My first reaction was Yikes that's my last pint of ice-cream! Sad I know. After that i thought of all the bad things that are connected to it.Then depression, anger and thank goodness all this feeling like crap now has an explanation.

Wow, excellent question...I want to qualify something though. As I have mentioned so many times, when I was first diagnosed, I didn't do anything, I guess I was in denial and there really is no excuse for that.

When the fact that I had diabetes struck me was when I went into the hospital three years ago and I had to have the partial amputation of my left foot. I kicked myself for not taking care of myself and letting my diabetes progress to that stage. I was also really depressed at the time because I came to realize that if I continued on that path, I was not going to make it! That is when I started to take my diabetes seriously!

Take care all!

lary

I joined this site because my husband was diagnosed...
I was mad that we hadn't learned more and done more when he was told he was pre-diabetic. I felt like the doctor didn't stress how important it was, and that this diagnosis could have been delayed.

As far as personal emotions? it was just one more thing to deal with along with other health issues, and I am a "how do I fix this" type person. I also didn't cry and wring my hands....as my husband says I said it....I don't remember..."I don't do sympathy. Sympathy is between Sh*t and Syphilis in the dictionary" ...Control issues anyone? ;)

Think I told this, but..I went to the Doc cause I had lost so much weight I looked anorexic..I was eating everything in sight an could not gain any weight. After all the tests and family history... he called me to come into see him..he said I found out your problem, you are Diabetic..my first reaction was...you're shi&&ing me. Then he told me the LADA story, Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, made me an appointment at the Local hospital for lessons on how to give insulin shots and what to eat and not to eat. I just turned 36 years old.

Here I am with an A1C of 6.2, take 4-5 shots a day, the trick is to do everything the Doc tells ya to stay healthy and in control.

When my doctor first told me, I was numb. It was like I was hearing the words but they did not make any sense to me. Soon after I was nearly certain she was wrong in her diagnoses. Later I went through a terrible bout of depression.

I hear you phedrick, I didn't go into a depression, but when I was told I had COPD/Asthma from smoking..I thought this is much worse than Diabetes, on Oxygen 24/7.. Have to watch what Meds I take do to Diabetes and vice visa.

I went to the Eye Doc today I have Glaucoma..can't take some meds because of Diabetes. The Doc also said your Diabetes is in good control or your eye problems could be worse

So if you have Diabetes..take control cause if you get anything else..just how you control your Diabetes effects your other problems.

My first thought was Holy Crap, this is going to jack the health insurance costs for our small company through the freekin' roof. Then I started to worry about how I'd react to the medication and bumming out about the lifestyle changes.

The good news, the insurance cost didn't skyrocket, I did fine on the meds and cleaning up my diet and getting back into regular exercise were long overdue.

Although not fully...I wassnt suprised because it runs in both side of my family deep.but I was scared I didnt want to take insulin or pills which I am not anymore because bad reaction to it..but from family I knew alot about diabeties

Was at the hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery. It didn't dawn on me that the diabetes was a huge problem. I am being very good about watching it now. Am on insulin.
Angela

My first reaction was "And you tell me this 2 weeks before Thanksgiving?". Which was followed by shock, quickly. The doctor told me he would prescribe medication to take twice daily and that I should eat normally. Not much instruction, but that's what I got.

It was VALENTINE'S DAY ... 2002 when I found out and I was very upset in fact I broke down and cried when I found out ... but I excepted it and have learned a lot thru the years.

So, I have gone thru a lot since that day !! I have changed a lot of things and one thing I am wanting to do is to get this extra weight off so that maybe I can go off my meds ... so we will see what happens !!

Anyway if anyone wants a friend ... feel free !!

i started crying and kept remembering my father and hoow he used to pray i never got diabetes cause he had it for 30 yrs i cried for a week
and sometimes still just sit and cry and was diagnosed in 2008

I was really upset and generally disappointed in myself. I felt embarrassed and just wanted to beat myself up over it. I didn't want anyone to know, because I felt like a failure. I still have days where I am angry that other people that live a worse lifestyle aren't, and sometimes I even get mad that other people are able to enjoy things I won't EVER be able to again ( cotton candy etc). At first I was scared of myself, if that makes sense. I didn't know how my body would react to the medicine, I was afraid to eat and to not eat. Two months into it, I am finally comfortable with everything. Now I know what to do, and not do. I also know that one or two higher readings isn't the end all be all.

I felt resigned I guess. I had pestered the doctors about maybe being diabetic, as every now and then I would test, since I was pre-diabetic. My BS would sometimes go to 180-200+ when I age cake and ice cream. But because my Fasting BS was still below the magic number, they just seemed to blow it off. They would say, just watch what you eat. Well, I needed to lose weight too and had high cholesterol, so of course I was used to hearing, "watch what you eat."

I knew it was coming, but somehow was still in denial until the diagnosis. Then resigned, like okay, here it is, finally.