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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1894557" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>'Overwhemed' is probably the most used word by people who are recently diagnosed. I used it myself at the time. I thought that I had to learn <em><strong>everything</strong></em> about T2 as quickly as I could because time was running out, wasn't it?</p><p>Time wasn't running out at all. Just as with all learning, start with the very basic stuff e.g what foods raise my bg levels?, what affect will alcohol have?, what is Dawn Phenomena and how can I improve my fasting levels? In the meantime you work on beating any cravings you might have, possibly trying out lower carb recipes and trying new foods you may be unfamiliar with and testing with your meter, lots of testing and recording. Improvement in your blood glucose levels will spur you on to bigger and better stuff. There may be times you feel that you have caved but this happens and we just start again and learn from the experience.</p><p></p><p>You can't learn all about how Diabetes affects you as an individual in a fortnight, it's going to take a little while but it will happen and you will gain from that learning. There's no rush, you can breathe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1894557, member: 408573"] 'Overwhemed' is probably the most used word by people who are recently diagnosed. I used it myself at the time. I thought that I had to learn [I][B]everything[/B][/I] about T2 as quickly as I could because time was running out, wasn't it? Time wasn't running out at all. Just as with all learning, start with the very basic stuff e.g what foods raise my bg levels?, what affect will alcohol have?, what is Dawn Phenomena and how can I improve my fasting levels? In the meantime you work on beating any cravings you might have, possibly trying out lower carb recipes and trying new foods you may be unfamiliar with and testing with your meter, lots of testing and recording. Improvement in your blood glucose levels will spur you on to bigger and better stuff. There may be times you feel that you have caved but this happens and we just start again and learn from the experience. You can't learn all about how Diabetes affects you as an individual in a fortnight, it's going to take a little while but it will happen and you will gain from that learning. There's no rush, you can breathe. [/QUOTE]
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