No offense, but I really wish I never had a reason to be on this site. I was diagnosed last week with T2 (fasting 154, A1c 8.9). It came totally out of the blue. No symptoms, no family history, felt great - just had bloodwork done for an insurance application and got back those results. Confirmed them with my GP last week, she started me on Metformin and now here I am. I see the diabetes educator next week to go over diet and get my meter, but until then I'm trying to reduce carbs. Ugh.
I'm totally still in the "anger" stage of dealing with this, with a little denial and depression thrown in. I absolutely HATE having to think about what I can and cannot eat and now I have to do it for the rest of my life. Of course, ever since my diagnosis, all I can think about are the foods that I shouldn't have. I feel like having a tantrum like my 3 year old does and yell about how much this sucks and is unfair. I know this dx isn't the end of the world and there could be alot worse news to deal with, but right now, where I am, it feels unbearable.
When does it get better?
I'm totally still in the "anger" stage of dealing with this, with a little denial and depression thrown in. I absolutely HATE having to think about what I can and cannot eat and now I have to do it for the rest of my life. Of course, ever since my diagnosis, all I can think about are the foods that I shouldn't have. I feel like having a tantrum like my 3 year old does and yell about how much this sucks and is unfair. I know this dx isn't the end of the world and there could be alot worse news to deal with, but right now, where I am, it feels unbearable.
When does it get better?