Introduction

Hello friend! Nice to see you here.

Welcome! Thank you for taking time to click on the link to this small space of the internet where I will be sharing my thoughts, struggles, joys and sorrows with this chapter of my life. My story is not that entertaining, because sometimes what I might be able to share here will be full of ranting hahaha! But I know some of you can relate, Who doesn't have problems? But I will be sharing what I have been realizing recently. It's like I've been living my life for granted these past few months, then bam! Reality strikes..

I learned of my diabetes type 2 when I was confined to the hospital due to  very high blood pressure. 240/160 was the reading while I was on the ER. I'm still amused of the circumstances on how it came to that point. I just went to the hospital to get a schedule with a cardiologist because for the past 3 days I was experiencing dizziness. While I was on the outpatient department, I asked the nurse to get my blood pressure reading though I dread to know it. When she got the reading, she said to me, "Sir you might want to pass by the ER, you're BP is very high." Which I did. Fortunately I just got my company health card that same day. What a blessing in disguise! I was checked by the ER doctor for signs of stroke, they got my blood for testing, they attached me to an ECG machine, and asked me to contact someone who can accompany me while they are waiting for the lab results. By the Goodness of the Lord, my body was not badly damaged by that episode, it could have taken my life, but the Lord still has plans and spared me. I was confined to the hospital for 3 days. 3 days I did not expect to be spent in the hospital, but I think it's for the better.

I was visited by the cardiologist on my 2nd night at the hospital, who apparently just came back to town from a cardiologists gathering in the Metro. Then she gave the diagnosis that shook me to my core. Hypertension, an enlarged heart, diabetes type 2, high cholesterol. Bam. These are not unlike the common colds that can be treated easily with rest and some medication and sleep. I had these because of my lifestyle. And now, I have to be very careful with what I eat. What I felt then (and still now) is I'm walking on a tightrope, one wrong move and I fall. maybe that's the cause of my anxiety these past few days. I was so depressed, it's as if I cannot accept that I have diabetes 2, and now I have to watch what I eat and will need to take maintenance medicine! "I am still too young" I thought. Well, this was all my fault, had I continued my gym workout (I stopped last March) and had I controlled myself eating that delicious roast chicken skin, I wouldn't have had to endure this.

So, dear friend, the subsequent stories of this blog will be me sharing my life after my hospitalization and knowing I have diabetes 2, the changes I now experience, how I go on with my life. Apologies if majority of my stories will be about me scared to death, worrying, but not all stories will be like that, because some great realizations also came with what I am experiencing now. Maybe the silver lining. So I hope you can accompany me on this road. If you also have diabetes type 2 and is also struggling, I know the feeling of like having your whole life snatched away from you. May my stories provide some level of comfort for you. This blogging is my way of releasing my fears, so I hope, my dear friend, whatever you are going through, you may find your outlet to help you stay sane in this wonderful world we live in.

See you on the next blog! :)

PS. As you may notice, I'm not a professional writer and you may ind my thoughts and narrations scattered. Please cut me some slack, I know this is not an excuse to become sloppy, but promise I will get better in writing. Hihi :) This is, after all, a personal blog. A diary of sorts. were you judged by your diary for your composition? I hope not. :)