Tested positive for type 2 diabetes. And i'm 23 years old.?

This is how I answered this very same question a few minutes ago.

"I'm sorry to hear of your diagnosis, my young friend, but believe me, type 2 diabetes, when it's well-controlled, will NOT shorten your life by a signifiant amount. You will EASILY outlive the 50+ years that you were thinking of.

I realise that this might sound strange, but your dad has done you a great service in 'forcing' you to take a diabetes test. It's an indication of how much he values you, and wants the best for you.

No that you know you're a type 2 diabetic it gives you the opportunity to do something about it and, hopefully, prevent any diabetic complications from setting in.

As I don't know you personally, I'm afraid I can't be specific about what you need to do. I would, however, guide you to follow the advice of your doctor and/or any other medical professionals involved in your diabetes care. i.e. diabetes specialist nurse, certified diabetes educator, dietitian, chiropodist/podiatrist, ophthalmologist/optometrist, etc.

Make sure that you follow the advice offered with regards to diet and/or weight loss, if this is needed; taking medication(s), if prescribed; taking exercise; examining your body, particularly the extremities such as toes and feet; attending doctor/hospital appointments; attending for sight/vision checks at least annually; attending for chiropody/podiatary appointments at least six monthly. It's ALWAYS better to pick up on any 'problems' that MAY occur sooner, rather than later.

Might I suggest that it could even prove beneficial to find a local diabetes support group and attend some of their meetings? This way you'll meet other diabetics, both type 1 and type 2, who will be able to advise you on things that they've learned along the way, and have proved beneficial for their diabetes control.

I wish you well, my young friend, and truly do hope that you live a long, happy, healthy, complication-free life."

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Tested positive for type 2 diabetes. And i'm 23 years old.?

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If you can get and keep your blood glucose levels as close to normal almost all the time (with only an occasional off time), you can live a very long life. My auntie is around 90 years old and she's been Type 1 diabetic since she was a little kid--she's been real real careful about what she eats and getting daily exercise, testing her blood and taking her insulin, getting sufficient sleep, and keeping an up disposition. So, if you learn all you can about getting control over your own blood glucose, rev up your self discipline so you can turn down foods you know are going to make your blood glucose rise too high. If you are overweight, lose weight (it often helps to bring down your glucose and any hypertension you have). I think I spent the first 3 months after I was diagnosed testing my own blood 7 times a day (waking-fasting, 2 hrs aft. breakfast, before lunch, 2 hrs aft lunch, before supper, 2 hrs after supper, and then right before sleep--I also wrote down approx. how much of each food I ate and drank so if I had a high glucose number, I could review what I'd consumed to see if there was a pattern (like, ever time I ate that food I had a high) so then I could make an intelligent decision if and when I'd eat that again. Take your medications as prescribed. And work with your doctor. The daily exercise is as important as minding your food (and food portions too). Eggs and meat are fine to eat (and they rhyme too). Leafy green veggies have carbs but you'd have to eat so many of them all the time to amount to one serving of starchy carbs (like rice, pasta, potatoes, anything made from grains). Eat the starchy things in only very small portions and not real often. And give yourself a break once in a while--denying yourself all the fun things is like denying life so let yourself have one meal every now and then when you can eat what you've been craving. I find it impossible to only eat 1/2 cup of rice so I don't eat any of it until I need to, then I'll have a full cup of cooked rice (and usually some Asian food with it), and it always tastes soooo delicious because it is a special treat for me. I go right back to my regular diet after that. Eat a variety of vegetables, not the same veg all the time so you get as many nutrients as possible (vegs also give you fiber). Keep in mind that not everyone is the same so you have to test your blood to find out how your body deals with various foods--I can't handle bananas (but I only like the ripe ones which are high in sugar) so I don't eat bananas; a friend of mine doesn't get that bad a blood glucose rise so she eats bananas. Rice used to be ok with my body but somewhere along the line that changed so I now have to save up my carb allowance when I need rice (or pasta or a potato, etc.). You can do it, just keep reminding yourself that you are doing it all so you can live a full and long life--it may seem hard in the beginning but once you have developed good eating and living habits, it becomes second nature and you don't have to think about it quite as much.

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There is a lot of stuff on the internet that is basically fat-shaming diabetics for causing their own diabetes with their bad diet and lack of exercise and general lack of moral fibre. A lot of this stuff is written by non-doctors, often with a supplement or diet or training plan to sell that they claim will completely cure diabetes if only people stick to it.

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