Good Morning all

[john pardo]

Good morning all
Last October is had tests and found out that i am type 2, i first i did not believe the docs as i was in denial but i have come round to it and now deal with my sugar intake.
I hope that i can ask questions how ever silly it may sound.

 

[stephknits]

Welcome John, glad you found us! Ask away, we Are a friendly bunch and are all learning together. There's always a new tip I can pick up, or a recipe to try. Do you watch your carbohydrate I take as well as looking out for your sugars?

 

[Northerner]

Good morning all
Last October is had tests and found out that i am type 2, i first i did not believe the docs as i was in denial but i have come round to it and now deal with my sugar intake.
I hope that i can ask questions how ever silly it may sound.

Hi John, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but good to hear you are coming to terms with it and have decided to join us - there are lots of friendly, experienced people here who will be able to answer your questions and allay your concerns - so no, there are no silly questions! If it bothers or confuses you, please ask! 🙂

You might find it helpful to have a browse of our Useful Links thread, which lists lots of good resources. In particular, I would suggest reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter so you can get a good understanding of diabetes and how it can be tackled so it doesn't cause you problems. I'd also recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker, which many of our members have found to be very helpful 🙂

Do you have a home glucose monitor and a prescription for test strips so you can test your tolerances for the meals you eat?

 

[Stitch147]

Hi John and welcome to the forum. Feel free to ask whatever questions you want.

 

[Ljc]

Hi John Welcome.

 

[Ditto]

I'm in denial too John, I heard myself telling my daughter and son this weekend that I was pre-diabetic really! Ha! If I continued pigging out the way I was doing I don't know what would have happened! Now it's lose weight and get healthy or look a fool for refusing the weight loss surgery.

We've got to face it, we're diabetic ::sigh:: and just get on with it. It might be the making of me anyways, it's the only thing stopping my food addiction.