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MorbidCaterpillar

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So I was diagnosed with type 2 today. My GP phoned me and gave me the news and sent an electronic prescription straight to the chemist for Metformin. I've been put on cholesterol meds too (oh joy!) I take so many meds for various things that this is quite depressing. Over the past five years my normal healthy weight ballooned due to a particular medication and I'm now obese. But I had started to eat healthily and am losing weight anyway with the help of a change in diet, the GPs Practice Nurse and a prescription of Orlistat. So to be diagnosed after I've made positive changes was quite a blow. I've an appointment next week to see the specialist diabetes GP at the surgery along with an appointment with the Practice Nurse. I am assuming that they will explain everything to me then. I will be quite honest, I'm overwhelmed when I see all the discussion of blood levels and monitoring, etc. I know I'll get a handle on the whole thing and I'll be ok, but at the moment I just think I'm in shock.

I look forward to learning as much as I can from everyone here and I hope to get to know you all.

Thanks!
 
Welcome aboard Morbid Caterpillar 🙂. One step at a time, it's massively overwhelming at first but you can do it, just keep at it and it will all come together eventually via a fair bit of frustration a bit of swearing and probably some tears, but we've all been there and we've come out the other side so you will too.
 
Hi MorbidCaterpillar, welcome to the forum 🙂 Very sorry to hear about your diagnosis. As KookyCat says, there is a lot to learn, but do try not to be overwhelmed by it all and take it at a pace you can handle - nothing drastic is going to happen overnight. Just to give you an idea of what it's all about, in preparation for your appointment, you might like to have a read of Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter. I'd also recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker, which many of our members have found very useful, ith a positive outlook. Diabetes is a serious condition, but it is one that can be controlled well with the right knowledge and application, and there is no reason why you shouldn't come out of all this feeling happier and healthier than you may have done for some time, whilst you remained undiagnosed.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns - there are lotso f friendly, experienced people here and we will do our best to help guide you through all the confusion! 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum MorbidCaterpillar 🙂
 
Hi Morbid Caterpillar and welcome.🙂
 
Hi Morbid Caterpillar from a recently diagnosed Type 2 too also with those delightful existing illnesses they call co-morbidities! It was a steep learning curve for me but with the help you're getting, the info Northerner has provided (it helped me) and the good people on this site we'll hopefully see the morbid caterpillar transform into a happy butterfly! 😛
 
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