joined the group about a month ago and I have been watching the posts and wanted to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the beginning of April. I was speaking to a customer of my store, telling her how I had been feeling and that I thought it was diabetes and it just so happened (or not chance is my belief) that she was a diabetic nurse, which I didn't know. She went to got her meter and tested me and I was 26 (Canadian girl here). I believe that i...s about 494 or so. She recommended that I go to emergency right away, which I did and received my diagnosis.
Both of my parents are type 1 now, my older sister diagnosed last year and my brother about 3 weeks after me. Seems its hereditary in our family!
At first I was scared, upset, then realized that I need to get over it and on with it. I own my own small business and work it 6 days a week. I realized it was part of a wake up call because I wasn't taking care of myself the way that I needed to. I try my best to assist others (I am a reiki master - an alternative healing modality using energy - a psychic & medium and a hypnotist) but I wasn't doing that great of a job with myself!
I started changing some of my eating habits (I had a love affair of soda) and beginning to tell my body every day that I was happy and healthy and my body is my own. In a month, I'm off of my glyburide and only on metformin and my nurse thought I would need insulin shots to bring my sugars down, which I haven't so far and my sugars are ranging between 4.5 and 7.5 now (85 to 142) and I try to take things one day at a time.
I just wanted to add that I truly believe how we choose to address the situation has a bearing on how this disease will affect us. Stay positive and tell your body every day that you are healed! Our emotions effect us in a big way.
Okay, I've talked enough but I hope everyone has a
At first I was scared, upset, then realized that I need to get over it and on with it. I own my own small business and work it 6 days a week. I realized it was part of a wake up call because I wasn't taking care of myself the way that I needed to. I try my best to assist others (I am a reiki master - an alternative healing modality using energy - a psychic & medium and a hypnotist) but I wasn't doing that great of a job with myself!
I started changing some of my eating habits (I had a love affair of soda) and beginning to tell my body every day that I was happy and healthy and my body is my own. In a month, I'm off of my glyburide and only on metformin and my nurse thought I would need insulin shots to bring my sugars down, which I haven't so far and my sugars are ranging between 4.5 and 7.5 now (85 to 142) and I try to take things one day at a time.
I just wanted to add that I truly believe how we choose to address the situation has a bearing on how this disease will affect us. Stay positive and tell your body every day that you are healed! Our emotions effect us in a big way.
Okay, I've talked enough but I hope everyone has a
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