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big girl pants, diabetes, diagnosis, diet, exercise, needle, pity party
well, the results are in… been diagnosed with diabetes…
not exactly how I was imagining spending the next stage of my life…
I guess I should be happy that it hadn’t come on earlier in my life, as many of my elders dealt with the disease…
had been once to the doctor, and was semi-prepared for what I heard yesterday… already been cutting back on sugar, but I hadn’t even thought about having to stick myself with a needle 3 times every day…
been having a bit of a pity party but hoping to be over that in a few days…
good news is that I should be able to deal with this by watching my diet and getting more exercise…
a friend is diabetic and is a walking dictionary on the disease… another has a partner with it, and she knows tons as well… my daughter is on Weight Watchers and is sharing food information… so there’s lots of help for me as I move forward, learning as I go…
sad about the chocolate though…
My uncle is in his late 50s and just got diagnosed with it. Better to catch it early before you lose an eye (no really)