Is it up to my GP or a diabetic dietitian to to help me manage my diabetes?

Recently diagnosed with type two diabetes

My diabetes is genetic is started out as pre diabetic now it is type 2 it runs in both sides of my family I was told yesterday that is it genetic tell me I’m not alone.

Don't want to live with diabetez 2 for the rest of my life.

The other day I was watching some show, characters were all excited when one said “Slow Down – you need to manage your expectations”.

I got thinking - does this apply to Diabetics?

The day we get our Diagnosis our Life changes Forever.

I see many who seem to think their next 10, 20 or 30 years have gone down the drain now that they are “Diabetic”.

Whether we choose to ignore it, jump right in with both feet or settle somewhere in the middle Diabetes will be with us for the rest of our days… read more

Most who read my posts become very aware that I don't tend to sugar coat anything.

Maybe that is because I have been dealing with Diabetes my entire life. My Parents, Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Uncles/Aunts and cousins all have/had diabetes, at least the overwhelming majority of them, so if you are a "normal" member of the family, you likewise have Diabetes.

It didn't mean your life was over. It didn't mean that you life was limited, it was simply a genetic trait no different then… read more

Thanks (mostly) to Diabetes UK, this a list of diseases and our risk of developing them.

I left out Peripheral Neuropathy, Retinopathy or Dementia which ARE common in Type 2 (T2)

So here goes:

Celiac Disease – a gluten triggered autoimmune disease with NO LINK to T2

Thyroid Disease – both Hyper/Hypo disorders - MORE Common in T2

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – effects almost 10% of women – PCOS can trigger T2 but T2 does NOT cause PCOS

Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy – (ya, I can’t pronounce… read more