Age 32 and diabetic
 

I am 32 and was diagnosed with diabetes. I had a baby a year-and-a-half ago and my blood sugar didn't go down. It is depressing to say the least. With my family history I expected this in my 50's or 60's, but not in my early 30's. Then there is the guilt. Did I bring this upon myself by being overweight? According to Weight Watchers I am 50 pounds overweight. Well, I wasn't always this overweight. In high-school I ran track and was slim. During the years since H.S. the weight has crept up on me gradually. I go through periods where I do well with diet and exercise, but losing weight has never been easy for me. I struggle to stay on track. Now with diabetes I should be more careful than I am. I don't drink sugary pop and eat a lot of sweets, but I don't count carbs either. There is room for improvement, and I think I must be in denial that I am really diabetic. :?

If the Dr diagnosed you with diabetes, sorry you got it and are unfortunately stuck with it. It doesn't go into "remission" but it is controlable and there's no reason you still can't enjoy life and food! I'm 35 and just joined the club back in February so I know, same thing, I'm overweight, wasn't exercising and not watching portion controls and low and behold, I'm diabetic....My my family history, I too, was expecting this, but not for another decade or so...but life likes to bite you in the tush when you least expect it...so you learn to deal with it. I lost 25 pds at first (through shear panic over the situation) Now that my sugar levels look better, I'm not being as good, but still working on it. Exercising 5 times a week at them in (sometimes 6) I'm telling you it really helps with the insulin resistance. And yes, it's not all about sugar, it's about any carb and the effect it has on your sugar levels....You can get more info from the diabetic assn online and some other chat boards I belong too are Diabetechat.net and Healthboards.com. You can get some good info and feedback from other people going through this too....You are definately not alone in this. I read the statistics where there has been a 75% increase on type II's between the ages of 30-38 where, as you mentioned, it used to be you were more likely to have it by your 40-70's age range. I take the glucophage XL -2000 mgs a day for now it's helping. Have you had an A1C test yet? Me, Rosey and Judy talk on the dealing with diabetes post, feel free to join in. Do some research on diabetes and the ways to control it, but don't go overboard at first. It can be SO overwhelming, so just try one thing at a time!

from ak rosey
 

Hey kcollins..so sorry i know exactly how you feel..i have been a diabetic for 2 yrs now..and have a family history of it and am overweight and hate exercise and love to cook and eat..my advice is to educate yourself..follow your doctors advice..get on a good eating plan..pay attention to what makes your sugars go up..everyone is diff..and not to panic..you can live with this..the people at this web site have helped tremendously..we are here to answer your questions and help anyway we can..read our profiles so you can get to know us better..hope this helps you..will be thinking about you...rosey