Hi everyone. Diagnosed type 2 in April (week before my 30th) and feel like I’m drowning

[Laurengemm]

I haven’t had a chance to say welcome to the forum. I'm only a couple of months into diagnosis and still figuring it all out but here is a really good place to be when you it all feels overwhelming!

Hi! Thanks so much for taking the time to message. Yeah I'm so glad I posted, everyone's been so lovely and helpful.. experience is such a valuable thing. Hope you're doing okay with your new diagnosis, it's tough to navigate

 

[Leadinglights]

Ah, so it's all relative to your overall "normal"? I've been stressing myself out trying to come to terms with the fact that it's not a simple problem with a simple solution and that it's going to take time to learn. Think I expected to see certain numbers and be able to say "right, I'm at X so therefore I need to do X and that's that". Just clueless!

I appreciate everyones kindness here in dealing with my ignorance and taking time to help me out. I seem to suddenly have hit panic mode so its all a great help to me

You will quickly realise it is not as easy as it sounds when in practice things can be very individual and variable. For example the amount of carbs in a meal can have a different outcome depending on lots of different factors, time of day, what you eat them with, what the carbs are, some people tolerate bread but not rice or pasta whereas for others it will be the other way round.
If you look at precise numbers and a single test of a food then it can become disheartening and it is better to look for trends.
Don't be in too much of a rush to bring your blood glucose levels down as it can be kinder on your body to do it more gradually to avoid issues with your eyes and nerves.
Just take one day at a time and have a plan of action.

 

[Laurengemm]

You will quickly realise it is not as easy as it sounds when in practice things can be very individual and variable. For example the amount of carbs in a meal can have a different outcome depending on lots of different factors, time of day, what you eat them with, what the carbs are, some people tolerate bread but not rice or pasta whereas for others it will be the other way round.
If you look at precise numbers and a single test of a food then it can become disheartening and it is better to look for trends.
Don't be in too much of a rush to bring your blood glucose levels down as it can be kinder on your body to do it more gradually to avoid issues with your eyes and nerves.
Just take one day at a time and have a plan of action.

This is really helpful, thank you so much. It's all new to me so it's really useful to hear that its obviously going to take some time. Hopefully I'll start getting the hang of things soon!

 

[sean_marsh]

Hey Lauren, I'm 30 and Type 2 as well. Just sending my love and prayers! It is hard, but you can do it!

 

[JOV]

Ah, so it's all relative to your overall "normal"? I've been stressing myself out trying to come to terms with the fact that it's not a simple problem with a simple solution and that it's going to take time to learn. Think I expected to see certain numbers and be able to say "right, I'm at X so therefore I need to do X and that's that". Just clueless!

I appreciate everyones kindness here in dealing with my ignorance and taking time to help me out. I seem to suddenly have hit panic mode so its all a great help to me

I am fairly new to this about 6 weeks - and it is overwhelming. You are not ignorant just new to it all. It is confusing and difficult to get your head around - But you can do this - small steps - make changes to your diet, first cut out all the bad stuff and eat clean, take more exercise. Try to understand the numbers and remember it is a marathon not a sprint.

 

[Mark72]

Welcome to the forums. I'm also another fairly new member, diagnosed in July. I have to say the first few weeks were a blur and I don't remember huge amounts from any of the appointments, tests etc. I think food-wise I survived on very much the same food most days and it took me a while to get back into eating varied meals and adjusting to spending more time looking after myself and cooking. I think it's pretty common to feel overwhelmed, there's so much to take on board, often in the space of a couple of 15 minute appointments with your doctor and nurse. Everyone here's been both supportive and informative and as well as the people the site has some really good resources.

 

[JOV]

Welcome to the forums. I'm also another fairly new member, diagnosed in July. I have to say the first few weeks were a blur and I don't remember huge amounts from any of the appointments, tests etc. I think food-wise I survived on very much the same food most days and it took me a while to get back into eating varied meals and adjusting to spending more time looking after myself and cooking. I think it's pretty common to feel overwhelmed, there's so much to take on board, often in the space of a couple of 15 minute appointments with your doctor and nurse. Everyone here's been both supportive and informative and as well as the people the site has some really good resources.

Appointments what are they !!! - Told and prescribed over phone - sent links to NHS pages and told to re-test in around 3 months. I learnt more in a phone call to diabetes UK and their website than from anywhere else.

 

[Laurengemm]

Hey Lauren, I'm 30 and Type 2 as well. Just sending my love and prayers! It is hard, but you can do it!

Hi Sean! I really appreciate your love and prayers and all the same back to you!! It’s a big thing to take in but we’ll do our best!

 

[Laurengemm]

Welcome to the forums. I'm also another fairly new member, diagnosed in July. I have to say the first few weeks were a blur and I don't remember huge amounts from any of the appointments, tests etc. I think food-wise I survived on very much the same food most days and it took me a while to get back into eating varied meals and adjusting to spending more time looking after myself and cooking. I think it's pretty common to feel overwhelmed, there's so much to take on board, often in the space of a couple of 15 minute appointments with your doctor and nurse. Everyone here's been both supportive and informative and as well as the people the site has some really good resources.

Hi and thank you for taking the time to write this!! I’ve been the same as you and have definitely made some small positive changes so that’s something at least. It’s good to know I’m not alone in how I’ve been feeling and I hope you’re keeping well. Yeah this site has been fab, found it when I was first diagnosed and it’s been the most helpful for me so I really appreciate it and everyone here.