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How do you cope?
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Martin Canty
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Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, Beth, lucky you have found a very supportive & knowledgeable group. Feel free to ask questions or share anything with us.
Hi Martin,
How do you cope everyday with everyone around you eating what they want to and not worry about it. It's so hard for me cause that was me 3 months ago, Before my diagnosis I was perfectly healthy, now it just seems that they are finding more and more conditions and I'm sick of all the prodding?
Thank you
How do you cope everyday with everyone around you eating what they want to and not worry about it. It's so hard for me cause that was me 3 months ago, Before my diagnosis I was perfectly healthy, now it just seems that they are finding more and more conditions and I'm sick of all the prodding?
Thank you
Martin Canty
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Actually, Beth, it's not a problem.... Sometimes I look longingly at food but think of the advances I have made:
Weight down to 170lb (lost 50lb since DX)
FBG typically under 5
HbA1c 5.5 at last check
Added to which my wife is also on a Ketogenic diet (makes life easier in the kitchen as I don't tend to end up eating the left-overs), if we are out then it's a treat day for me (though I still avoid carby foods but I'm not so strict about it)
I thought I was healthy before DX, boy, was I was mistaken, in hindsight I had probably been showing signs for a couple of years. Now, 15mo on I can honestly say that I'm in the best shape I have been in for 20 years or more. The first 9 months were hell (particularly months 3 to 9) as I got real aggressive about my carb intake & was suffering false & real hypos... Also getting real depressed about D. It was real unnerving being in an office full of people (new job) & getting the shakes (hoping they wouldn't think it was DT's or something).
Finding LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) Way of Eating helped a lot, my BG's are under control & not wildly fluctuating (my moods are rather more even, don't get depressed about D & I enjoy life more)
As for the poking & prodding, I guess I'm lucky, my 'support team' consists of just my PCP (GP in UK terminology.... Expat, living in California) who I see every 3-4 months or so & a blood test.
A support group like this DUK forum is a great place to get a lot of perspective on Diabetes, how people feel, how they cope, what is working for them in the daily management of this disease.
Weight down to 170lb (lost 50lb since DX)
FBG typically under 5
HbA1c 5.5 at last check
Added to which my wife is also on a Ketogenic diet (makes life easier in the kitchen as I don't tend to end up eating the left-overs), if we are out then it's a treat day for me (though I still avoid carby foods but I'm not so strict about it)
I thought I was healthy before DX, boy, was I was mistaken, in hindsight I had probably been showing signs for a couple of years. Now, 15mo on I can honestly say that I'm in the best shape I have been in for 20 years or more. The first 9 months were hell (particularly months 3 to 9) as I got real aggressive about my carb intake & was suffering false & real hypos... Also getting real depressed about D. It was real unnerving being in an office full of people (new job) & getting the shakes (hoping they wouldn't think it was DT's or something).
Finding LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) Way of Eating helped a lot, my BG's are under control & not wildly fluctuating (my moods are rather more even, don't get depressed about D & I enjoy life more)
As for the poking & prodding, I guess I'm lucky, my 'support team' consists of just my PCP (GP in UK terminology.... Expat, living in California) who I see every 3-4 months or so & a blood test.
A support group like this DUK forum is a great place to get a lot of perspective on Diabetes, how people feel, how they cope, what is working for them in the daily management of this disease.
trophywench
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- Type 1
There are many many things that you can still eat as a diabetic - the BEST bits of the meal anyway - protein and veg! and different ways of making things like eg wheat-flour free cake made of ground almonds instead (you need the recipes as it alters the balance of the fats and eggs) cauli 'rice', courgette tagliatelli, bacon and egg for brekkie instead of stodge.
You just need to experiment a little - let it be a voyage of discovery, not doom!
Once they start investigating your health a little deeper - of course they find things you and they didn't know about - it's actually quite good if you want a long life and not fall by the wayside of something that could have been treated, easily - if only someone had known you actually had whatever!
You just need to experiment a little - let it be a voyage of discovery, not doom!
Once they start investigating your health a little deeper - of course they find things you and they didn't know about - it's actually quite good if you want a long life and not fall by the wayside of something that could have been treated, easily - if only someone had known you actually had whatever!
Copepod
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Welcome to the forum, Beth1966. It's all about concentrating on what you can do, not what you can't. Admittedly, it was different for me being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a 30 year old, normal weight, than it is for the majority of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are overweight at the time.
Lots of foods are low in carbohydrate and / or calories and / or fat eg meat, fish, vegetables, berries, temperate grown fruit, cottage cheese etc. Most other foods are OK in.moderation.
Then, find exercise / activity you enjoy - either to use up calories, or to mean you can eat more. I'm starting work outdoors on adventure race at 7.30am, and will be lucky to get to bed by 2am, so that will justify some serious eating when I get the chance!
Lots of foods are low in carbohydrate and / or calories and / or fat eg meat, fish, vegetables, berries, temperate grown fruit, cottage cheese etc. Most other foods are OK in.moderation.
Then, find exercise / activity you enjoy - either to use up calories, or to mean you can eat more. I'm starting work outdoors on adventure race at 7.30am, and will be lucky to get to bed by 2am, so that will justify some serious eating when I get the chance!
pottersusan
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I know how you feel. It seems to be quite common that diabetes comes along with other conditions. There will be days when it all seems overwhelming, but it does get better. You've found a great place for help and support.
Stitch147
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Welcome to the forum from someone who is almost 11 months in. It can be very daunting to begin with. I went from being type 2 to being a rare breed of a MODY with changes in medications throughout. I'm still not where I want or need to be with my BG levels, but its a journey that I am going to have to adjust to for the rest of my life. I have learnt a lot over the past 11 months and still keep learning on a daily basis.
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