As a patient for over 7 years at Alliance In Health Diabetes Control Center, my support team of physicians, nurses, diabetes educators, dieticians, and pharmacists, has helped me accept and manage my diabetes.
Upon receiving my diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, I was in denial. I did not want to take responsability of my condition and couldn’t rationalize why this was happening to me. After realizing that this condition is one that I will have to live with for the rest of life, I went into feeling out of control. The many tasks that I would have to complete in order to manage my diabetes, such as checking my blood sugar daily, restricting my diet, and exercising more, all became overwhelming.