Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Hello there,
I was diagnosed with Type diabetes several years ago, and I was the opposite of you, didn't worry me a bit. I am now graduated up to Type 1 where I have to take insulin and I have finally realized what a serious disease it is. I check my sugar at least 10 times a day and I am managing very well. I know of several other people who were diagnosed and they are doing better than before, they have lost weight, feel more energy, etc. I am kinda with your wife and mom, you're a bit paranoid. It is a serious issue, but you can live with it and even thrive with it. Instead of looking for the worse case scenario, look up athletes wuth diabetes. Let me know how you make out. Good luck! ~Michael

rocky, you're having a natural reaction to having the pins knocked out from under you -- in your mind you've gone instantly from a healthy person to a basket case. I suggest you focus on getting as healthy as possible under the new conditions you have to deal with instead of searching for problems that aren't there and freaking yourself out. What are you looking for with all this research?

i have been a diabetic for over 10 years. i was the same when i found out. i was devastated & i thought it was a death sentence. i also thought that everything could be wrong with me & i didn't recognize it. it will pass.

I am in agreement with all responses relax, you have diabetes not cancer there are numerous things you can do direct your research to diabetes not the intrusive thoughts of your troubled mind.

Type 2 life expectancy is diminished by 7.2 years, eat to the meter
and get off the couch you'll do just fine.

Rocky, you need to chill. The internet can drive you nuts if you want to look for things to be ill about. If your paranoid going in your gonna go bonkers before you come out.
I think I told you before Diabetes is a life sentence not a death sentence unless you want it to be.
I notice you ask questions but you never respond to the answers.
Try to smile under all that metal. Lol

Rock.....Diabetes is not the end of the world. Of course it is natural to be concerned at first....but once you learn the basics, you need to settle into the groove.

With your family feeling the need to intervene, it seems that you are going overboard. It would be very helpful to get some professional guidance through this transition period. There are Diabetes specific counselors out there. Either a Diabetes Educator or a Psychologist if you think this might be more encompassing than just with Diabetes. Which is sounds.

HMMM...I guess I just need to stay away from WebMD. I want to thank you all for your responses. I was just curious if it is natural to think more is wrong than diabetes. I guess having 2 people that have T2 close to me, that are not doing well is what is concerning me. My dad is not doing well at all, and a co-working who has diabetes just found out he has bone cancer, so, I think I am reacting to this alot. I told my wife all I can do is what I am doing, which is eating right and doing daily exercise. Once again thanks for the advice, it really helps to hear from others that they went down the same road.

Rocky---turn the negative into a positive. You are educating yourself which is good. Take what you CAN do (exercise, dietary habits, non-smoking, weight), and forget about what you have NO control over (gender & genetic pre-disposition).
Anger & grief are normal reactions to T2D diagnosis. Being diabetic is a part of what you are---don't let it define you as a person. All this stress isn't helping your blood sugar, either. I suggest some stress relief perhaps in the form of yoga, meditation. You may even be clinically depressed---there is a definite link between depression & diabetes.

Yes rock a page has turned in your book of life it is time to determine who you really are. Long contemplative walks in nature is what saved me following the precepts of Mindfulness in Plain English.

I use it is a walking meditation but the same values hold true as a sitting meditation.

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma...

This isn't actually a Natural Response to Just Diabetes..It's a Response to Any ailment Someone might be Experiencing.....Whenever Someone Finds an Issue with their Body feeling different they want to Know Why......No I don't think you are losing your Mind to want to Find Answers...people Expierence different things..And it's Only the ones that is there or has been there that knows the feelings......I haven't Develpoed Diabetes yet..Have been on borderline..But It runs in my Family like the Mississpi River.....I have lost MANY Family Members to that disease....and other family members who are living with it...........My Daughter who was the Reason I found this site...looking up info on Crohns when she was DX with it nearly 3 years ago..But she had been sick for Many yrs before this...She is in the Hospital right now...Been there since Thurs..Nearly a week for a Crohns Flare......They have been doing alot of testing on her...She was so Sick before the Hosp finally Kept her..3 tries.....They started her on steroids Saturday...Her Blood Pressure has been over 200 & Now her Sugar Level is showing High..They been giving her Insulin Shots...So now after she's all done with steroids she has to go for a Fasting Blood Sugar Test.... Although she was a Drinker & Smoker.....but no drugs.......She had the History of Diabetes in her Blood Line..and with the Combo it's playing havoc with her Crohns Flare.......My younger sister NEVER DRANK OR SMOKED but developed it at 13 thru blood line.........
.And I have Many ailments myself..Most I think stemming from a Car accident in 95....But just within the past 2 yrs was DX with Fibromyalgia....I have Chronic Pain......So I'm always looking for New answers....I think I have this or I think I have that..blah blah blah..So I make a list & when I see my Doc (a Naturalist) I have him look for those things..........I DX my fibro from a commercial on TV..lol...and looking it up online...
So the Answer to your question is;;
Yes There are others out here that Expierence the same Questional thoughts as you.....the same scared feelings & probally the angry part to...Some call it "Acceptance".....
I turn to the internet for answers But you got to filter thru it..Cause some sites contradict another..So you Research til you weigh it out.......I did Many Hours of reasearch to put together the ones that made the Most sense.....I'm still reasearching & learning about Candida that my Husband developed from eating to many peanuts & sugars.....
You can Control Diabetes with Knowledge, Healthy Foods & in some cases meds.... and the more Info & Knowledge you have of it the Better your Life will be.....Now in My case the Fibro has a HOLD on my Body...Causing Major Pain & Burning Sensations...But I do all I can to Stay Stronger than it....
So Rocky I hope you find the answers you seek........
Plus DS is the place to Vent.....:)