Hi Dave and welcome,
I felt very much like you at diagnosis, I wasn't high risk and there is no family history I am aware of, so it was a total shock and an accidental diagnosis. I was so manic that the GP prescribed diazepam.
My HBA1C was 119 at diagnosis June 2021.
I've settled down now and accepted I am diabetic and I've made peace with that.
If anything it's been good thing because I am so much healthier now and happier because I am healthy.
I take metformin twice daily and watch the carbs and avoid using the car for short journeys like the school run, to get in some exercise, cut back massively on the booze. 3 months after diagnosis my HBA1C was 50, I have my next one in March and I am confident it will have gone down further, I monitor my BG's and generally I have readings in the 5's, usually under 7 now, with an odd spike here and there, which was not the case before. You will start to feel better about everything I promise and with the right lifestyle changes you can manage your diabetes.
I felt very much like you at diagnosis, I wasn't high risk and there is no family history I am aware of, so it was a total shock and an accidental diagnosis. I was so manic that the GP prescribed diazepam.
My HBA1C was 119 at diagnosis June 2021.
I've settled down now and accepted I am diabetic and I've made peace with that.
If anything it's been good thing because I am so much healthier now and happier because I am healthy.
I take metformin twice daily and watch the carbs and avoid using the car for short journeys like the school run, to get in some exercise, cut back massively on the booze. 3 months after diagnosis my HBA1C was 50, I have my next one in March and I am confident it will have gone down further, I monitor my BG's and generally I have readings in the 5's, usually under 7 now, with an odd spike here and there, which was not the case before. You will start to feel better about everything I promise and with the right lifestyle changes you can manage your diabetes.
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