[Diabetes-talk] I'm a silent Diabetic

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it truely SUCKS
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K C" <kcc86 at hotmail.com>
To: <sandramurillo_580 at yahoo.com>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" 
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] I'm a silent Diabetic


> Thank you so much, Sandra.  I know that I'll do what ever they tell me 
> because I want to get this under control.  I guess right now I feel pretty 
> overwhelmed by fear, and it is hard to see past it.  How do you stick 
> yourself for the first time?  to adjust to even having to...  How do you 
> go from eating what ever you want, to having to think about every food, 
> and drink you put in your mouth?  I have so many other questions...
>
> I'm glad I've found this list.  It is all ready making me feel connected. 
> Thank you.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandra Murillo" <sandramurillo_580 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] I'm a silent Diabetic
>
>
> Hi Kijuana,
>
> First off, you should know you are not alone. I too was diagnosed with 
> type II Diabetes about 5 months ago. Like you, I had know symptoms; it was 
> diagnosed unexpectedly. Since I also have rheumatoid arthritis, I had gone 
> to a check-up with my rheumatologist. For some unknown reason she decided 
> to include a glucose test in my lab work. When she got the results my 
> blood sugar was 234. She then refered me to my primary care doctor so that 
> more tests could be done. After several urine and blood tests, it was 
> confirmed that I indeed had Diabetes.
>
> At this point I had mixed feelings about the diagnoses. I was certainly 
> happy that it had been caught on time, but I was also very upset. Like 
> many people, my immediate conclusion was that I would never be able to eat 
> sugar again. During the next few weeks after the diagnoses I received a 
> lot of education of diet, exercise, and how to test my blood sugar.
>
> At first I thought my doctors were being harsh with me about my exercise 
> and eating habbits. Now, however, I am realizing that they wish and expect 
> me to control the disease as best as I can. "You can't control the fact 
> that you got diabetes, but you can certainly control how you will manage 
> it," my rheumatologist told me.
>
> So far I have succeeded to get my sugars under control. I've changed some 
> of my eating habits and do exercise on a daily bases. Along with the 
> medicine this has helped me control my sugar levels.
>
> I think that most of us are scared when we first hear about our diagnoses 
> because we associate diabetes with severe complications and even death. 
> Although it is true that diabetes does leave complications in it's path, 
> we all have a chance to minumize them by educating ourselves about the 
> disease. Most importantly, however, we must take everything we have 
> learned about diabetes and put it into practice in order to successfully 
> manage it.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Sandra
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/3/08, K C <kcc86 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: K C <kcc86 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] I'm a silent Diabetic
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 9:12 AM
>
> Hello, everyone.  My name is Kijuana.
> On Thursday the 30th of October I was diagnosed with Diabetes after
> Uterine surgery on the 23rd of October.  I had no idea I had it.
>
> I'm so scared!  I have never had to stick myself to test my blood sugar or
> anything else.  I know a little about it because I have had personal 
> friends
> who have
> suffered major complications from this disease, and some of them have 
> died.
> Logically I know it is something people live with, and control everyday. 
> I
> also understand that it is a very common illness.  It's just that it has
> never been a part of my daily life.
>
> I don't know how to act, or react now.  Because I have no symptoms I
> don't
> know how to eat differently or anything else.  Over the past few days I 
> have
> continued to do like I always have, but the numbers on the blood tests say
> different.  Its silence scares me more than if I had some weird symptoms,
> went to my Doctor, and was diagnosed then.
>
> How do you deal
> with the days, weeks, and months after diagnoses emotionally?  They'll be 
> a
> lot of education I'll get in the coming weeks on diet, life style changes,
> etc.  But what I really need right now is those who're living with this
> disease to share their experiences with me so I can put my feet on some 
> kind
> of ground.  Thank you for reading all this.  I feel totally disoriented. 
> My
> state services for the blind leave a lot to be desired, so my councilor
> doesn't even know where to begin as far as purchasing a meter, testing
> supplies, etc.  Any help will really be appreciated.
> Kijuana
>
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