Your Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis – How Are You Handling It?
Type 2 diabetes … you never thought you would receive a diagnosis like that! And you can’t believe that if you’re diabetic, you are vulnerable to so many complications and a shortened life expectancy.
People diagnosed with type 2 react differently with varied emotional responses. Some people get depressed for a reasonable period of time and it ends up affecting their work, relationships and self-esteem. Others may even need psychiatric guidance to keep them on track. Sadly, some may use this condition to manipulate their families. And some straight out panic.
And then there are those diabetics who never accept it, or become overwhelmed and decide to be indifferent and refuse to co-operate. They have been given:
* medications
* advised to lose weight
* shown the best diet to follow
* and had explained to them how smoking causes many of the same problems as high blood sugar levels only to go back to their health care provider’s surgery with a much higher blood sugar level than the first visit.
On the other hand there are those so obsessed that they lose ten pounds (4.5 kgs) in two or three days.
These reactions hamper the right treatment and endanger the well being of a person with type 2 diabetes. They may stem from fear of the condition itself, of what life will bring as a diabetic, or even fear of the unknown.
Realizing that acceptance takes some time in most of us, the best idea to shorten this period is to understand what this condition is all about. Ask your health care provider every question you can think of. If he fails to support you find another, there is no need to stay with the one who made the diagnosis.
Also:
* search the web for authentic articles on diabetes dispensed by authentic health professionals
* join a support group
* if you know someone with diabetes, type 1 or type 2, openly discuss the topic with them. Find out how he/she copes
* acknowledge that “yes, you do have diabetes type 2″
Having type 2 diabetes isn’t the end of everything that gives you enjoyment in life or of following your dreams and ambitions. Avoid being so obsessed that you live and breathe diabetes from waking to sleeping. The best way is the middle ground. Accept and understand, cope without compromising. The best goal is to live with it, don’t live for it!
Type 2 diabetes may not be curable but it is manageable. Instead of giving in, fight for the right to live an enriching and fulfilling life despite having diabetes.
So if you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the best way is to respond wisely without becoming obsessed. Yes, you can go skiing and spend the day on the water with your friends but take your medications, take antiseptics in case of scratches, and inform your friends about what you are supposed to eat. You can go to that office party and enjoy yourself, you just need to be aware of what you can eat and drink.
Understandably, changing a lifestyle you have been comfortable with for most of your life is always difficult but learn all you can about this condition and have a healthy, long life.
To download a free copy of my E-Book, click here now: Answers to Your Questions … it’s based on questions many diabetics have asked me in the past twelve months.
Beverleigh Piepers is a registered nurse who would like to help you understand how to live easily and happily with your type 2 diabetes.
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