Keep positive about your diabetes!

Diabetes is a disease that is long lasting. Health Care Professionals call diseases like diabetes chronic diseases. Diabetes affects a wide variety of people, young and old, black and white, and many of us know someone who is affected by diabetes.Being diagnosed and learning to live with diabetes can be a difficult thing. Feelings of denial, shock, anger, resentment and sadness are normal. The important thing is that you are not on your own. All over the world millions and millions of people live with diabetes and have normal happy lives. Understanding diabetes and understanding your diabetes takes time however with the right support you’ll be fine.The most important link in managing your diabetes is you and the reason for the existence of http://www.mydiabetes.com/ is to provide a resource for you to share your story and get some support from your fellow travelers on the diabetes journey.Keep positive!

Enid's Story managing mydiabetes

Enid Mutton is in her 70's and tells the story of how she felt when she was diagnosed with diabetes, how she reacted, what her health care team told her and how she manages now on a day to day basis. Her full story and a short film is here on our community site mydiabetes.com
http://mydiabetessocialnetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/managing-my-diabetes-enids

Enid explains that whilst at first she was very worried and afraid she was able to come to terms with her diagnosis and go on to manage on a daily basis.

Thank you Enid.