was 6.8%/51. and I was just about paralyzed by depression and anxiety in spite of medication.
Now, my weight is down by 13 kg. My new A1c is 5.5%/37. I have stopped my anxiety medication and I feel terrific.
I can remember how I felt then, but it seems as if a different person was in that dark place.
I try to figure out how I got from there to here. Most important for me, I think was time. Really for the first month, I just had to go through it. I wasn't ready to tell anyone, I couldn't face reading about diabetes or even seeing the word. I was totally bogged down in a field of complications and limitations.
Once that initial stage had passed, I managed to tell one friend, then a second. I could face the computer and found this forum and realized that my feelings were not unusual. That helped greatly. The weather improved so I could get out more and I got compliments on my weight loss! (I told the doctor that one compliment was worth two Cipralax.)
A couple of days ago I had to carry a 25 lb. of birdseed across a field. I realized it was approximately the amount of weight I had lost and it was really heavy. No wonder I feel better.
I guess part of this long winded post is so you can celebrate my success with me, but part is to reassure people a little behind me in this journey, that it really does get better both physically and emotionally.
And thanks to others who have shared their challenges and successes so I did not feel so alone.
Now, my weight is down by 13 kg. My new A1c is 5.5%/37. I have stopped my anxiety medication and I feel terrific.
I can remember how I felt then, but it seems as if a different person was in that dark place.
I try to figure out how I got from there to here. Most important for me, I think was time. Really for the first month, I just had to go through it. I wasn't ready to tell anyone, I couldn't face reading about diabetes or even seeing the word. I was totally bogged down in a field of complications and limitations.
Once that initial stage had passed, I managed to tell one friend, then a second. I could face the computer and found this forum and realized that my feelings were not unusual. That helped greatly. The weather improved so I could get out more and I got compliments on my weight loss! (I told the doctor that one compliment was worth two Cipralax.)
A couple of days ago I had to carry a 25 lb. of birdseed across a field. I realized it was approximately the amount of weight I had lost and it was really heavy. No wonder I feel better.
I guess part of this long winded post is so you can celebrate my success with me, but part is to reassure people a little behind me in this journey, that it really does get better both physically and emotionally.
And thanks to others who have shared their challenges and successes so I did not feel so alone.
