Regrouping with Type 2 Diabetes

By Patty wuillamey

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4 years ago my A1C was slightly elevated. So my doctor was monitoring my progress and within a year I started medication for Type 2 diabetes. It's was a battle at first but I started portion control eating and lost 45 lbs. Today my A1C is 10.2. I'm in shock. But! I'm regrouping and looking at all the yummy😋 things I can eat to get back on track.

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Lori.Foster Community Admin
Hi <inline-mention username="Patty wuillamey" user-id="6887581"/>. I wanted to check in and see how you are doing. That must have been discouraging after all the weight loss and the lifestyle changes you made, but I hope you understand this is not your fault. As the body produces less and less insulin and becomes more resistant to what you produce, you have to work hard to stay within that range or take medication to make up for the lower production. Dietary changes can help only to a certain point. More changes might help or it might be time for an increase or change in medication. I hope you have brought your A1C down and that you are feeling better. Wishing you the best. - Lori (Team Member)
Diane Talbert Moderator & Contributor
Hello <inline-mention username="Patty wuillamey" user-id="6887581"/>, I just want to say that this is a battle. As <inline-mention username="Lori.Foster" user-id="8402045"/> said it's not your fault. I have been dealing with this for 30 years. I lost over 60 pounds and did everything I was supposed to. I was still on medication, forever. I was able to get off of it 4 months ago. Keep working with your healthcare team. Let us know how you are doing. Thanks for sharing some of your journey with us. Diane (Team Member)
simba Member
I ned some help, I was diagnosed with type 2 11 years ago, and my doctor then said I could do this by diet and exercise, so 11 years later I’m still doing this by diet and excercise am I getting the wrong advice, should I have been on medication from the beginning. I’ve been told so many different things, I was 50 when diagnosed I am now 61, I’ve had alot of stress in those 11 years, and have a very difficult time sleeping and I’m exhausted. I don’t really care for this new doctor and he’s only here temporarily. It’s very hard to get a doctor where I live so I’m waiting it out till we have a permanent doctor, haven’t had a A1c test for about a year, I’m so fusterated with the health care here in Canada with the doctor shortage are old doctor left to another province to retire, he left us with no doctor. He left it up to us to find one and now like I said he’s leaving to. I’m so stressed. I’m so tired of this and the not sleeping is causing me to be down, my moms anniversary of her passing was this month and it’s making me so sad. I can’t even get into Christmas. My husband to is going through grief of his brothers, I feel I have no one to turn to I’m almost in tears writing this, diabetes alone is a big stressor I don’t need all this other stuff. Lori you have been such a kind sole can you give me some advice. I am torn.
1. Cody Leach Community Admin
 My heart feels for you so much, <inline-mention username="simba" user-id="3615573"/>. I can tell from your post how distressing it has been to manage your diabetes on top of everything else going on in life. Let's see if we can get some of your questions answered, and hopefully that will help provide some clarity to the situation. While many people living with type 2 diabetes can manage their symptoms with diet and exercise alone, some people do need more support with medications like insulin. We have a list of those various medications here: <a href='https://type2diabetes.com/treatment/medications' target='_blank'>https://type2diabetes.com/treatment/medications</a>. I will also tag <inline-mention username="Lori.Foster" user-id="8402045"/>, since she is exceptionally knowledgable about this condition, and she may be able to provide additional resources or insight. I can also understand your frustrations with the Canadian health care system. There is not much guidance I can provide on this, other than acknowledging that your frustrations are totally valid. I can imagine I would feel similar to you if I was trying to find a doctor and kept running into roadblocks. Thank you so much for posting, and sharing your thoughts. We are here to help, in any way that we can. Warmly, - Cody (Team Member)
2. Lori.Foster Community Admin
 Oh, <inline-mention username="simba" user-id="3615573"/>. I wish I had been on here yesterday to respond to you, but I am glad <inline-mention username="Cody Leach" user-id="8413964"/> stepped in with some good advice and kind words, and that he tagged me. My heart aches for you as you go through this season, grieving the loss of your mother. I lost my sister to breast cancer a few years ago. The first year was really hard. The waves of grief were relentless, crashing one after another without letting me take a breath. But over time, they came further and further apart. I think I mentioned this before, that my brother-in-law taught me to remember the good stuff whenever the grief began to hit instead of dwelling on her absense. To laugh and smile instead of crying. Do you have fond memories of your mother at Thanksgiving? Can you celebrate her today? Maybe by making a dish she loved or writing down all the reasons you are grateful she was your mother and that she was in your life so long? Maybe your husband can do the same with his brothers. I wish the Canadian healthcare system was not such a mess right now. Type 2 Diabetes in a progressive disease, so it is possible that you need medication at this point. Can you afford private care until you are able to find a new doctor? If not, you might have to advocate more strongly for yourself with this temporary doctor to at least get the A1C test. If the results are high enough, your current doctor will have no choice but to give you medication. I will be checking in again tonight. Please reach out if you need to. The holidays are the hardest. I hope you have considered what we discussed before, looking for a friend or maybe another relative to start new Christmas shopping traditions with. You have a lot of life ahead of you. If you open your heart, you might find new relationships that bring you joy. Gentle hugs. - Lori (Team Member)