[jps]

Diagnosed with Type 2 in the middle of last week. I'm an idiot because I saw it coming long ago and didn't do a **** thing about it.

I'm a chemist and have been for 12 years, so I perform my own labs every six months. I saw my FBS rise from 72 twelve years ago to 114 six months ago. I knew I was IGT, but ignored it. My A1C was at 6.4. I figured I'd deal with it someday. Well, that day has arrived.

Funny thing is that my weight hadn't varied by more than 5 pounds in the last 5 years. I'm forty years old, overweight at 220 lbs. I don't get nearly enough exercise and have (had) the worst eating habits. My lipid profile is fine, Cholesterol 180, LDL 75, HDL 55.

I'd eat once a day, just dinner. No snacks at all. I did drink poison (Regular Coke), two bottles a day - one in the morning and one at lunch time. As far as food, just a big dinner and I really didn't care what it was, whether it be a big salad or fried chicken. And what's worse, even though I was eating once a day, it was no big deal for me to skip a meal. I knew it was a horrible habit but was just "too busy" to deal with it.

The day before I was diagnosed, I was dying of thirst. I couldn't get enough water. I drank over two gallons that day and I knew what the problem was at that point even without running my labs. So after a 16 hour fast, I did my blood work in the morning. I knew my FBS was going to be elevated but I was actually pissed when I saw it was 299. Also, my liver enzymes were all elevated (I don't drink, no drugs, no OTC medicines) which is a change from the normal liver enzyme levels I had six months eariler. I saw my doctor an hour later to get on some regimen. I also had an A1C run on myself as I headed to the doctors office. It ended up being a 10.2. Not happy with myself at all. After the fast, I was starving so I grabbed a sandwich on the way to the physician even though I knew my FBS was high. It was measured at 425 at his office. Fingers and toes tingled, eyesight became slightly blurry.

I guess I should be somewhat happy that I apparently caught this "early". I'll be ****ed if I'm going to let this thing screw with my life for any extended period though.

The good news is this disease now forces my hand because I now have to deal with it. I have no choice but to change my lifestyle for good. I've accepted that it's a lifetime commitment.

The doc put me on Lantus, 10U per day, to increase by 3U every three days until my FBS is 100. I'm at 13U now, FBS is now at 140. Don't know if it's all the medicine or the changes I've made over the last 4 or 5 days. I'm lucky in that I love almost every food, so cutting out the garbage food hasn't been too difficult. It's been baked fish and chicken, very lean meat, veggies, nuts, egg whites, and some fruit. I do love my pastas, breads and rices, but I'm passing on them.

What's been really frustrating is some of the contradictory information out there about what to eat and what not to eat. I realize I should set up a meal plan with a dietitian.

Anyway, that's my story. Thanks for letting me vent.