7 months sice diagnosis
I did enjoy your post! You reminded me what it was like after diagnosis and I'm very impressed that you were together enough to write about your situation only 3 days after finding out. And I don't think I'm being over dramatic when I say it's a bit like processing a death. You waken up on a morning and you've forgotten, and then there's this horrible lurch in the stomach when it all floods back. There was the old you, and then now there's this new you, and it takes time to become acquainted.
So you have joined the Club no-one, but no-one, wants to join. Good luck for the journey. A lot of people probably feel a lot of grief when they are told about their diabetes but I think a lot of how you handle it depends on how you think of things. For example, instead of saying to myself that I can't eat chocolate; I think "I don't eat chocolate" and that makes it easier because that means I'm the one in control.
I am quite angry about the endless media rants about weight and the idea that it's our fault we have been struck down by this horrid disease. Has no-one ever thought that perhaps thrifty genes and diabetes are linked? This modern environment is toxic with food and I truly fear for young ones today. This situation is not going to be changed by education. Most overweight people do not get diabetes. You need to have the genes for it. And not every Type 2 is overweight. It's the food culture that needs to change and governments could make a difference, if they wanted.
OK, rant over. We all have to deal with the hand that life deals us... And it is sad to think of all the things that we'll probably not eat again. But the important thing is that we process the information and take it on board and we'll all probably outlive all the non-diabetics who don't take such good care of themselves.
And the one good thing about having this disease in the 21st century is that we live in the computer age so we can reach out to one another for support. My husband has been urging me to go to a diabetes support forum for months - it's taken me seven - so not quite as up to speed as you with your three days....
P.S. Got twin cats and a Golden Retriever.
I did enjoy your post! You reminded me what it was like after diagnosis and I'm very impressed that you were together enough to write about your situation only 3 days after finding out. And I don't think I'm being over dramatic when I say it's a bit like processing a death. You waken up on a morning and you've forgotten, and then there's this horrible lurch in the stomach when it all floods back. There was the old you, and then now there's this new you, and it takes time to become acquainted.
So you have joined the Club no-one, but no-one, wants to join. Good luck for the journey. A lot of people probably feel a lot of grief when they are told about their diabetes but I think a lot of how you handle it depends on how you think of things. For example, instead of saying to myself that I can't eat chocolate; I think "I don't eat chocolate" and that makes it easier because that means I'm the one in control.
I am quite angry about the endless media rants about weight and the idea that it's our fault we have been struck down by this horrid disease. Has no-one ever thought that perhaps thrifty genes and diabetes are linked? This modern environment is toxic with food and I truly fear for young ones today. This situation is not going to be changed by education. Most overweight people do not get diabetes. You need to have the genes for it. And not every Type 2 is overweight. It's the food culture that needs to change and governments could make a difference, if they wanted.
OK, rant over. We all have to deal with the hand that life deals us... And it is sad to think of all the things that we'll probably not eat again. But the important thing is that we process the information and take it on board and we'll all probably outlive all the non-diabetics who don't take such good care of themselves.
And the one good thing about having this disease in the 21st century is that we live in the computer age so we can reach out to one another for support. My husband has been urging me to go to a diabetes support forum for months - it's taken me seven - so not quite as up to speed as you with your three days....
P.S. Got twin cats and a Golden Retriever.
