[Barbadosgal]

2 weeks ago, my eye sight went blurry. By Thursday I dropped everything at my desk and went straight to the clinic for tests. My sugar reading was 22. I was told I could go into shock. Everything happened pretty fast. I've been to my doctor, been to a specialist, been told to loose weight, adjust my diet to cut carbs and to start exercise. I was given metformin XR 500 g, one in the morning and one at night and off I went. Joined a gym and been trying to learn what "cutting carbs" means. I've read the forums here and I have not realized what cutting carbs really implies to a diabetic. I mean, how is it possible to eat one slice of bread a day? Give me a break – what is that. How is it possible to find meals that are 20-35 carbs. A can of Progresso vegetable soup has in 36? I've cried my eyes out for 2 days now realizing life will never be the same. I feel so cheated of life and the things that make life enjoyable. I am going to a lunch tomorrow for my god son's christening and it will be the first time since I was diagnosed that I will face a social event with food and I am going to be devastated. To be honest, I don’t even know when I am supposed to be using my meter to test my sugar. It amazes me how you get diagnosed, told the basics and then off you go. There is so much I don’t understand. I am learning to embrace the life change by eating better foods and exercising but its so difficult to not even be able to have one biscuit, a slice of garlic bread…….sigh.