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joanne25

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Hi there everyone
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in December
Hoping you lovely people can support and guide me in the rights and wrongs of this disease and in return I can do my best to help in anyway possible

Looking forward to making friends and learning how to make life fee less scary
All the best
Joanne
 
Hi, Joanne. Sorry you've had to join us but welcome. Would you like to tell us a little about your diagnosis, eg your HbA1c, any meds etc? This will help us understand where you are and what help we can offer.
 
Hi and welcome from me too Joanne.

No need to feel lonely as there are lots of us here to support and answer any questions you have. If it helps any, my diagnosis was a bit of a major turning point in my life 5 years ago because it made me take some action with regard to my diet and lifestyle that I should have taken probably 15-20 years before but needed the kick up the backside my diagnosis gave me. As a result of changing my diet a number of other health issues have improved considerably and I am actually fitter and healthier now than I was before diagnosis and will be most upset if I haven't actually added 10 years to my lifespan as well as improving the quality. It hasn't been easy as I was a sugar addict and a bit of a bread and potato fiend but now that I follow a low carb way of eating I have much more control over my comfort/disordered eating and mostly don't suffer any serious cravings. I do have plenty of low carb treats in the house so that I don't feel deprived but now it is a coffee made with real cream instead of all the sugar and milk I used to put in it and a chunk of nice cheese and some olives. I also buy minimum 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate and a square of that with a spoon of peanut butter is a nice satisfying chocolatey treat without wanting to eat the whole bar like I used to with milk chocolate. I still enjoy my food but it is quite different from the food I used to enjoy and it has been interesting exploring new foods and different ways of cooking existing menu items. It takes quite a bit more thought than before, but gradually you get used to it.
I am not the only one top experience health and wellbeing positives as a result of their diagnosis, so there is a good chance that you can too with an open minded approach.

Asa regards your diabetes, the more info you can tell us about how you came to be diagnosed, what your blood test result was and what if any medication or advice you have been given, the more appropriately we can support you and answer any questions you have. Diabetes is surprisingly individual and there is a lot of misinformation out there not just amogst the general population and the media, but sadly also quite a lot of health care professionals are not up to date with current thinking, but the forum here is a gold mine of knowledge and practical experience and compassionate people who know how isolating diabetes can be, not least because it can impact our social culture because food and drink are a significant part of that, but it certainly is possible to live well with diabetes and maybe even better than you were without it.

Look forward to hearing more from you and getting to know you better and please feel free to ask whatever questions you have. Nothing diabetes related is off the table so don't be shy and we are also interested to hear about any interests or hobbies you have too.
 
Hi @joanne25 and welcome to the forum!

I know that at first one might feel swamped from the amount of information available out there, so I just wanted to encourage you to ask any questions - big or small, as the folk here have a lot of gathered knowledge, and someone will always have the right answer (or will at least know where to start looking).

As your diagnosis was half a year ago, I'm curious to know (if you're open to share of course), how has your journey been so far?
 
Hi Joanne, I have been diagnosed for only a month and know how you feel. i have only told a couple of people and none of them are diabetic so have no understanding of what's going through my head or any advise.

hope fully we can learn together from all these lovely people
 
Welcome @Hxx. Has anyone mentioned taking positive steps towards remission and getting back to normal? The odds are in your favour.
 
Hxx said:
Hi Joanne, I have been diagnosed for only a month and know how you feel. i have only told a couple of people and none of them are diabetic so have no understanding of what's going through my head or any advise.

hope fully we can learn together from all these lovely people
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Welcome to the forum, getting a diagnosis can be quite a shock but sometimes it explains symptoms you have been having and that can be a relief otherwise the mind runs riot and you imagine all sorts and many of them would be far worse than a diabetes diagnosis which is a very manageable condition. High blood glucose affect the whole body including the brain so once you take some steps to improve blood glucose then you should start to feel a whole lot better. You don't even need to tell people unless you want to as there is no reason not to be eating normal food, it is just making some good choices most of the time. Caution is needed with carbohydrates but there is still plenty you can eat and enjoy.
Have a look at this link and you will see there are lots of options for filling tasty meals. The introduction gives very good explanation of the principals of following a low carb approach. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
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