I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes back in May and I’m really struggling recently. I’ve lost nearly 4 stone in weight and started eating a low carb diet which has seen my HbA1c come down from 56 to 38 my diabetic nurse is really happy and told me I’ve reversed the condition and I just need to keep the weight off and carry on doing what I’m doing but I’m scared. I constantly worry have I eaten too many carbs? Is my sugar high? I’m I damaging myself?
I’ve tried to research as much as possible but all I keep seeing is I’ve lowered my life expectancy by 10 years and that because I’ve been diagnosed quite young (34) I’m more likely to die sooner because of complications. I look at my little girl and my heart breaks at the thought of leaving her and my family. I know it’s not healthy thinking like this but it’s never far from my mind.
My HbA1c was 56 and my diet wasn’t good I ate a lot of carbs so I try and be realistic that even now if a meal is a little carb heavier than I think even if I just halved my carbs my HbA1c would still reduce (maybe not as much as it has low carbing) but the odd potato or spoonful
Of rice is probably ok, then I feel awful for even thinking it.
Christmas is on its way and I feel I don’t deserve to enjoy being with my family and having a good time. I’m so ashamed with myself for letting this happen. My nurse said that as both parents are type 2 and it runs in the family i had a 50% chance of developing it anyway but that doesn’t help how I feel
I’m sorry for the long post and I’m not even sure this is the right place to post this. I don’t want to bother my dr and feel like even more of a failure