Stories

I was diagnosed a couple of days before Valentine's day in 1987. My husband had already bought a big box of candy for my Valentine's gift. When I told him...

I am 77 years old. I have diabetes. I check my blood every morning and some times before and after exercise, etc. I try to exercise. Lately, I have been...

I've had diabetes for more than half my life. A lot of health problems because of it and I can't seem to get it right. It has affected my lower...

Sometime in 2017 Dec. That winter season I was feeling thirsty and outflow of urine frequency was high. As per the advice of my doctor friend I tested my blood...

I was diagnosed in 2007 and went through denial it’s not happening to me. I thought I had everything under my control. Now this many years later I am still...

I am diagnosed early with type 2 diabetes and my HbA1c was 11 but after 4 months now it is 6.4...

Hi, my name is Evette and I have type 2 diabetes. Learning to live with this is hard. My sugar levels are good I think. I take metformin plus 2...

Hello, my mother was recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She was prescribed metformin and given a glucometer. She has been recording her blood sugars in the morning and...

My diabetes is bad, not checking my sugar lately. Tired all the time. Very thirsty all the time. Nerve pain in both feet and hands. Hypertension. Hypertensive heart disease. High...

Hi, I was diagnosed in Feb of this year so I'm new to this. Right now I struggle to find things to eat that keep my blood sugars low. Breakfast...

Community Stories are written by members of the community who wish to share a piece of their journey with type 2 diabetes with the community. Want to share about a...

I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with pre-diabetes in 2011. Unfortunately, I didn’t take it seriously, so I find myself now with an A1c of 9. I was...

Found out this year I was diagnosed with T2D, I was perplexed. Not in my family. I worked out my whole life. I never ate candy (but did love pasta...

I got diabetes in my 40s; I did not know that most of my family both ways had it! Well here are my many troubles; one the pain with the...

When I jumped the fence after being prediabetic I was devastated. My Dr sent me to a diabetic educator and I took my husband. It was overwhelming to grasp this...

I have had T2D for 12 years. I have hard time getting family members to understand the importance of following my meal plan. You wouldn't offer an alcoholic a beer...

I just had my A1c done and it was 14.2 I have lost a lot of weight 197 to 156 I take 4 shots a day I can't understand why...

I knew something was wrong earlier this year and with my family history (grandmother type 1 and mother type 2 diabetics) I had a sneaking suspicion of what it was...

I am active, eat low-carb, and have a “normal” weight and a 5.9 A1C. I would like both to be lower. The thing that surprises people about me? That I...

December 2006 Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes I Was Just Devastated Beyond Words. My First Thought Was My Grandpa Virgil And My Daddy Having Diabetes Along With Leg Amputations. Confined...