Were you ever in diabetic denial?

I ask this question because for quite some time, i was in denial.  I thought i would ignore it and it would go away.  I also discovered with my Dr, it's how they talk to you and present things to you.  My old internist talked at me, this did not make me want to think about being diabetic.  I am now seeing an Endocrinologist and his interaction with me, has me realizing i need to get it together.

I know I am.. I was diagnosed this time last year. My doctor didnt tell me anything.. not what to do, what to eat or anything. I had to beg them to give me brochures on it. I was SO tired when I took the test & they are saying I have been diabetic for at least 10 years.. But I Have taken SO MANY TESTS & they all came out negative.. so why now kwim? The only thing I can say is I didnt sleep before the test.. and was falling asleep waiting to do the blood tests & stuff (every hour) 

But. I have now switched doctors. My last a1c was a 5.. My blood sugar is about 118-125 every morning. I go today to find out what my new A1C number is.. This nurse has already spoken to me for about 15 minutes on my eating habbits & stuff like that..

Not saying I have accepted the whole Diabetic thing.. but I am listening lol.

I know I am.. I was diagnosed this time last year. My doctor didnt tell me anything.. not what to do, what to eat or anything. I had to beg them to give me brochures on it. I was SO tired when I took the test & they are saying I have been diabetic for at least 10 years.. But I Have taken SO MANY TESTS & they all came out negative.. so why now kwim? The only thing I can say is I didnt sleep before the test.. and was falling asleep waiting to do the blood tests & stuff (every hour) 

But. I have now switched doctors. My last a1c was a 5.. My blood sugar is about 118-125 every morning. I go today to find out what my new A1C number is.. This nurse has already spoken to me for about 15 minutes on my eating habbits & stuff like that..

Not saying I have accepted the whole Diabetic thing.. but I am listening lol.

me too and that's a big step for me.

In the grand scheme of things, no. There are times where I choose to ignore it, maybe for a week or so, but I call that selective ignorance, not so much denial. I still realize it's there, and I still realize I'm causing damage by eating certain things, but there are times where it gets to the point that I just don't care and need a break for a while, ya know?

I was diagnosed with my type 2 at age 25, about a year and a half ago. At first, I threw myself a pity party, but then, I pulled my **** together and started researching hard core. In 3 months, I had my A1 down to 6.2, and in less than a year after diagnosis, I was in the OR for a DS (since the DS has the highest resolution rate for type 2 diabetes of any current WLS procedure).

 All of my teen years I was in denial.

I am having this problem with my 15 year old daugher :(   she has been diabetic since she was 10 and she is just getting worse and worse at taking care of it.  I have constantly be on her or she just doesn't do it, It is so aggravating for me as a parent because I know she is damaging herself.  I just don't know what to do.  When did you start to mature and take it seriously??
cybil

Same here, my teen years I didn't want to be bothered. After all I was young and looked healthy on the outside. Unfortunately, that has had some efffect on me as an adult, but sutre! I thnik everyone has denial at some point. Who wouldn't just want to forget about having this disease for a day (or two) no feeling like a pin cushion, no blood sugar readings, no reading carb grams on labels...it's natural but it needs to be kept in check, for your own sake (and mine )