Hello. I'm a newbie

[Lisa1301]

Finally been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic and although I know its quite common and alot of people suffer from it, I'm feeling quite upset and overwhelmed by it all. Did anyone else feel like this?

 

[Christy]

Hi Lisa and welcome! Probably all/most of us felt the same as you. For me it was a total shock to the system but it does get easier and you find out what suits you and how to manage it. Do you know what your HbA1c is and did you get any advice?

 

[adrian1der]

Hi Again @Lisa1301 and welcome. As @Christy says it does get easier. If you have questions please fire away

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome. 🙂 Everybody feels like that I should expect. I know I did. Gutted.

 

[Ljc]

Hello @Lisa1301 welcome to the forum. Yes it is normal to feel the way you do.
I promise you it does get easier.

Ask all the questions you need to about diabetes, we’ll do our best to help based on what has worked for us.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Lisa1301

Yes! So many members arrive feeling quite shaken, overwhelmed and shocked by their diagnosis. It can completely knock you sideways.

But diabetes is generally a slow-moving foe, and you have time to come to terms with things, to experiment, and to begin to find your way through the maze of options.

Diabetes, as you will discover, can be fickle and surprisingly individual - so while there might be general approaches and tactics that can be suggested (this is slow release... that causes spikes), you’ll need to check and work out how (and if!) they work that way for you.

You might like to keep a food diary for a week or two. Noting down everything you eat and drink along with a reasonable estimate of the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks

This will give you an idea of which foods and meals are the main sources of carbs in your menu. And may highlight some ‘low hanging fruit’ - some easy early targets for tweaks and changes.

It’s best to make changes to your menu gradually - partly because they need to be sustainable long term, but also because very rapid and sudden changes to blood glucose levels are harder on the fine blood vessels, and changing things more gently will give your body time to adapt.

Keep asking questions, and let us know how you get on 🙂

 

[Lisa1301]

Welcome to the forum @Lisa1301

Yes! So many members arrive feeling quite shaken, overwhelmed and shocked by their diagnosis. It can completely knock you sideways.

But diabetes is generally a slow-moving foe, and you have time to come to terms with things, to experiment, and to begin to find your way through the maze of options.

Diabetes, as you will discover, can be fickle and surprisingly individual - so while there might be general approaches and tactics that can be suggested (this is slow release... that causes spikes), you’ll need to check and work out how (and if!) they work that way for you.

You might like to keep a food diary for a week or two. Noting down everything you eat and drink along with a reasonable estimate of the amount of carbohydrate in the meals and snacks

This will give you an idea of which foods and meals are the main sources of carbs in your menu. And may highlight some ‘low hanging fruit’ - some easy early targets for tweaks and changes.

It’s best to make changes to your menu gradually - partly because they need to be sustainable long term, but also because very rapid and sudden changes to blood glucose levels are harder on the fine blood vessels, and changing things more gently will give your body time to adapt.

Keep asking questions, and let us know how you get on 🙂

Thank you. That's really helpful

 

[Lisa1301]

Hello @Lisa1301 welcome to the forum. Yes it is normal to feel the way you do.
I promise you it does get easier.

Ask all the questions you need to about diabetes, we’ll do our best to help based on what has worked for us.

Thank you

 

[Lisa1301]

Hi Lisa and welcome! Probably all/most of us felt the same as you. For me it was a total shock to the system but it does get easier and you find out what suits you and how to manage it. Do you know what your HbA1c is and did you get any advice?

Thank you. I got a pack with lots of info in and also details of Desmond. I wasn't told the hba level although I note lots of people talk about hba levels.