newbie with a old head

[toffee_01]

thats how i feel today, fed up of this whole experience, my doc kindly told me that after looking after a stubborn mother in law for years, thanks to her and the stress she has given me am type 2, being over weight he as i said didnt help, but the weight came with the bordom of my life, am not usually a misery old guts, am quite cheerful, but thanks to the menopause giving me its pennyworth, well here i am. i have lost 5 stones, tho a stone has creeped back on, not sure how, so need to get this off and the rest, have been trolling through the threads and thought i would at last say hello.

toffee😱 slightly mad but 🙂

 

[novorapidboi26]

Welcome toffee...........you have come to the right place.............you will feel much more up beat in no time..................

 

[Northerner]

Hi Toffee, welcome to the forum 🙂 No-one knows what causes diabetes, so try not to blame your poor MIL too much! 😉 There's a lot to learn but the thing to do is take things one step at a time and not to overwhelm yourself. You've already done a great job with losing all that weight - this will have improved your sensitivity to insulin considerably and will help to reduce your blood sugar levels - lower levels mean better moods too, so you should start feeling less grumpy as time goes on! If you don't have it, I'd recommend getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - highly recommended by the people here!

Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Please feel free to ask any questions you may have, nothing is considered 'silly'! 🙂

edit: have a look in our Weight Loss section - lots of support there from like-minded people!

 

[toffee_01]

thank you for yr replies no am not medicated, just fell like i got a straight jacket on most of the time, farming coping with this and the old dear, well its nice to have someone to chat too xx

 

[Steff]

Hi toffee welcome to the forum, keep going theres definelty no easy plan when it comes to diabetes gotta roll with the punches and keep going, now your here you will soon find a great bunch of mates, and best of all we all know what each other go through better then anyone else...

 

[Andy HB]

First of all, welcome to the forum. 🙂

I've found that with my weight loss, I don't have to be quite so strict with myself carb-wise. Mind you, I don't let myself go gung-ho either because I don't want to revert back to the way I was.

Do you know what your blood glucose levels are after meals? I've found that information to have been extremely useful in determining my diet and what I can occasionally 'get away with'!

Andy

 

[toffee_01]

i havent had good support from anyone really, you feel so alone,

 

[Northerner]

i havent had good support from anyone really, you feel so alone,

Not any more, you've got us! 🙂 One of the main reason fr starting this forum was because of the isolation so many people can feel.

 

[bev]

Welcome to the forum Toffee and dont feel alone - we are all here for help and support.🙂Bev

 

[traceycat]

welcome to the forum toffee, you have defantly come to the right place, there a great bunch here. well done on the weight loss so far, thats a great achivement. you wont be alone anymore now that you have joined the forum. 🙂

 

[ukjohn]

Welcome Toffee, you have come to the right place for support and friendship.
You also live in a beautiful part of the country Pembrokeshire. I was born and bred in Swansea, so spent many happy times in your area.

Take care
John

 

[Sheilagh1958]

Welcome to the forum toffee. I was only diagnosed 6 weeks ago and feel as though i have known some of these people all my life . People are here to support you in the good and bad time

 

[am64]

welcome Toffee ..I spend alot of time down in Pembrokeshire xxx lovely lovely place ! infact my piccie is of the beautiful view across a Pembrokeshire estuary
I am T2 aswell and my HbA1c is now stable thanks to this place helping me to understand whats was going on .... you have found an excellent place for info and ask all the questions you need and someone will come in and listen and try and help if they can xx good luck x🙂

 

[toffee_01]

you are ALL my blessing in disguise, yes i do live in god's own village, absalooty beautiful place. thanks everyone for the welcome xx 🙂

 

[toffee_01]

am 64 is that piccy lawrenny ??

 

[Flutterby]

Welcome Toffee, nice to meet you. This place and these people have been a Godsend to me, I'm sure you will find it a good place to be.x