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M1TCH

M1TCH

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Hi all I have just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2.
I have got a consultation tomorrow with the nurse to talk about what happens next.
I am also suffering from bells palsey which started a week ago. Feeling really down and worried at the moment.
 
Hi Mitch,
Welcome to the forum 🙂
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's very normal to be worried at this stage, it's a big thing to happen.
However, the condition can be managed very well 🙂
Depending on the result of your HbA1c (the average of your blood sugars over 12 weeks or so) your nurse may out you on medication straight away or suggest trying to control things with diet first.
Either way, it's a good idea to start cutting down on carbohydrates in your diet, there's some good books on this, Northerner knows them, and I'm sure he'll be along soon with the names 🙂
This forum is fantastic for advice, I think lack of knowledge feeds into worries about things, so ask lots of questions, everyone is lovely here 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum M1TCH.
Hope your meeting with the nurse goes well tomorrow. It's worth asking about getting a blood glucose meter and a prescription for test strips so that you can check how carbohydrate foods affect you.
Managing diabetes always involves diet, exercise / physical activity (not necessarily sport), weight management; for people with type 2 diabetes, tablets are sometimes required at some stage.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum Mitch.good luck tomorrow at nurse. Write down your questions to ask for some answers
 
M1TCH said:
Hi all I have just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2.
I have got a consultation tomorrow with the nurse to talk about what happens next.
I am also suffering from bells palsey which started a week ago. Feeling really down and worried at the moment.
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Hi M1tch, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, it's perfectly natural to worry when you are unsure of what it is likely to entail - hopefully, we can help point you in the right direction and ease your fears 🙂 As mentioned, diabetes can be managed very well, with the right knowledge and a bit of hard work, and it's quite likely that once you get to grips with it you will start to feel healthier and happier than you may have done for some time - the high blood glucose levels you will have been experiencing prior to your diagnosis can cause low moods, tiredness and a general feeling of being unwell, in addition to the symptoms of needing the loo a lot, feeling thirsty etc. Get your levels under better control and your body and brain will thank you for it! 🙂

I'd suggest starting by reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter, which should help to give you a good insight. Also, many members here have found Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker an excellent companion for these early days and months. There are lots more good resources in our Useful Links thread, so have a browse there.

Please let us know if you have any questions and we will do our best to help out. Let us know how things go with your appointment, good luck 🙂
 
Hi and welcome to the forum. It's normal to feel scared. Hope your appointment goes well tomorrow. This forum is a great place for help, advice and a friendly chat.
 
Wow thank you all for your kind words, I will write some questions down and hopefully get some answers.
It's great to feel I'm not alone. And I'm sure I'll be turning to you guys for help.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum :D I do have to agree with you - bloody scary when you are first told but this is easily managed and while it may seem daunting in the beginning very soon becomes the norm.

Let us know if you need anything xx

Oh I forgot about the Bells Palsy - not only irritating but blooming painful!
 
Hello M1TCH and welcome to the forum. Most people on here felt the same as you at diagnosis. As others have said diabetes is a perfectly manageable condition. A bit of hard work with a few changes to diet, more exercise and maybe medication as well and it'll soon become second nature.
 
Welcome from Scared, also with T2, who's 14 months in.
 
Welcome aboard, we're all scared at first, but try not to worry too much you'll feel better once you know what the treatment is and get into a routine 🙂
 
Aww - I found Bell's Palsy exceedingly distressing - and cos I looked like Quasimodo with one eye dropped, it was forever streaming anyway. I had to force myself to look in the mirror to comb my hair of a morning and couldn't put my normal 'face' on at all. Very confidence sapping.

At least you can DO something about the T2 Diabetes - it's in your hands! - so it ain't half as bad as Bell's Palsy cos normally you just have to wait patiently until the inflammation in the facial nerve decides to subside, which doesn't suit anyone.

So cheer up - and concentrate on sorting your T2 out - and show Bell's Palsy who's the Boss !
 
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