Hi Yanni, I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2002 and about 3 weeks ago diagnosed with diabetes. When I found out I cried and felt like I wouldn't be able to manage living with diabetes. When my doctor diagnosed me my glucose level was 350. At that time I decided I needed to make some changes immediately. My aunt passed away recently b/c she allowed her diabetes to be uncontrolled for so long which led to other complications. The best thing to do is become educated about diabetes. I researched as much as a could on the internet. I stopped drinking sodas and if i do drink one it's diet. I started drinking more water and if i want something with some flavor I add crystal light, hawaiian punch singles (sugar free) or target brand sugar free strawberry lemonade. My doctor has me currently on 45mg of Actos and 1000mg of Metformin (currently only taking 500 until I increase it). I said all this to let you know it is manageable. It's hard sometimes. I started exercising 3 days a week for 30 mins and will gradually do 5 days. My levels have dropped drastically just from the small changes that i have made.
PM me if you have any additional questions or you can email me at
ngrier82@bellsouth.net