Thread: Question about type 2 diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance

thanks yes I know I need to get my head around it and it will take time. Have started to read more around the subject. It just seems so overwhelming.

Of course it does. Because it is overwhelming. It is a big deal after all. You need to go easy on yourself and try to remember that you aren't superwoman. You can only do your best, not more not less. When I was first diagnosed (5 years ago) I was a nightmare ot live with for about 18 months. I obsessed about testing, counting glucose in meals and getting hysterical everytime my blood sugar didn't follow "acceptable...

I understand what you mean about more meds I went to drastic measures to avoid going onto insulin- gastric bypass ( I currently hold the coveted title of most daily insulin ever in pregnancy here ) but what I will say is when I was pregnant and on insulin I felt better than I had for about 15 yrs !!! You will feel heaps better for taking the right meds so go for it. Anything is better than feeling constantly foggy and drained , especially...

Diabetes is always diagnosed on glucose levels, not HbA1c. I think because it is a better measure of how your body deals with glucose. Whereas a diabetic person may have a normal HbA1c if they have a great diet and exercise well (because they are not getting huge peaks of glucose to raise the average), they will still have raised fasting glucose or raised level after a glucose drink. When it comes down to it, it is all a continuum of sugar...