Hi there, June, Type 2 and new to this forum

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I was diagnosed 18 months ago. I have told no one and stopped going to the clinic in case anyone sees my medication. I've been in complete denial but I am having increasing symptoms that means i know I now have to face up to it.

Thanks for "listening"

June
 
Hi June
I'm sorry you've been stuggling but you've found the right place for lots of good advice. Taking control will make you feel lots better physically and probably emotionally too. Can I ask why you don't want anyone to know?

Anyway welcome to the forum it's a great place, very helpful and a good place to start 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum June.

Denial is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You will be guaranteed to get worse.

You could take an alternative route though. Start taking your condition seriously and you may look forward to a healthier and happier outcome.

When I was diagnosed, I was initially very scared. But, for me that lasted about one week! I started going for a walk every day and completely overhauled my diet.

Within three months I didn't need any medication and I have been medication free ever since (over 5 years now).

My last blood test (HbA1c) was the best ever.

So, there is hope. Get to it!!

Andy 🙂
 
Hi June and welcome.🙂 Sorry to hear you're struggling to care for yourself. Why not start with something simple, like going for a walk every day as Andy suggests. Or making some small dietary changes. I've found taking baby steps like these has helped me get back on track. The results are definitely worth it. Let us know how you get on. 🙂
 
Well us Type 1s don't have that luxury - if we ignored it and stopped taking our medication - we'd be dead in a few days. It's pretty vile though, I wouldn't recommend it.

Why don't you want people to know, though? It's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

OK the gutter press would have the world believe it's a lifestyle disease but that's not the whole story by any means - there are many thin, healthy eating athletic Type 2 diabetics - Sir Steve Redgrave is a case in point - how many Olympic Gold rowing Medals did he win after he was diagnosed? So if it was ONLY a lifestyle issue, how do they explain him? They don't - they simply ignore folk like him - and there are lots - because it doesn't suit the purpose of their article that day.

Anyway - the important thing is - you've admitted to yourself that ignoring it isn't a good idea, so let's try and help you get your head round it and take control of it - at the moment your diabetes is controlling you. Personally - I can't stand that thought - so I simply have to show the bully (that diabetes is) who is really in charge - ME !

The first step is to start on medication - what are you on, June?
 
Welcome to the forum Junie62 🙂
 
Hello and welcome June🙂

Baby steps are the way forward as others have said, once you start getting to grips with it you'll feel so much better and that makes it easier to keep on managing.
 
Welcome to the forum June. Good to hear you have started to come to terms with diabetes. I joined the forum recently and can add that the folk here are all willing to help help you with any questions or doubts or worries you have.
 
Hi June,

I'm also new to this forum (I joined today in fact) and I was also diagnosed 18 months ago as type 2. I was absolutely devastated , felt ashamed and like nobody would understand. I blamed myself completely for what I felt was having self-inflicted a "life-style disease".

T2 Diabetes is in the press a lot at the moment, especially with regarding it affecting more and more young people. I was diagnosed at 27, and it does not run in my family, nor am I of Afro-Caribbean descent (typical factors which increase the risk of developing type 2). I understand the feeling very well.

However, you cannot hide away from it. You are probably aware of all the complications that can arise from leaving any form of Diabetes untreated. As my doctor reassured me, it is a condition, not a disease and it can be managed. With careful management you can lead a completely normal life but you must act now. Have faith in your GP surgery - There is doctor-patient confidentiality so nobody will know why you're there. If you are prescribed medication, you can arrange to have this collected from a pharmacy that is further away than your local one so that nobody would recognise you. Please remember that if anyone did, they don't know what's in the white paper bag anyway and it's none of their business.

Please let us know that you're OK and I hope that you find the courage to make an appointment with your GP and diabetic nurse. I promise they will be helpful and non-judgmental and that when you do you will be so happy you did.
 
Hello and welcome June, also a newbie to the group joined today also. Reading the messages and wish we had a Dr who was supportive he virtually told my husband either get it under control or he would take his license of him, he,s never had a hypo and has change his food to much healthy er also exercise regularly, was diagnosed 16 months ago at 39 got to say he was devastated, we are know keeping a food diary to see what works for him and what dose,nt , am really glad to have found this group and also to know we are not alone in this, keep smiling and gd luck. Heidi
 
Hello June and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately D does not go away if you ignore it. It is hard coming to terms with it though. There is nothing to be ashamed of and anyone who tries to make you feel like that is ignorant. Well done you have taken the first step to a new healthier you and you will do it. It won't happen overnight and there will be times when you feel discouraged but we have this brilliant forum to help us. Good luck and keep us posted how you get on. 🙂
 
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