Hi All,
Nice to find this forum because I'm finding everything overwhelming at the moment. Just diagnosed today with type 2. I'm 46 and very over weight. Hey I knew I was at risk and I've been making slow changes over the past year but I guess those changes weren't big enough. Now the big stuff begins.
I go to the Endocrinologist on Monday, I've also had thyroid disease for 15 years, to see what he want to do with me. He's the one who sent me for the glucose test, my regular GP never did, because he wanted to put me on a medication to help me lose weight. I don't know what he wanted to put me on he said it was a natural hormone that was just ok'ed in Canada to use 2 years ago. Well that was before he knew I had diabetes so I have to see what he thinks I should do.
I've been reading lots on the internet today. I would consider getting gastric bypass in the future if the dieting and medication don't work. I'm not sure I can take Metformin because it can effect thyroid.
Looking forward to chatting with all of you but I'll probably just skulk around reading posts to start.
Nice to find this forum because I'm finding everything overwhelming at the moment. Just diagnosed today with type 2. I'm 46 and very over weight. Hey I knew I was at risk and I've been making slow changes over the past year but I guess those changes weren't big enough. Now the big stuff begins.
I go to the Endocrinologist on Monday, I've also had thyroid disease for 15 years, to see what he want to do with me. He's the one who sent me for the glucose test, my regular GP never did, because he wanted to put me on a medication to help me lose weight. I don't know what he wanted to put me on he said it was a natural hormone that was just ok'ed in Canada to use 2 years ago. Well that was before he knew I had diabetes so I have to see what he thinks I should do.
I've been reading lots on the internet today. I would consider getting gastric bypass in the future if the dieting and medication don't work. I'm not sure I can take Metformin because it can effect thyroid.
Looking forward to chatting with all of you but I'll probably just skulk around reading posts to start.