Hi..i'm new

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:27:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

av2@... writes:

So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..if i'm goin

my numbers are not good

Hi ,

Don't think of diabetes as " the end of the world, but think of it as " the

road to a long and healthy life. " I've had diabetes since 1999. Being

diagnosed with diabetes was a blessing for me. It made me realize I had to

work

harder at losing weight.

Your doctor may put you on meds to help get your bg's (blood glucose) back

to normal. Once you lose weight and find the food plan that works for you,

there is a possibility that you can control with sensible eating and exercise.

That is what I do. I started on meds, but once I lost some weight, I went

off meds. I've been off of them since 2001.

Diabetes does not go away but it can be controlled easy. Try to keep your

stress level down. Stress will cause higher numbers.

Ask your doctor to set up an appointment for you to see a diabetes educator

or nutritionist. She will help you to develop a food plan that will work for

you.

hugs

Eunice

[Guest guest]

Hi...my name is . I'm 30...and married to my husband for 7

years. We have 2 kids.. who is 4 and who is 2.

I am pretty sure i have diabetes...it's just a matter of being

diagnosed. I had gestational diabetes with both my kids and it did

go away after. Both my parents have/had diabetes (my mom has it..my

dad had it but he passed away 3 1/2 years ago from cancer). It's on

both sides of my family and i'm overweight. I just started to check

my sugar this week (after a long time) and my sugar has been very

high. I started to check it b/c my blood pressure has been high

(which is very unusual for me) and my dr had me come back to check

it. While i was doing that, i figured i should check my sugar levels

too with my home monitor and found my sugar to be 275...which its

never been that high. That was after about 2 hours of eating a carb

meal. I did mention it to the dr and he had the nurse check my sugar

there..but she messed it up and i knew it. Then she said it was

83...and i knew it was wrong. My dr is sending me for blood work

though (including an hbA1C) so he'll find out pretty soon. Meanwhile

i've been checking my sugar levels all day today and this morning my

fasting was way too high and then i just checked it tonight (after

eating fajitas) and it was 303. So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..but i know

my numbers are not good. When i had gestational diabetes..my numbers

never got up that high...i was more borderline..so this is very scary

to me.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Don't be depressed Hun, its not the end of the world.......I was diagnosed 6

weeks ago, and its a daft thing to say, but its done me the world of good,

since I have been controlling my sugar, I feel so much healthier...........

...

love sue n xxxx

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-- Re: Hi..i'm new

In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:27:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

av2@... writes:

So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..if i'm goin

my numbers are not good

Hi ,

Don't think of diabetes as " the end of the world, but think of it as " the

road to a long and healthy life. " I've had diabetes since 1999. Being

diagnosed with diabetes was a blessing for me. It made me realize I had to

work

harder at losing weight.

Your doctor may put you on meds to help get your bg's (blood glucose) back

to normal. Once you lose weight and find the food plan that works for you,

there is a possibility that you can control with sensible eating and

exercise.

That is what I do. I started on meds, but once I lost some weight, I went

off meds. I've been off of them since 2001.

Diabetes does not go away but it can be controlled easy. Try to keep your

stress level down. Stress will cause higher numbers.

Ask your doctor to set up an appointment for you to see a diabetes educator

or nutritionist. She will help you to develop a food plan that will work

for

you.

hugs

Eunice

[Guest guest]

Eunice,

Thanks! I know that there are much worse things...but i can't help but be

upset, worried, feel down on myself for letting me get to this point (with my

weight) etc. I'm pretty worried. Do my numbers sound dangerous? Even with

Gestational diabetes...my numbers were never high..i was totally controlled

just with diet and my numbers mostly stayed good. I feel like i'm so out of

control now...this morning my fasting was 178 (i can't believe it) and the 303

one hour after dinner last night was scary to me. Is that like dangerous?

Will something bad happen to me? I know if i don't do something fast it

will..but i mean am I in a danger zone right now? I'm sorry...i'm just an

anxious person and always worry a lot and i don't know all that much about

diabetes

and what can happen (other than the big stuff). I'm going for my bloodwork

tomorrow and then i know the dr will have me come in and probably send me to

a specialist..but i just worry in the meantime what is going to happen. 303

sounds way too high like that something could happen to me or that they will

put me on insulin.

I'm so glad to hear that you are off your medication and doing so well. I

give you lots of credit. One thing I can say is this was definitely a huge

wakeup call and will make me lose weight. I'm so scared though.

In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:35:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

ERWachter@... writes:

In a message dated 7/20/2006 10:27:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

_av2@..._ (mailto:av2@...) writes:

So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..if i'm goin

my numbers are not good

Hi ,

Don't think of diabetes as " the end of the world, but think of it as " the

road to a long and healthy life. " I've had diabetes since 1999. Being

diagnosed with diabetes was a blessing for me. It made me realize I had to

work

harder at losing weight.

Your doctor may put you on meds to help get your bg's (blood glucose) back

to normal. Once you lose weight and find the food plan that works for you,

there is a possibility that you can control with sensible eating and

exercise.

That is what I do. I started on meds, but once I lost some weight, I went

off meds. I've been off of them since 2001.

Diabetes does not go away but it can be controlled easy. Try to keep your

stress level down. Stress will cause higher numbers.

Ask your doctor to set up an appointment for you to see a diabetes educator

or nutritionist. She will help you to develop a food plan that will work for

you.

hugs

Eunice

[Guest guest]

Sue,

Thanks! I already am glad I joined this group! I know..i think i need to

get over the shock. I knew this day was coming..i just wasn't prepared for it

and didn't think it was coming so soon. It's funny b/c at my last appt

(when i had the high blood pressure) my dr was asking me if i had any symptoms

like dizziness and headeaches and all that....and i had said no...but since

then i have..and now i'm not sure if it's in my head or i just was ignoring it

previously. I had told him about my high numbers (but i was using expired

strips, but have since got new ones) so he didn't think it was right and said

that he would think i would be having a lot of symptoms with those kind of

numbers...and i thought i wasn't. Now i do have headaches, dizzy etc...and i

know i'm stressed but i just wonder if i was denying it or ignoring it.

The one good thing is this will force me to lose weight and yes, hopefully

to feel healthier. I just feel so upset....and i'm not sure if it's that i

can't eat what i want to now or just that i hate that my body is out of whack

and i now have no control over it (other than medication most likely). I'm

also very scared. My numbers just seem awfully high.

In a message dated 7/21/2006 2:52:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

sue.nicholson@... writes:

Hi ,

Don't be depressed Hun, its not the end of the world.......Don't be depressed

Hu

weeks ago, and its a daft thing to say, but its done me the world of good,

since I have been controlling my sugar, I feel so much healthier...since I

...

love sue n xxxx

[Guest guest]

Mek,

Thanks so much for responding. I guess that's what i'm feeling too and i

hate that now i have no control and i have to " think " about what i'm eating as

opposed to just going and grabbing something. I'm scared to death as i have

never had my blood sugar be so out of control and i have no idea what's

dangerous and what's just high. I'm scared to go on insulin and i'm scared of

what could happen to me. I'm a huge worrywart so this is not good for me..lol

and on top of that i have high blood pressure all of a sudden too so that

scares me as well. I just feel like i turned 30 and now am falling apart. I

already can see this list will be completely useful and i'm glad i found it.

Thanks for writing to me...as just hearing someone in the same situation (not

that i wish it on anyone) helps!

In a message dated 7/21/2006 9:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

ds_heartsdesire@... writes:

I understand the depression very much so. I am newly diagnosed

and struggling to find my way and what works and doesn't work. I was

started on Metformin 2 wks ago in incremental doses and so far am up to

about 1500 mg a day. My sugar levels now at least via home testing are

about half of what they were when I was diagnosed. Physically I am

feeling good better than I have in a long while but mentally I am in a

fog I suppose. It isn't giving up things that I enjoy because I am not

having an issue with it,it is so much to learn and understand and such

steep learning curve. This group has offered me tons of information from

a " real person " perspective and although I don't respond often I read

daily and learn tons. Support I am finding is a huge source of battling

the depression. It is okay and it will get better !!

Mek(the eternal optamist disguised as a pessamist)

[Guest guest]

, originally i was using strips that had expired and was hoping that was

causing the high numbers (my dr thought so too) but i have since bought new

strips and it was still the same. Then i was hoping it was my machine that

was wrong but i have had both my mom (who is diabetic but on insulin) and my

husband test theirs and both of them were in the normal range so i know it's

right. I'm going for my lab tests tomorrow morning so i know it's just a

matter of waiting to be diagnosed. I just have no idea what to eat/what not to

(besides the obvious like candy and soda) and am terrified that i will do

something damaging.

Thanks!

In a message dated 7/21/2006 10:40:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

jwilkins@... writes:

, Are you using fresh test strips? If you haven't tested in a while

the old test strips might be a problem.

S Wilkinson,

Rome, New York

[Guest guest]

Thanks Janet. I guess that's good to hear. I think as the shock wears

off...i'll be able to deal with it better. At least i acknowleged it and am

not

in denial...lol. I just know doing that wouldn't help anything...and one

good thing out of it is that i know i will lose weight b/c i have to...and i've

been wanting to do that for a very long time. I'm disgusted with my

weight...and this was a huge wake up call. Once I get more educated about

diabetes

and what i should be eating etc, i know i'll be able to deal with it better.

Just talking it out with you guys have been a huge help already believe it or

not. Not that i'm ok with everything, but at least i have people who i can

talk to that understand.

My mom is on insulin..and she really doesn't follow any kind of diet. She

eats what she wants on the insulin and me and my sister are always yelling at

her for that. She does go to the dr regularly though and luckily she's doing

well and her levels have been good..but she's on insulin (a very low dose)

and oral medication. I just think about...am i ever going to be able to eat

anything good again? I'm a big carb freak so this is hard for me and i'm also

picky with food. Am i ever going to be able to have a piece of cake again?

I know i shouldn't even be thinking about this stuff and just worry about

getting my levels normal..but i can't help to think about it. Anyway...thanks

for responding.

In a message dated 7/21/2006 11:22:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

Janet224@... writes:

When i was first diagnosed (3 months ago) they said I had probably had

bg in the 300s for a very long time; my vision was blurred, and was

dizzy, disoriented, " stupid " , and part of one foot was numb. They said

if I controlled my bg levels it would all repair; the vision and

sickness would take up to 3 months (it did) and the foot up to 6 months

- its somewhat better but not all the way yet. I take an oral

medication (Actos) which helps my body utilize the insulin it still

makes. I have been absolutely obsessive about my diet and test before

and after eating so I know how everything affects me. At first I found

three items I could eat and that was all I ate for the first two months;

once I felt I had a handle on that I started adding a new food once or

twice a week to measure how it affects my bg. I go for my three-month

labs next week and will see the dr the week after to get my " report

card " . So I can let you know then how effective this has been.

I lost 20 pounds the two months before dx and have continued to lose

approx 1 pound/week since; I'm sure because I'm eating so much better.

Once I had been level for a while I did loose a lot of the cravings for

sugar.

So I would agree with those who will say in a way its a good thing - it

has forced me to take much better care of myself than I did

pre-diagnosis.

Janet

[Guest guest]

, Are you using fresh test strips? If you haven't tested in a while

the old test strips might be a problem.

S Wilkinson,

Rome, New York

Hi..i'm new

Hi...my name is . I'm 30...and married to my husband for 7

years. We have 2 kids.. who is 4 and who is 2.

I am pretty sure i have diabetes...it's just a matter of being

diagnosed. I had gestational diabetes with both my kids and it did

go away after. Both my parents have/had diabetes (my mom has it..my

dad had it but he passed away 3 1/2 years ago from cancer). It's on

both sides of my family and i'm overweight. I just started to check

my sugar this week (after a long time) and my sugar has been very

high. I started to check it b/c my blood pressure has been high

(which is very unusual for me) and my dr had me come back to check

it. While i was doing that, i figured i should check my sugar levels

too with my home monitor and found my sugar to be 275...which its

never been that high. That was after about 2 hours of eating a carb

meal. I did mention it to the dr and he had the nurse check my sugar

there..but she messed it up and i knew it. Then she said it was

83...and i knew it was wrong. My dr is sending me for blood work

though (including an hbA1C) so he'll find out pretty soon. Meanwhile

i've been checking my sugar levels all day today and this morning my

fasting was way too high and then i just checked it tonight (after

eating fajitas) and it was 303. So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..but i know

my numbers are not good. When i had gestational diabetes..my numbers

never got up that high...i was more borderline..so this is very scary

to me.

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[Guest guest]

I understand the depression very much so. I am newly diagnosed

and struggling to find my way and what works and doesn't work. I was

started on Metformin 2 wks ago in incremental doses and so far am up to

about 1500 mg a day. My sugar levels now at least via home testing are

about half of what they were when I was diagnosed. Physically I am

feeling good better than I have in a long while but mentally I am in a

fog I suppose. It isn't giving up things that I enjoy because I am not

having an issue with it,it is so much to learn and understand and such

steep learning curve. This group has offered me tons of information from

a " real person " perspective and although I don't respond often I read

daily and learn tons. Support I am finding is a huge source of battling

the depression. It is okay and it will get better !!

Mek(the eternal optamist disguised as a pessamist)

>

> Hi...my name is . I'm 30...and married to my husband for 7

> years. We have 2 kids.. who is 4 and who is 2.

>

> I am pretty sure i have diabetes...it's just a matter of being

> diagnosed. I had gestational diabetes with both my kids and it did

> go away after. Both my parents have/had diabetes (my mom has it..my

> dad had it but he passed away 3 1/2 years ago from cancer). It's on

> both sides of my family and i'm overweight. I just started to check

> my sugar this week (after a long time) and my sugar has been very

> high. I started to check it b/c my blood pressure has been high

> (which is very unusual for me) and my dr had me come back to check

> it. While i was doing that, i figured i should check my sugar levels

> too with my home monitor and found my sugar to be 275...which its

> never been that high. That was after about 2 hours of eating a carb

> meal. I did mention it to the dr and he had the nurse check my sugar

> there..but she messed it up and i knew it. Then she said it was

> 83...and i knew it was wrong. My dr is sending me for blood work

> though (including an hbA1C) so he'll find out pretty soon. Meanwhile

> i've been checking my sugar levels all day today and this morning my

> fasting was way too high and then i just checked it tonight (after

> eating fajitas) and it was 303. So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

> totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

> about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

> their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

> if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

> if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..but i know

> my numbers are not good. When i had gestational diabetes..my numbers

> never got up that high...i was more borderline..so this is very scary

> to me.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

When i was first diagnosed (3 months ago) they said I had probably had

bg in the 300s for a very long time; my vision was blurred, and was

dizzy, disoriented, " stupid " , and part of one foot was numb. They said

if I controlled my bg levels it would all repair; the vision and

sickness would take up to 3 months (it did) and the foot up to 6 months

- its somewhat better but not all the way yet. I take an oral

medication (Actos) which helps my body utilize the insulin it still

makes. I have been absolutely obsessive about my diet and test before

and after eating so I know how everything affects me. At first I found

three items I could eat and that was all I ate for the first two months;

once I felt I had a handle on that I started adding a new food once or

twice a week to measure how it affects my bg. I go for my three-month

labs next week and will see the dr the week after to get my " report

card " . So I can let you know then how effective this has been.

I lost 20 pounds the two months before dx and have continued to lose

approx 1 pound/week since; I'm sure because I'm eating so much better.

Once I had been level for a while I did loose a lot of the cravings for

sugar.

So I would agree with those who will say in a way its a good thing - it

has forced me to take much better care of myself than I did

pre-diagnosis.

Janet

Janet May

Thistle Keep Shetlands and Dairy Goats

SE Iowa

http://www.shetlandfarm.com/> www.shetlandfarm.com

I'm pretty worried. Do my numbers sound dangerous? ... the 303

one hour after dinner last night was scary to me. Is that like

dangerous?

Will something bad happen to me? I know if i don't do something fast it

will..but i mean am I in a danger zone right now?

..

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d=78731&stime=1153494539>

[Guest guest]

, At the present time learn all you can about Diabetes.

Here is a URL of a web sight that has a lot of information.

http://www.mendosa.com/

Start with Advice for Newbies. As far as diet goes try to reduce

the direct sugars and starches you eat. No sugar sweetened drinks, No

Empty calories desserts like doughnuts, candy, ice cream, cake etc..

It took a long time for you to develop Diabetes and it will take less time

for you

To get it under control.

S Wilkinson,

Rome, New York

Re: Hi..i'm new

, originally i was using strips that had expired and was hoping that

was

causing the high numbers (my dr thought so too) but i have since bought new

strips and it was still the same. Then i was hoping it was my machine that

was wrong but i have had both my mom (who is diabetic but on insulin) and

my

husband test theirs and both of them were in the normal range so i know it's

right. I'm going for my lab tests tomorrow morning so i know it's just a

matter of waiting to be diagnosed. I just have no idea what to eat/what

not to

(besides the obvious like candy and soda) and am terrified that i will do

something damaging.

Thanks!

In a message dated 7/21/2006 10:40:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

jwilkins@... writes:

, Are you using fresh test strips? If you haven't tested in a while

the old test strips might be a problem.

S Wilkinson,

Rome, New York

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sue. That's true..you're right...at least i know what i'm dealing

with, and it's controllable. I just have to keep thinking about that. Thanks!

In a message dated 7/21/2006 1:38:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

sue.nicholson@... writes:

Hi ,

Don't be scared......Don't be Don't be scared...... ......... I found

are thousands of us out here, all in the same boat!! I get upset, but then I

think, what the hell!!! If I had carried on without diagnosis, what would

have happened to me then???

At least now I know what I am dealing with.

Love sue n xxx

[Guest guest]

Thank you! Yea, i was in a cats and kittens group..lol. It didn't work out

for me though and i ended up leaving and making my own group (which some

people from that group had joined). Are you still in the cats and kittens

group?

In a message dated 7/21/2006 5:10:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

smclement@... writes:

Hi , Welcome to the group Dont be afraid. You come to a good

place for support and help. I believe i recognise your email address,

do you happen to belong to any of the cat/kitten groups?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Don't be scared...............I found after joining this group that there

are thousands of us out here, all in the same boat!! I get upset, but then I

think, what the hell!!! If I had carried on without diagnosis, what would

have happened to me then???

At least now I know what I am dealing with.

Love sue n xxx

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Sue,

Thanks! I already am glad I joined this group! I know..i think i need to

get over the shock. I knew this day was coming..i just wasn't prepared for

it

and didn't think it was coming so soon. It's funny b/c at my last appt

(when i had the high blood pressure) my dr was asking me if i had any

symptoms

like dizziness and headeaches and all that....and i had said no...but since

then i have..and now i'm not sure if it's in my head or i just was ignoring

it

previously. I had told him about my high numbers (but i was using expired

strips, but have since got new ones) so he didn't think it was right and

said

that he would think i would be having a lot of symptoms with those kind of

numbers...and i thought i wasn't. Now i do have headaches, dizzy etc...and

i

know i'm stressed but i just wonder if i was denying it or ignoring it.

The one good thing is this will force me to lose weight and yes, hopefully

to feel healthier. I just feel so upset....and i'm not sure if it's that i

can't eat what i want to now or just that i hate that my body is out of

whack

and i now have no control over it (other than medication most likely). I'm

also very scared. My numbers just seem awfully high.

In a message dated 7/21/2006 2:52:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

sue.nicholson@... writes:

Hi ,

Don't be depressed Hun, its not the end of the world.......Don't be

depressed

Hu

weeks ago, and its a daft thing to say, but its done me the world of good,

since I have been controlling my sugar, I feel so much healthier...since I

....

love sue n xxxx

[Guest guest]

Yes, i had a problem with ...and then the moderator (May Kitten) he was

very rude to me when i asked for help with . So i left that group.

My group is called cat-lovers. Some of the people there are ,

Beth, , Jeannie and a few others. It's kind of a small quiet group

though...but it's nice. If you want to join, let me know and i'll send you an

invite and if not...that's totally ok too. Maybe i'll join the one you told me

about.

In a message dated 7/21/2006 5:53:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

smclement@... writes:

Im still in the cats and kittens group. I dont post much though, Didnt

you have a problem with ? What is your group? Theres also another

good group i am in. (for the love of cats?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mek...yea..we'll find the middle ground some time..LOL.

In a message dated 7/21/2006 6:27:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

ds_heartsdesire@... writes:

I so understand about being afraid of what to eat. I am so there right

now. I feel like I am going from the nonchalant attitude pre-diagnosis

to this hypervigellence somewhere there is a middle ground and i bet we

find it eventually LOL>

Mek

[Guest guest]

You are very welcome love..................I know exactly how you are

feeling, its scary, but its even more scary when you don't know why you are

feeling like that

Love sue n xx

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Thanks Sue. That's true..you're right...at least i know what i'm dealing

with, and it's controllable. I just have to keep thinking about that.

Thanks!

In a message dated 7/21/2006 1:38:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

sue.nicholson@... writes:

Hi ,

Don't be scared......Don't be Don't be scared...... ......... I

found

are thousands of us out here, all in the same boat!! I get upset, but then

I

think, what the hell!!! If I had carried on without diagnosis, what would

have happened to me then???

At least now I know what I am dealing with.

Love sue n xxx

[Guest guest]

Hi , Welcome to the group Dont be afraid. You come to a good

place for support and help. I believe i recognise your email address,

do you happen to belong to any of the cat/kitten groups?

>

> Thanks Sue. That's true..you're right...at least i know what i'm dealing

> with, and it's controllable. I just have to keep thinking about that.

Thanks!

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> In a message dated 7/21/2006 1:38:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> sue.nicholson@... writes:

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> Hi ,

> Don't be scared......Don't be Don't be scared...... ......... I found

> are thousands of us out here, all in the same boat!! I get upset, but then I

> think, what the hell!!! If I had carried on without diagnosis, what would

> have happened to me then???

> At least now I know what I am dealing with.

> Love sue n xxx

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[Guest guest]

Im still in the cats and kittens group. I dont post much though, Didnt

you have a problem with ? What is your group? Theres also another

good group i am in. (for the love of cats?

>

> Thank you! Yea, i was in a cats and kittens group..lol. It didn't work out

> for me though and i ended up leaving and making my own group (which some

> people from that group had joined). Are you still in the cats and kittens

group?

>

>

>

> In a message dated 7/21/2006 5:10:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> smclement@... writes:

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>

> Hi , Welcome to the group Dont be afraid. You come to a good

> place for support and help. I believe i recognise your email address,

> do you happen to belong to any of the cat/kitten groups?

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[Guest guest]

I so understand about being afraid of what to eat. I am so there right

now. I feel like I am going from the nonchalant attitude pre-diagnosis

to this hypervigellence somewhere there is a middle ground and i bet we

find it eventually LOL>

Mek

>

>

> Mek,

>

> Thanks so much for responding. I guess that's what i'm feeling too

and i

> hate that now i have no control and i have to " think " about what i'm

eating as

> opposed to just going and grabbing something. I'm scared to death as

i have

> never had my blood sugar be so out of control and i have no idea

what's

> dangerous and what's just high. I'm scared to go on insulin and i'm

scared of

> what could happen to me. I'm a huge worrywart so this is not good

for me..lol

> and on top of that i have high blood pressure all of a sudden too so

that

> scares me as well. I just feel like i turned 30 and now am falling

apart. I

> already can see this list will be completely useful and i'm glad i

found it.

> Thanks for writing to me...as just hearing someone in the same

situation (not

> that i wish it on anyone) helps!

>

>

>

> In a message dated 7/21/2006 9:13:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> ds_heartsdesire@... writes:

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>

> I understand the depression very much so. I am newly

diagnosed

> and struggling to find my way and what works and doesn't work. I was

> started on Metformin 2 wks ago in incremental doses and so far am up

to

> about 1500 mg a day. My sugar levels now at least via home testing

are

> about half of what they were when I was diagnosed. Physically I am

> feeling good better than I have in a long while but mentally I am in

a

> fog I suppose. It isn't giving up things that I enjoy because I am

not

> having an issue with it,it is so much to learn and understand and

such

> steep learning curve. This group has offered me tons of information

from

> a " real person " perspective and although I don't respond often I read

> daily and learn tons. Support I am finding is a huge source of

battling

> the depression. It is okay and it will get better !!

> Mek(the eternal optamist disguised as a pessamist)

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[Guest guest]

Thanks .

In a message dated 7/21/2006 2:05:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

jwilkins@... writes:

, At the present time learn all you can about Diabetes.

Here is a URL of a web sight that has a lot of information.

_http://www.mendosa.http_ (http://www.mendosa.com/)

Start with Advice for Newbies. As far as diet goes try to reduce

the direct sugars and starches you eat. No sugar sweetened drinks, No

Empty calories desserts like doughnuts, candy, ice cream, cake etc..

It took a long time for you to develop Diabetes and it will take less time

for you

To get it under control.

S Wilkinson,

Rome, New York

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry I'm so late replying to this, but I haven't been on much lately.

, I am in exactly your boat, I am 33 and also had gestaional diabetes

with my pregnancy 2 years ago. I was just diagnosed a few weeks ago and

have had some trouble accepting it too. It also runs in my family and after

my pregnancy I had figured it was just a matter of time, too bad I didn't

make the necessary changes to my diet then...We found out about this when I

had found out I was pregnant again, unfortunately, I have since lost the

baby (most likely due to the uncontrolled diabetes) so that has added some

more guilt for me. I was in a pretty bad depression for a few weeks dealing

with all of this. I am just starting to accept it all...I am on insulin

injections right now because we are hoping to try to get pregnant again in a

few months. It's not fun, but yes it could be a lot worse. If you ever

want to chat...email me anytime.

Lori

>

> Hi...my name is . I'm 30...and married to my husband for 7

> years. We have 2 kids.. who is 4 and who is 2.

>

> I am pretty sure i have diabetes...it's just a matter of being

> diagnosed. I had gestational diabetes with both my kids and it did

> go away after. Both my parents have/had diabetes (my mom has it..my

> dad had it but he passed away 3 1/2 years ago from cancer). It's on

> both sides of my family and i'm overweight. I just started to check

> my sugar this week (after a long time) and my sugar has been very

> high. I started to check it b/c my blood pressure has been high

> (which is very unusual for me) and my dr had me come back to check

> it. While i was doing that, i figured i should check my sugar levels

> too with my home monitor and found my sugar to be 275...which its

> never been that high. That was after about 2 hours of eating a carb

> meal. I did mention it to the dr and he had the nurse check my sugar

> there..but she messed it up and i knew it. Then she said it was

> 83...and i knew it was wrong. My dr is sending me for blood work

> though (including an hbA1C) so he'll find out pretty soon. Meanwhile

> i've been checking my sugar levels all day today and this morning my

> fasting was way too high and then i just checked it tonight (after

> eating fajitas) and it was 303. So i know i'll be diagnosed and i'm

> totally depressed. I know it could be worse...but i am just so upset

> about it. I know it's in my family but everyone was diagnosed in

> their 50's, not their 30's. I know i have to lose weight..and wonder

> if maybe it might go away if i lose a lot of weight. I also wonder

> if i'm going to be put on insulin or just oral medication..but i know

> my numbers are not good. When i had gestational diabetes..my numbers

> never got up that high...i was more borderline..so this is very scary

> to me.

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[Guest guest]

Lori,

I'm so sorry that you lost your baby. I know you feel guilty, but it's not

your fault! Like you, I wish after having GD, that i made the necessary

changes to my diet so that I would not have developed type 2. This is pretty

hard for me to deal with...i'm not happy that i don't have control over my

blood

sugar levels. With the GD, i was able to control it pretty much with diet

(i was kind of borderline with GD) and depending on what I ate, i could keep

my numbers in the normal range, and my fasting levels were always good. With

this, my numbers were much higher than with GD and they are still not really

in control (i was just diagnosed a week or so ago). I could eat really good

and my numbers will be lower, but they aren't yet in the normal range. With

the GD, i could have something once in a while like a piece of pie or

soemthing and my levels would still be normal (depending on what else i ate).

With

this, i haven't had any refined sugars or sweets since and yet i'm still not

usually in the normal range. My husband told me i have to be patient b/c i

was just diagnosed and my numbers were pretty high (in the mid to high 200's

after meals) and now they did lower...mostly in the mid 100's after meals and

low to mid 100's for fasting...and it hasn't been that long, and i'm

trying..but i just hate the lack of control. My dr is not having me put on

medications right now..he says i should be able to control it with diet and

losing

weight..but i'm worried because it's not in the normal range most of the time

even when i'm eating good. I also am a huge carb eater and a very picky

eater...so this is very hard for me. It's hard for me to eat only a little

pasta

or only a little rice....i want a lot...LOL. So it's taking a lot to get used

to. I like carb snacks too..like pretzels and popcorn. I've been trying to

have peanuts and stuff for snacks.

Anyway, i'm sorry for what you are dealing with...and i hope that you are

able to get pregnant soon!! Thanks for writing me and if you want to talk you

can email me any time too!!

In a message dated 7/29/2006 10:42:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

lori002001@... writes:

I'm sorry I'm so late replying to this, but I haven't been on much lately.

, I am in exactly your boat, I am 33 and also had gestaional diabetes

with my pregnancy 2 years ago. I was just diagnosed a few weeks ago and

have had some trouble accepting it too. It also runs in my family and after

my pregnancy I had figured it was just a matter of time, too bad I didn't

make the necessary changes to my diet then...We found out about this when I

had found out I was pregnant again, unfortunately, I have since lost the

baby (most likely due to the uncontrolled diabetes) so that has added some

more guilt for me. I was in a pretty bad depression for a few weeks dealing

with all of this. I am just starting to accept it all...I am on insulin

injections right now because we are hoping to try to get pregnant again in a

few months. It's not fun, but yes it could be a lot worse. If you ever

want to chat...email me anytime.

Lori