Stories

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...

I already had a predisposition. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It causes insulin resistance. In 2016, I found out it had finally turned into full-blown type 2. It has...

I had a great internist. She sat me down in my early 50’s and explained that I was pre-diabetic. She gave me a monitoring device and told me to cut...

I have 4 grandparents with diabetes. I have 2 parents with diabetes. I didn't stand a chance. My BS was 250-450 for 18 months. I begged for insulin. My Ex-endo...

I would never have believed that I was able to decrease my A1c from 12.4 to 6.4! I had a history of borderline high blood sugar from the time I...

I have been a Type II diabetic for 9 years. Fortunately for me it is diet-controlled. I have been a chocoholic since childhood, which makes it tempting for me to...

I went to my annual wellness back in May of this year and got a call about my lab work. My glucose was 210! The Dr called and said she...