Hello Forum, my name is John and I am a new member. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 5 weeks ago. I have a family history of Type 2 diabetes, but I didn't expect the onset would be so quick. I had a fasting blood sugar level of 350 during a physical exam with my doctor in August. A few weeks later I ended up in the ER with my glucose close to 500.
I am taking insulin and metformin for treatment, and have made adjustments to my diet. I'm finding the dietary changes very difficult. In fact, all of this is difficult, emotionally, for me. I'm a single male, with a pretty demanding job, and multiple interests and hobbies on the side, but I'm feeling very alone in this struggle. My family lives about 3 hours away and they feel even further away than ever.
I'm also a bit angry. I'd been a smoker for over 20 years and I quit about 2 and a half years ago. After quitting, I began to gain weight, and I ended up getting quite overweight (I gained about 45 pounds.) Then I started to lose some weight, but the diabetes symptoms started, too. Then, my weight came off so quickly. I didn't know at the time that it was because of the diabetes that I was losing so much weight so quickly. Now that I'm on insulin, I have gained back about 10 pounds. I feel incredibly frustrated - I've been diligently trying to do what is right for me, and yet it seems as though I'm paying for it all the time. I feel as though my body and I are at war with each other.
As you can guess, it's taking some effort for me to come to terms with this illness. I would love to get to a point at which I am healthier and can even perhaps take less insulin, or not be dependent on insulin, but it feels as though that will be a long time from now. I was hoping that reading and writing at a forum such as this might help my state of mind and health.
Thank you for time, and hello to you all.
I am taking insulin and metformin for treatment, and have made adjustments to my diet. I'm finding the dietary changes very difficult. In fact, all of this is difficult, emotionally, for me. I'm a single male, with a pretty demanding job, and multiple interests and hobbies on the side, but I'm feeling very alone in this struggle. My family lives about 3 hours away and they feel even further away than ever.
I'm also a bit angry. I'd been a smoker for over 20 years and I quit about 2 and a half years ago. After quitting, I began to gain weight, and I ended up getting quite overweight (I gained about 45 pounds.) Then I started to lose some weight, but the diabetes symptoms started, too. Then, my weight came off so quickly. I didn't know at the time that it was because of the diabetes that I was losing so much weight so quickly. Now that I'm on insulin, I have gained back about 10 pounds. I feel incredibly frustrated - I've been diligently trying to do what is right for me, and yet it seems as though I'm paying for it all the time. I feel as though my body and I are at war with each other.
As you can guess, it's taking some effort for me to come to terms with this illness. I would love to get to a point at which I am healthier and can even perhaps take less insulin, or not be dependent on insulin, but it feels as though that will be a long time from now. I was hoping that reading and writing at a forum such as this might help my state of mind and health.
Thank you for time, and hello to you all.