Recently diagnosed with t2 and struggling to cope
Was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 29 years old after bloodwork showed my a1c at 8.3.
My doctor has me on a metformin/ozempic combination. So it’s been a little over a week on metformin and just took my first injection of ozempic a couple days ago. Doctor recommended I use a continuous glucose monitor so I have one of those on now, but also been doing finger sticks to just monitor things.
I honestly don’t even know how to cope. I feel so depressed and anxious and embarrassed that I allowed this to happen to myself. I’m working on improving my diet, cutting out carbs, incorporating more vegetables and lean proteins and fiber, it’s just all so disheartening. I feel like i can’t enjoy life because I’m always so worried and anxious about what my blood glucose levels are. It’s so bad that I’m terrified to eat, because I’m worried about how it’s going to affect my glucose levels.
Between the anxiety and nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea from the metformin and ozempic I’ve lost 10 pounds already, most of which is probably from water weight.
I ate two hours ago and my blood glucose is 114, and anytime I see it over 100 I panic, I just feel so lost and confused. I’m trying not to let it get to me too much because pretty much my entire family has diabetes (mom, dad, younger sister, grandparents on both sides, and my aunts so I’m a little used to seeing how it’s managed) it’s just depressing me so much. I have no interest in anything anymore. All I want to do is curl up in bed every day and cry, but I know that won’t accomplish anything. Any advice to a newly diagnosed?