I'm sorry, Dewolla.  Let us know if we can help, okay?  And come back
to us when you're ready.

You're in my prayers.

Chris

This saddens me for you Dewolla. I hope you are ok.

Love,
Susan
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Dewolla,

I'm very sorry to hear about your diabetes.  It's a devistating blow,
especially when you've worked so hard lately to change your eating habits
and lose weight.  I can honestly sympathize with you on this one.

It will take a while to sink in and once it does I hope you feel up to
rejoining us.  Not to sound like a pollyanna (because I am so very *not*)
but you've already taken some important steps to managing type 2 diabetes by
losing weight and becoming more active.  I do know quite a few people who
are diabetic as it is nearly epidemic among the population that I work with.
The ones that are able to manage their diet responsibly and keep their
weight under control tend to have very few effect from the disease.  I even
know a few who aren't on any medication because of their healthy lifestyle.

Take care!

Jenn

I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis and I completely understand your
need for a break.  I look forward to hearing an update from you in the
near future.  I admire your attitude about your WOE/WOL.  <hugs>

I'm so sorry to hear this, Dewolla.  I understand your need to take some
time off from the group.  I look forward to your return and you'll be in my
prayers.

Beverly

Sorry to hear about thet Dewolla. I would be very upset myself... You
have good chances at controlling your diabetes though, it is not a
death sentence.

i

I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis.  Count your blessings... the doctor
caught it early enough so that you can take control of it before it controls
you.  Thank goodness you found you have it now, rather then years from now
when your health starts suffering.  Hang in there and please don't leave the
group forever...

Dear Dewolla,

I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis.

Please know that you are an inspiration to those of us losing and that
you are on the right path to controlling your diabetes, diet and
exercise. You are in my prayers.

Ally
212/181/160

I read all the posts before mentioning this, since it seemed so likely
that SOMEONE would say it...

Dewolla, people are recovering from diabetes all the time these days!
It turns out that changing your lifestyle to include more exercise and
eating better alleviates all the symptoms and stops the damage.  (I
assume you'd still be unresponsive to insulin if you relapsed so I won't
say it's "cured".)

I personally had Syndrome X, pre-diabetes, two years ago.  I absolutely
cured my insulin resistance with high intensity interval training,
weight-lifting, and eating a balanced diet similar to the South Beach
Diet and/or the Glycemic Index diet and/or The Zone Diet and/or the Body
for Life diet and/or the way of Eating Krista describes in her Eating
101 page at www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

I'm not saying it's easy, but do what it takes and this will just be a
blip in your medical history rather than a forewarning of heart disease
and all the other woes of diabetes.

I think of diabetes as your body MAKING you do what you should have been
doing all along.  In other words, it's sort of like gastric bypass
surgery.

Good luck with the emotional aspects, but don't be away too long!

Dally
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Dewolla, I wish you had an e-mail address, but since you don't, I'll
post this here and hope you see it:

What, EXACTLY, did your doctor tell you? Did s/he say you were
Type1 or Type2 (probably the latter)? Is this diagnosis based
on a full blood panel or a simple urine test? If it was a blood
test, what is your A1C? (Three month blood glucose average.) Was
this your first blood test or a follow up?  There are different
severities of this disease, and I'm willing to bet, you're one
of the types that can be controlled and maybe even reversed.

I was diagnosed as Type2 in February, with an A1C of 9.1 ("normal"
is less than 6.0), shortly after deciding I wanted to lose weight
via diet and exercise. I was in shock for a bit, but I continued on
with my new WOE (modified to avoid too many carbs), stepped up my
walking routine and started taking a low dose of medication to make
my cells more receptive. I had a new test in May, and I found out
that my A1C is down to 5.1!

So, if you're Type2 (aka adult onset), you might just need some
education about diabetes, a bit of a diet change (from reading
your posts you are darn good at sticking to your new WOE), and
more exercise (walking is great -- it's easy, but it makes a
big difference).  If I can do it, I know you can! :-)

Please stay in touch with us, and if you want to e-mail me,
just change the COLD to HOT. Keeping you in my thoughts...

J.J. (The one in WA)

Hark! I heard justkeepthemguessing@nowhere.man say:

Dewolla:

As someone who got the same news 18 months ago, let me say:

This is not the end of the world. You and your doctor can treat and
control diabetes. You've already done 90 percent of what is necessary
to minimize the negative effects.

It takes some getting used to with checking your glucose regularly,
but it's a minor thing, and gives you immediate feedback as to how
you're controlling the condition.

You will triumph over this, as you have with your WOL.

Kasey