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Cherrelle DUK
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Hi Jennsie, welcome to the forum.
Glad that you've found us. How did you come to be diagnosed?
We’ve got lots of useful info on the forum and the main site so do have a look around.
Feel free to share a bit more about yourself when you're ready and let us know if there's anything we can do to support you.
Glad that you've found us. How did you come to be diagnosed?
We’ve got lots of useful info on the forum and the main site so do have a look around.
Feel free to share a bit more about yourself when you're ready and let us know if there's anything we can do to support you.
rebrascora
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Hi and welcome from me too.
So pleased you have found the forum as it is a goldmine of experience with tips and practical guidance and support from people who face the same challenges, understand how a diagnosis of diabetes impacts your life and mental health and can share their experiences on how they manage it and what works for them, rather than the text book info from the medical profession of what is supposed to help and there can be quite a significant difference between those two approaches.
If you can give us a bit more information about how you came to be diagnosed ie. symptomatic and if so, what symptoms or perhaps cropped up as a result of a routine blood test. Do you know the actual result of that blood test used to diagnose diabetes? This is called an HbA1c test and it is an indication of where on the diabetes scale you now are and will be used to track your (hopefully) progress in managing it. It will usually be a number in excess of 47 as 48 or above gets you a diabetes diagnosis but it can be up into 3 figures if things have gone quite badly awry.
It is also helpful to know if you have been given and medication and if so, what and if you have much/any weight to lose?
Sharing this info is not in any way compulsory, so don't feel obliged to divulge anything but it can help us to give more appropriate advice or suggestions.
Anyway, make yourself at home, feel free to ask any questions that pop into your mind, no matter how trivial and read other posts because you can gain a huge amount of insight and inspiration from reading other people's stories.
Diabetes is a condition which can be well managed with the right knowledge and support and there are some of us here on the forum who will freely admit and rejoice in the fact that we are now fitter and healthier and slimmer as a result of our diagnosis, because it was the kick up the pants we needed to get our act together and make changes that we had been avoiding for too long. I personally think my diagnosis has likely extended my lifespan and improved my quality of life as a result of changing my diet and walking more.... and I still really enjoy my food, I just eat different things now. Not saying it was easy to change (I was a sugar addict, chocoholic and bread and potato lover pre diagnosis 🙄 ) but it definitely was worthwhile.
So pleased you have found the forum as it is a goldmine of experience with tips and practical guidance and support from people who face the same challenges, understand how a diagnosis of diabetes impacts your life and mental health and can share their experiences on how they manage it and what works for them, rather than the text book info from the medical profession of what is supposed to help and there can be quite a significant difference between those two approaches.
If you can give us a bit more information about how you came to be diagnosed ie. symptomatic and if so, what symptoms or perhaps cropped up as a result of a routine blood test. Do you know the actual result of that blood test used to diagnose diabetes? This is called an HbA1c test and it is an indication of where on the diabetes scale you now are and will be used to track your (hopefully) progress in managing it. It will usually be a number in excess of 47 as 48 or above gets you a diabetes diagnosis but it can be up into 3 figures if things have gone quite badly awry.
It is also helpful to know if you have been given and medication and if so, what and if you have much/any weight to lose?
Sharing this info is not in any way compulsory, so don't feel obliged to divulge anything but it can help us to give more appropriate advice or suggestions.
Anyway, make yourself at home, feel free to ask any questions that pop into your mind, no matter how trivial and read other posts because you can gain a huge amount of insight and inspiration from reading other people's stories.
Diabetes is a condition which can be well managed with the right knowledge and support and there are some of us here on the forum who will freely admit and rejoice in the fact that we are now fitter and healthier and slimmer as a result of our diagnosis, because it was the kick up the pants we needed to get our act together and make changes that we had been avoiding for too long. I personally think my diagnosis has likely extended my lifespan and improved my quality of life as a result of changing my diet and walking more.... and I still really enjoy my food, I just eat different things now. Not saying it was easy to change (I was a sugar addict, chocoholic and bread and potato lover pre diagnosis 🙄 ) but it definitely was worthwhile.
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