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KayC

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Hi there,

I was diagnosed T2 about 3 months ago and I still have quite a lot to learn about it. I'm happy I found here ! I'll post my questions :confused:/ happy thoughts :D/ sad thoughts:(/ even moaning😡 !

See you soon!
 
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I'm replying to my own post!

The diagnosis came as a shock: this is partly because the timing was spot on. My dh had a mini stroke and was admitted to the hospital. He was stopped for a week and then discharged. On the very next day of his coming home, I was waken up by tel call from my doctor that said I was diabetic so I needed to go to the local surgery urgently. (I did have a blood test on the previous day but I thought that was just a periodical one and wasn't worried about it at all.) I just couldn't believe what he said. 😱

I was first told it's type 1 so I was on insulin. Then the doctors said the characteristics of type 1 were disappearing: I was put on medication, Metformin, and then Gliclazide too. The medication seemed working, so now I'm told it's type 2 and I'm using tablets only.

I'm cooking for my dh and myself, which I found is quite a challenge. He needs low fat, low salt diet.(actually no salt is allowed to use while cooking or on the table) I need low sugar, low carb diet. We are having low everthing diet !

Since the diagnosis, I've had good days and bad days. I just can't shake off the feeling that this disease is my fault. I keep thinking that because I didn't take care of myself properly, now I've got this. I know it's no use thinking like this. The good thing is, however, I've been controlling my SB quite all right and my BMI is now 20.9 down from 23.7. My doctor said there is nothing I have to give up because of this disease, so I will believe him.

Thanks for reading!:D
 
Welcome Kay. I guess you'll get more replies when people wake up. Several people have had similar diagnosis confusion stories to yourself. Even without confusion over which type of D, many people find adjusting to diagnosis is difficult, but it does get easier with time. Selecting food and cooking for yourself and DH does sound a challenge - lots of veggies, I guess?
 
Hi there Kay and welcome to the forum im a typ2e2 diagnosed in feb 09 on metformin and byetta which is a type of injedtion, i had tests done as i thought i was type 1 turned out i was type 2 in the end though,like you i cook for myself my oh and son and can sometimes find it quite hard as they have some of the foods i wish i could still have lol but i grin and bare it.🙂

Anyway any questions you have ask away ok x
 
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Hi Kay

Welcome to the forum 🙂 x
 
Just dropping in to say welcome, Kay! And well done on the weight loss, that's a bit improvement and I'm sure it will help with your diabetes control too. Feel free to ask any questions!
 
Welcome to the forum Kay.

I've never put salt in any of my food (but occassionally wonder whether I should have some times!).

Andy 🙂
 
Thanks Copepod,

Yes, we are having lots of veggies. We love them and eat like a horse.
But we DO need more variety in cooking...
 
Thanks Steffie,

I think I'm allowed to eat foods which my dh is completely banned from, such as hams, bacon and sausage. (DM people can still eat them in moderation??) But I'm trying not to buy them for me because that'll make my dh feel jelous! Protein wise, we only have chicken breasts and fish, which is getting boring...
 
Thank you Emma,

I suppose you're the lady in the picture, not the baby on her lap?
 
Thanks Pigeon,

I put a question on Diet page and I've already had a reply from a nice lady.
This site is great!
 
Hi Kay,

welcome to the forum.
Look forward to getting to know you more, take care, shirl x
 
Thanks Andy,

Wow it's good for you! I still miss my salt...
My weakness is not choc or other sweets, but slightly salted rice cakes, which are high in GI.
 
Hi Shirl,

Thank you for your reply. It's great that I can talk about DM and my condition freely here!
 
Hi KayC welcome to the forum 🙂 Any questions you have, we'll try and answer them for you! 🙂
 
Hi Kay, yeah is good to have somewhere to go to an have ppl understand where your comin from!
Take it easy, lv shirl
 
Hi Kay, welcome to the forum.
 
Thanks Northerner,

I'm happy I've found here! I'm a northerner, too!
 
Thanks PhilT,

I'll enjoy myself here!
 
KayC said:
Thanks Steffie,

But I'm trying not to buy them for me because that'll make my dh feel jelous! Protein wise, we only have chicken breasts and fish, which is getting boring...
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You could try making chicken more interesting with spices, Stir fry cooked chicken strips with soy sauce or Balti spice mix, great on salad.
 
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