vanillapie
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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
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- Diet only
Hi all, newbie here. I have recently been having hyperglycemic symptoms and so bought a blood sugar monitor - the GlucoRx Nexus - to test my sugars, as I am overweight and my father has Type 2 diabetes, so I wanted to rule it out. I was shocked to find that at 2pm today, before I had eaten any food for the day, that my sugars were 8.8, and so it's likely that I have developed diabetes.
I have booked a doctor's appointment, but it is a good two weeks away yet and I am not looking forward to it. Obviously I don't want to feel that I am jumping the gun by diagnosing myself, but with blood sugar levels like this it's unlikely to be anything else. I am feeling quite terrified and even ashamed that I let myself get this unhealthy as I am only 27 years old. Has anyone else felt like this? Are there any other 20-somethings with Type 2 here?
I've been testing my sugars and reading up on Type 2 all day. Following a small sandwich, my sugars rose to 10.8 after two hours, which seems so high! This was all I ate today as I became too scared to eat anything as I was unsure of the effect it would have, and especially after this post-prandial reading I am even more scared to eat.
My plan is to begin intermittent fasting and use meal replacement shakes with one main balanced meal a day in the evenings. I have been wanting to lose weight for a while so maybe this will give me the kick up the bum I need but I have always struggled with food so I am wary of the changes to come.
I'm feeling very scared by this, so any helpful words of wisdom would be appreciated!
I have booked a doctor's appointment, but it is a good two weeks away yet and I am not looking forward to it. Obviously I don't want to feel that I am jumping the gun by diagnosing myself, but with blood sugar levels like this it's unlikely to be anything else. I am feeling quite terrified and even ashamed that I let myself get this unhealthy as I am only 27 years old. Has anyone else felt like this? Are there any other 20-somethings with Type 2 here?
I've been testing my sugars and reading up on Type 2 all day. Following a small sandwich, my sugars rose to 10.8 after two hours, which seems so high! This was all I ate today as I became too scared to eat anything as I was unsure of the effect it would have, and especially after this post-prandial reading I am even more scared to eat.
My plan is to begin intermittent fasting and use meal replacement shakes with one main balanced meal a day in the evenings. I have been wanting to lose weight for a while so maybe this will give me the kick up the bum I need but I have always struggled with food so I am wary of the changes to come.
I'm feeling very scared by this, so any helpful words of wisdom would be appreciated!