Type 2 Diabetes

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Date: 23 October 2013 07:14:38

I was diagnosed with this condition a few weeks ago. It was a shock, despite the fact that I had many things that would point to my being more likely to be diabetic, including being overweight and carrying a lot of that weight abdominally. Due to significant changes in my diet I have lost weight, but it has gone from my hips and bottom (which is non-existent anyway) not from my tummy. if you want weight to go from a particular place you can pretty much guarantee it will go from every other place but! I am on a drug called Metformin, and the aim at present is to get my blood sugars down from 83 (which i understand is very high) to 48 or lower. I have escaped insulin for now (Thanks be to God) but that doesn't mean I won't need it in the future. this is a condition for life, so i am trying to get used to it. My cousin's 21st birthday party was good, but all my favourites (buffet food like veggie spring rolls, crisps which I love and can't have) were there, calling to me. My blood sugars were screaming because carbs play a big role in diabetes management, and that buffet table was groaning under the weight of the carbs! I had a rice salad that I bought from home (portion controlled) and three celery sticks, as salad and veggies (except potatoes) are the only foods I can eat as much as I want of. If you want to know more about the condition, I've put the Diabetes UK website in the blogroll: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/