Hi all,
My name is Kristine and I'm a 34-year old graduate student. I'm glad to have found this forum and I look forward to learning from all of you!
I was diagnosed with Type II about 3 weeks ago. I had been having some dizzy spells and weakness so my doc ran some blood tests and my fasting glucose level was 130. Not terribly high, but he said he'd like to treat it aggressively now than wait until it got worse. Even though it was really hard to hear and very difficult to deal with, I wasn't actually too shocked about my diagnosis. Both of my parents have had diabetes for years and I've not exactly lived the "healthy" lifestyle. I have been a self-confessed sugar-holic and pasta-holic for years!
But, I have tried turn my diagnosis into a positive means to truly change the way I live my life. I have completely overhauled my diet (which believe me, was much needed!) and so far, my glucose levels have been decent. At least I think so; I'm still a little confused as to what's "good" and what's "bad". I know my diabetes educator said that it should be less than 110 before eating and less than 140 2 hours after eating...is that pretty standard? I have lots of other questions, but I'll save those for other areas of the forum!
Anyway, thanks for reading my rather long introduction!
My name is Kristine and I'm a 34-year old graduate student. I'm glad to have found this forum and I look forward to learning from all of you!
I was diagnosed with Type II about 3 weeks ago. I had been having some dizzy spells and weakness so my doc ran some blood tests and my fasting glucose level was 130. Not terribly high, but he said he'd like to treat it aggressively now than wait until it got worse. Even though it was really hard to hear and very difficult to deal with, I wasn't actually too shocked about my diagnosis. Both of my parents have had diabetes for years and I've not exactly lived the "healthy" lifestyle. I have been a self-confessed sugar-holic and pasta-holic for years!
Anyway, thanks for reading my rather long introduction!