My type 2 diabetes diagnosis story | The Hangry Woman

Learning that I had #type2diabetes was hard. Overcoming the shame and stigma was even harder.

I had symptoms like sweatiness, dizziness, frequent urination, headaches, blurry vision, and extreme fatigue.

Here’s my story.

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[cccarreno]

I went into a deep depression… I was scared. Still am and had terrible anxiety. I think I cried for a month. I literally felt like I have an old person illness and I was gonna die. I know it’s sounds dramatic but I can relate when you said it’s super stigmatized. I felt like people would look at me and feel sorry for me. I still get bad anxiety. Thank u for this video. It’s hard for me to still talk about it and not feel ashamed.

[Professa]

I was diagnosed with diabetes type to last Thursday (10/21) and everything you went through is exactly what I'm feeling. I've been watching YouTube since Thursday like a mini-series. They literally gave me a prescription, a list of foods to avoid, told me to exercise and be back in 3 months. They literally told me to Google. I could go on and on but your video speaks my perspective 💯. Although I'm a man. I am mentally determined to not let this rule me. Thank you for sharing and I pray you're still making it work! ✊🏾

[mimiohnine]

Here’s my judgement on you...sweet, direct, beautiful, and clear desire to learn and pass on knowledge to others.
I’m sensitive to t2d because my mom chose to go untreated for 8-10 years to stay skinny and eat whatever she wanted. It took her leg and then her life.
I will stay a follower if you are honestly trying to turn the t2d around. I just can’t watch another person go through that again.
I wish you all the best and am saying a prayer to God for healing in your body. God bless you ♥️♥️♥️

[PrettyKe]

I'm so glad I found your video and I hope you are doing well..I just recently last week was diagnosed with Type 2 as well...I was also waking up every 1 1/2 to use the bathroom, very thristy, went to work one day and felt light headed and dizzy so I rushed to the E.R myself but made it safe and my blood sugar was 546 and a1c was a 13, I am now on insulin and taking metformin, I'm not going to claim this forever...I will revesr this..I'm not on a low carb diet (keto) and will be exercising a lot.

[christset]

Hmmm, I was diagnosed with diabetes 4 days ago when I noticed I was peeing excessively at night and craving cold water . I was just planning my life trying to get into a healthy relationship . Then bang, I was told I have type diabetes . All i heard in my ears was i couldn't hear anything else that the doctor said after that, all i was thinking was how do i get married now, how do i have healthy kids, what i have done to my life, i was eating healthy in 2015 with juice diet then i had gallstone, i prayed for almost 2 years, i refused to do the surgery eventually the gallstone left in 2018, then in 2020 i got caught up with covid 19 and couldn't breath on my own for 8 days and i was admitted. 8 nurses was assigned to me and eventually the doctor said they've tried everything and said i don't want to see myself on the ventilation. On the 9th day, i started breathing on my own and i was discharged immidiately, all glory to God . Fast foward 2022 now, am diagnosed with type 2 diabeties now, i cried, because all my life i always feel like i was running away from something, now am alone, confused and tired and I have no idea what to eat. So i checked on youtube for the excessive urine symptoms some say i need to eat 2 eggs a day to stop the urine, but when i investigated the disadvantage of eating eggs, it was no good. But with the same God that took me out of covid, healed my Gallstone with no more gallstone attacks will also be the same God that will heal this type 2 diabetes in Jesus mighty name i pray.

[Emptymoon]

This was such a great story. I am here because I was diagnosed with Pre Diabetes and I was looking for inspiration, motivation, information and I found you! Thank you:)

[LeLeRobi]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I was diagnosed a week ago (found out while I was in hospital) with type 2 diabetes as well as congestive heart failure. This has been eye opening and very scary. I'm happy to see this story on youtube as it shows I'm not alone. God bless you and anyone else dealing with this.

[elleigh_oui]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Three months ago, I went through the same thing as well with my primary care provider. I was told I wasn't diabetic...and that was that. No warning of how dangerously close I was to being diabetic. I was told to see a nutritionist to work on my eating, and to be more active, and to check back in three months. This month marks the third month, but there was a schedule change with my provider. So I got to see a different provider who was available, and she was really sweet and empathetic when she shared the news with me. Hearing the words, "...you have type 2 diabetes", felt like a death sentence because I'm so set in my ways. But now I really need to change my life around, because my life depends on it.

[TheFroggie]

This is a lifesaver for me. Thank you for openly sharing all the things I am feeling. I was just diagnosed a week ago and it was terrifying. There are not enough resources and you really don’t get enough guidance out of the gate. And the stigma is real. Keep doing things like this. You are making an impact! ❤

[phanetlyfe]

Mila, this video is so wonderful. I work as a diabetes pharmacist and came to youtube with my patients in mind to see what type of support is available out there. And you are exactly right, there is such a lack of representation for people living with Type II diabetes. Thank you so much for being brave to talk about this aspect of your life to help erase the stigma. <3

[Equalforall]

Been a diabetic since 2013. I found a ton of information after my diagnosis. Support groups are of abundance. The information has always been there.

[MetalheadW]

A little late, but I'd leave a comment anyway. I was recently diagnosed with prediabetes. There's a lot of information now out there and it's wonderful. I am scared of what could happen. All I can do is take it one day at a time. I've changed my eating habits and exercise more. I've lost about 10 pounds since my diagnoses. To me that's a huge win!

[SalemElaine]

Thank you for this video, I was diagnosed yesterday and have been crying ever since. You video has really helped me so far as you’ve been on repeat. Thank you for confirmation that this too shall pass and this lifestyle is stigmatized but manageable!❤❤❤❤

[cherls]

You make such good points here. I've always thought that the real reason why people like to chip in on type 2 is because they finally have a way to start talking about the person's weight and eating habits. I think thats fine if it's from someone who truly loves you and they are genuinely worried. However, people sometimes don't have enough brain cells to understand that everyone has different body types and metabolisms. I'm overweight and at risk for type 2 diabetes because of PCOS. All my adult life, I have spent it watching what I eat but yesterday, oh my god to my horror, I discovered that if I had that extra piece of fruit, my blood sugars rise quickly ... Fruit man. My point here is, I know people who are much thinner than I am but eat 3 times more than I do and all of it is junk yet they are slim. This just goes to show how sometimes, people don't bring type 2 onto themselves like thinner people like to believe we do. Anyway, I'm not diabetic yet, I'm pre-diabetic and I stick to such a strict way of eating. I hate it because in order to stay in this pre-diabetic state, I have to do things like not have an extra piece of fruit after just eating lean chicken, mostly salad and 3 little pieces of potato. Yay. Urgh, sorry for the rant, your video is brilliant 👍

[lilsisasu]

I was diagnosed last week. Before that, I was finding myself very thirsty, especially wanting soda. I was also getting up multiple times a night to go to the bathroom.

[havefunandbikestuff]

My wife just got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I'm helping her as much as I can. I'm a long time nurse Xellenial. Thanks for the video.

[Veetribe.]

They did the same thing to.me .I left the hospital not knowing anything about type 2 diabetes. How to deal with it..finally realized I could go to a diabetes specialist..I got blessed by getting a dr..who believes in whole food and work me off the medication..but your totally right..they don't give you any information..it's was scary

[savannahwhiddon]

Thank you for sharing your journey. I have just recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, no idea I had it until I woke up in the hospital from DKA. My BS was 1800 so thankful for my mom and husband taking me to the hospital. Because I could have died. Anyways I will be following you for some helpful tips and kind words. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[katiemoreno]

Thank you for making this video. This is so important to try to break the stigma regarding #t2d

[jessica_ashley_xo]

I was just diagnosed today at 34 years. I am very familiar with diabetes and living with it as several people in my extended family have had it since I was a child. Since diabetes is already prevalent in my family and I’ve been feeling a lot of symptoms I wasn’t completely shocked by the news but it is still a lot to take in. I am excited to talk about this diagnosis and my journey moving forward on my own channel soon