Hello Everyone!

fsnorkin

I am 40 years old, a new graduate today, with disappointment in my health hampering my celebrating. I was just diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 2 weeks ago and find myself struggling to understand such a complicated disease. I am having a hard time finding medications that don't make me sick, and realized taking care of myself, exercise and diet are the BEST way to manage my diabetes. Looking forward to understanding and using the program to my advantage to accomplish my health goals. I am a wife and mother of 4 kids. Looking forward to the future.

nancyggg

Thisi is a good place to be. Logging your food every day can really be an eye opener. Everyone here is very nice and supportive too. I know you will find your way and who knows. Maybe you will be cutting down on some of that new medicine before you know it! I know people that have gotten off their meds by controlling it with diet and exercise. lets be optimistic that you will join them!

Friend me if you like and we can help motivate each other.

fsnorkin

Thank you for the encouragment nancyggg. I am taking my health very seriously as I have a sister with Diabetes facing leg amputations in the near future. She is only 49 years old. Sad. I refuse to travel that same road and I am committed to helping myself feel, look and be better. So thankful for this amazing website and look forward to meeting new friends who will help me achieve my goals and encourage me, and that I can encourage in return.

johnthefatman

You have come to the right place - once you get your food diary going, go to the community tab and search in the message boards - I just tried a search for diabetes out of curiousity and got 50 pages of results so there is a large community of fellow sufferers here - community support and crowd-sourced advice are what makes this site sooo good.
Best wishes

fsnorkin

Thanks for the great suggestion John! I will do that for sure. I am impressed the the quality of this support group. I have looked and wished for an online support group for a very long time. Looking forward to learning from everyone!
Thanks!
Kim