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julychild97420

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went to the dentist who was concern that i was not healing very fast and suggest that i get a dietbeties test done,so i called my dr.and got in the same day.well it turned out i have it.i know other people have this alot more serious than me,i was lucky i will take a pill every morning and whatch my diet and now i have to exercise, but i am scared,i am not getting much support from hubby,he's confused by all the information that we were reading.i am now waiting for the nutricanist to call me to set up an appointment to teach us the right food to eat.i am afraid i will eat something wrong or forget to take my pills which i do often and get really sick.i get more test tomorrow to confirm the 2 test they did today. thanks for listening. kandy
 
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Hi Kandy,

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but the good thing is that you are already on the right track, with nutrition, dietary changes, exercise...things everyone should be doing! I'm sure you will learn ways to maintain the best health possible for you.

I understand what you mean about your husband...for some people there can be information overload and it can take a long time to process so much new, sometimes complicated, information. Maybe he would feel more capable of being supportive in a few specific ways, instead of being hit with the whole picture all at once? Just a guess...

I wonder if there is a support group in your area, where you can learn from people who have already gone through the same initial experience, and who could share first-hand information with you. I have a friend who went through this last summer and she got lots of understanding and recipes and tips from her group.

Take care...good wishes...

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thank you very much for the advice.i will ask my dr. if there is such a group in my area today.your right my hubby is on overload right now.he does all the cooking so this journey will be quite a change for both of us. kandy
 
Our neighbor went through this. It has been really hard for her as she is trying to gain weight. When she got diagnosed she took some classes offered by the Bay Area Hospital. She said the classes were very informative. I think I have also seen a support group for diabetes listed in the local newspaper. Best of luck to you Kandy in getting your diabetes under control.
 
I do medical transcription and one of my dictators is a diabetic educator. He recommends to all of his patients with a new diagnosis (and also those who are having problems with controlling their sugars) that they keep a diabetic diary. Use one page for one day of information. Write down your fasting blood sugar and when you test throughout the day. Also keep track of what you have eaten at each meal with the number of grams of carbohydrates eaten. He recommends a book called The Carbohydrate Counter by Corrine T. Netzer for figuring that stuff out. As you keep track of what you eat and also what your blood sugars are running two hours after meals, you will start to see a correlation between foods that make your blood sugar spike and what foods keep you on an even keel. If pills are a problem to remember, you can get set up with your pharmacy to put your pills in blister packs for the month so you will know just by looking at the package if you have forgotten a dose. You can live a happy and productive life with diabetes if you are willing to put the work into controlling it. It's going to be total information overload in the beginning but as you write things down and have objective information to base your decisions on things will settle down and become routine. LIke some of the other posters have said, find support in your community or online and you will find others like yourself who can help you along the way. Sending good vibes your way. :sunny:
 
:wave: i was diagnosed with diabetes 10 years ago and was scared to death at first. it seems like a huge amount of information to deal with. listen to your nutritionist and watch your carbs and make sure you TEST AS INSTRUCTED after 2-3 weeks it will get easier and in a month or so you'll wonder why you were so scared when you started--it really is not as hard as it seems. hope this helps a little.
YOU CAN DO IT!!! :sunny:
 
My husband and I are both supposed to be diabetic. I have been pre-diabetic for a long time and it would go back and forth. one time I was and the next time I wasn't. my regular endocrinologist recently retired and a new doctor took over. well according to him I am diabetic according to the blood test he did. when I went to my family doctor he looked at my numbers and said repeatedly that that was not diabetic. Pre diabetic maybe, but not diabetic. unfortunately now several months later it does show that I am diabetic by being one number over the counts. I was never told to test my blood counts regularly or nothing by this other doctor. I would definately have it checked again before getting real worried, just in case. A second opinion never hurts. I eat hardly any of the breads, or pasta's or the other high carbohydrate foods that they tell you to watch. my mother was 85 before she passed away and she had been diabetic for many, many years. Just be reasonable in what you eat and exercise never hurts anyone. Hope you get a better diagnosis the next time.
 
thanks everyone for the wonderful advice.it is such a life style change that i thought i would never have to make.my test results came in and they were not very good.go back to dr's thursday to adjust my meds.i am hanging in there. kandy
 
Kandy I hope things setle down for you in time. I know any time we get news like this we panic. From what I understand it can be managed with diet and exercise. I'll keep you in my prayers and I will be thinking of you.
 
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