Diagnosis can be Scary
On December 19th, 2019 I was given the official diagnosis, I have type 2 diabetes at the age of 34. Upon my diagnosis I did what most would do and tried to research all I could about this condition. I found that most of what comes up was miracle cures and other inaccurate, non-sourced garbage by so called medical experts. I considered making this blog to focus on sourced legitimate research and information for Type 2 diabetes. After a little more research and sleeping on it, I found there are blogs out there that do this already and that every persons condition is different. What works perfectly for one person will not do anything for another. Being that I am not a medical anything and do not want to come across as such I decided against it.
The one thing I did notice is that most of the diabetic blogs and information that reflects individuals of my age is generally focused on type 1. Many of the type 2 information seems to focus on older individuals. I know that when I think of diabetes I think of people like my grandmother who had type 2 as well. Because of this I decided to focus instead on how this diagnosis does not have to be an end but rather a beginning. A beginning of living healthier, expanding your culinary repertoire, still enjoying eating at your favorite restaurants (unless your favorite restaurant is McDonald’s or similar but that is a whole other issue).
My life has always revolved around food and to a smaller degree cooking. With this diagnosis the degree of cooking has increased as the easy, convenient, pre-made foods are not the best option.
I look forward to sharing my experience with this condition and hopefully take some of the fear of the diagnosis for others and show how it is a part of who you are but not defining of who you are.
