
Diabetes Type 2 Support Group
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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I know this topic has been discussed already but I feel like S!#%T...
I saw the dietician today. Newly diagnosed, type 2. Not long before the meeting was over, I swore my head was about to spin off my body. I feel even worse now then I did before I saw her. How that makes any sense at all is beyond me.
All I hear is horror stories about amputies, blindness and heart attacks. *can you say, major panic*
I have cried and cried and cried and cried some more. I am still crying as I type this. I know it doesn't have to be death sentence. Why so I feel like it is? Please, by no means am I feeling sorry for myself. I am just scared, really, really scared. =(
I know what I need to do. Doing it, is a whole different story. I am confussed and depressed beyond belief.
I have Bipolar disorder and the medications make me gain weight and that's a downer in itself.
Thank you all for reading, just had to vent.
~Ireland
I saw the dietician today. Newly diagnosed, type 2. Not long before the meeting was over, I swore my head was about to spin off my body. I feel even worse now then I did before I saw her. How that makes any sense at all is beyond me.
All I hear is horror stories about amputies, blindness and heart attacks. *can you say, major panic*
I have cried and cried and cried and cried some more. I am still crying as I type this. I know it doesn't have to be death sentence. Why so I feel like it is? Please, by no means am I feeling sorry for myself. I am just scared, really, really scared. =(
I know what I need to do. Doing it, is a whole different story. I am confussed and depressed beyond belief.
I have Bipolar disorder and the medications make me gain weight and that's a downer in itself.
Thank you all for reading, just had to vent.
~Ireland
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Remember to test.
Keep a little food diary.You will be able to see what keeps you with even numbers and what you will need to avoid. Do remember to keep your fat,salt and sugar intakes low. Try to eat veggies when you feel like you're "starving" or grab a piece of fruit.
((((Ireland))))
He also has cholesterol and triglyseride (sp) issues that conflicts with some of the dietary modalities of other issues he has!
Im on this thread to try to help get him some info and help him cope.
Good luck to you and let's hope we can all find out something positive to help our individual issues.
xoxo
Ireland
Being a diabetic is to be scared. there are a lot of horror stories but you can be the author of your own story, and it can have a happy ending. I personally know a diabetic woman 94 years old. You can write your own story. Don't be afraid