I could really use some help.
Hi Susan, I thought we ate pretty healthy foods when I was diagnosed, but then I also have two parents with it, so no wonder I ended up with it. My brother is the lucky one, so far, he’s 10 yrs older than me and has so far escaped it.
I’ve always eaten whole wheat/grain breads, never did like white bread, and we have brown rice and whole wheat pasta too. I drank sugar free pop when I did have pop. I never really cared for potatoes as my mother cooked them every single day of my life when I was at home, and I truly got sick of them, I can live quite well without them 
I dont seem to lose weight from the meds I take, that’d be a nice side effect if it did happen. I remember being petrified to eat anything. I read so much stuff online and the handouts from the doc and diabetic educator, it truly was overwhelming. I had to be told by my doc to stop being so hard on myself. I recall telling him I hated food, I hated eating, the pleasure is all gone. I still feel the fun in eating is missing, and it will always be that way, restaurants are a challenge, very frustrating, I must say. But I am used to it, that’s how it has to be.
Forums have always been good for me, I like to talk to real people who live with t2 and learn how they deal with it. It must have been hard in the pre-internet days to get support and info.
Luckily here in Ontario the provincial health plan pays for most of what I need. I feel bad for those who need meters etc and have to deal with ins. cos. who give them a rough ride. Elva