Just needing to vent a little bit.
My fasting blood work shows that I am on the borderline from pre-diabetes to diabetic. This freaked me out. My father was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 60’s. I am 62. He was a recovering alcoholic. I loved my red wine. He had 2 quadruple bypasses. I’ve suffered with A-fib since my 20’s due to a heart valve issue. He died at the age of 75 due to a heart attack brought on by the diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer.
My doctor has not advised me about anything. I took it on myself to change my diet - no more wine. No more juice. No more pasta, white rice and reading EVERY LABEL.
In the past 4 months I have lost 13 lbs. I still worry every day. My husband is trying to understand the changes. He eats what he wants and I eat what I need to.
A couple of my coworkers are diabetic but they continue to eat and drink what they want. I guess I have a hard time understanding that.
Sorry about the vent. I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed and alone in all this
My fasting blood work shows that I am on the borderline from pre-diabetes to diabetic. This freaked me out. My father was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 60’s. I am 62. He was a recovering alcoholic. I loved my red wine. He had 2 quadruple bypasses. I’ve suffered with A-fib since my 20’s due to a heart valve issue. He died at the age of 75 due to a heart attack brought on by the diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer.
My doctor has not advised me about anything. I took it on myself to change my diet - no more wine. No more juice. No more pasta, white rice and reading EVERY LABEL.
In the past 4 months I have lost 13 lbs. I still worry every day. My husband is trying to understand the changes. He eats what he wants and I eat what I need to.
A couple of my coworkers are diabetic but they continue to eat and drink what they want. I guess I have a hard time understanding that.
Sorry about the vent. I’m just feeling a bit overwhelmed and alone in all this
