I am a 40 year old woman, have been diagnosed since beginning of August 2009, so this is all very new to me still. Initally I was panic stricken when told I had the dreaded "D". I saw my Mum suffer with it for years and eventually die from complications. She was 57 and all Ikept thinking was if I end up like her I only have 17 years left, horibble thought!! The thought of her has made me determined not to end up like she did.
I have been put on Metformin twice a day, first coupel of weeks side effects were awful but now sem to have settled a little. I am now starting to feel a bit more like the old me, after feeling ill for months befor I eventually went to see gp, typical case of sticking my head in the sand and hoping it would go away!! I have totally changed my diet and have started to lose weight.
This is just the start for me and at times I feel very alone.
I have been put on Metformin twice a day, first coupel of weeks side effects were awful but now sem to have settled a little. I am now starting to feel a bit more like the old me, after feeling ill for months befor I eventually went to see gp, typical case of sticking my head in the sand and hoping it would go away!! I have totally changed my diet and have started to lose weight.
This is just the start for me and at times I feel very alone.
