Replies to 'How I Fought My Illness'

I too have Diabetes and have had since Sept 2000. At first I was told it was Type 1 and then later on I was told I have Type 2.  

When I was first told that I had Diabetes I was so scared because I didn't know much at all about Diabetes and I just thought that I'd go right on to insulin and that scared me alot to think that for the rest of my life I would have to give myself needles and have to do finger prick tests as well. 

Then I saw the Specialist for the first time and he told me that, "No, I didn't need to go onto insulin, that I could go onto tablets."  

Now one thing that I have been told by the two Specialist's that I've seen over the last 5 years is that if you keep your blood sugars under good control then there is much less chance of having complications later on in life. And so I've been able to keep my blood sugars under very good control and will keep doing that as I want to live for many many years to come. 

Mind you I could do with loosing some weight so I'm not fit at all, but I do watch what I eat 99% of the time and 1% of the time I do have the odd bad thing that I shouldn't have, but you can't be good 100% of the time can you!! My Specialists have told me, "That if I want some chocolate, then have some but just don't eat alot. If I want some ice cream, then have some but just not every day." You just have to be careful with the way you eat, Low fat Low sugar and eat alot of foods that are low in the Glycemic Index. 

If you don't know what the Glycemic Index is let me know and I will tell you more about it next time I post. 

And last but not lest, just enjoy life and take it one day at a time, you'll be fine.  TAKE CARE and hope to hear from you soon, LOVE KELLY.