In May 2017 I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. These articles follow the new course of my life as a diabetic, the health issues I will face now and for the rest of my life, and the changes made and challenges of being diabetic.
Over the years, I’ve written a fair amount about the depression I fight with (example). It’s a gray shadow that follows me through life, and when I was diagnosed with diabetes in May I thought that the darkness would really set in very hard. But it didn’t.
After about 90 days, I was scheduled to have both another blood test and another doctor’s visit to see how my adaptations to the diabetic life were working out. I simply hoped that my numbers were on the right track.
Finding the nutrition contained in a restaurant’s meal can be tricky for diabetics, but often using an app can help. If an app can’t find the information, often nutritional values can be found on the restaurant’s website.
As a diabetic, it is important to always consider a proper diet and the right foods. With diabetes, different foods cause different reactions in the body, so keeping an eye on carbs and calories is a constant requirement.
Here are the apps I currently use on my Android phone to track my diabetic data. I also detail the spreadsheet I use to track everything, and the charts that make it easier to instantly see trends related to the data.
My doctor knew immediately on seeing my test results that I had Type 2 Diabetes. Everything in my life since is completely different. This is day one of my new life.