New to Type 2

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Kerry Snider
June 23, 2010






I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and have gone through every emotion that one goes through when told you have this disease, from self blame to blaming others to self pity to anger and lack of self worth.
Not all by any means, but most type 2's have a weight issue, which is where I fit in, and where the blame game began. 
I was told by the doctors office that exercise was the key, “yeah ok "  don't they say that for everything. This coming from the ultimate couch potato. “Not going to happen".

Anyways as the days went by and the tears didn't stop, I decided to go to the American Diabetes Expo that they were holding in Denver. Dragging my husband along me.( he hates those things, but wanted to support me) That was the day my life changed, I met Mari. She didn't look at me as if I was someone to be pitied, but instead asked me what I was going to do about it. She asked me if I could ride a bike, "Of course I can" was the answer, although I was thinking "at least I could when I was a teenager". Mari convinced me to go talk to the " Tour De Cure " booth, which I did and with the same bravado told them the same thing " Yes I can ride a bike" Well before I knew it I was signed up to ride and with my husband telling me the family ride will only take about an hour, lets do the 32 mile ride, I agreed.
I left that Expo feeling like a whirlwind had surrounded me, what the heck was I thinking, I can’t ride a bike 32 miles. I can even ride 3.2 miles, but if anybody knows me, once I commit that is it. So the training must start. I began to go for a walk ( huge step for me ) and ride my bike, yes I did actually own one, and began to realize that the object in my bedroom was not a place to throw clothes, it was actually a treadmill used for workouts, who knew....

Little by little my stamina has increased and I push myself a little further, my weight is by no means where it should be but I am working on it.
My blood glucose levels are pretty steady and I should get my new A1C score in the next few days (tested yesterday) I watch what I eat and count my carbs and if I don't know what a food contains I tend not to eat it. I am taking an oral medication once a day, which I find difficulty in remembering, because I don't feel ill.

In June of this year, I attended " Camp WILD " (Women Inspiring Life with Diabetes) and was totally inspired by each and every camper, coach, nutritionist, and person that attended, each person had their own story and by sharing them, you realize that you are not alone on this journey.

Although I found out that I was the only one attending with "Type 2” which I thought was strange. Where are all the type 2 women? I cannot possible be the only one who wants to improve their health. I know where they are, they are hiding, scared to death to make the first step, afraid of being laughed at or humiliated because they can't get up and jog, or ride a bike, or even find a swimsuit so they can try and swim. How do I know? because I was that woman, All they need is someone to tell them " yes you can" start small. They need someone who has been in that position showing them that it is possible.
For me, my journey has just begun, I got off the couch and decided my life was just as valuable as the next persons, I did something about it, and on the last day of camp, I completed my 1st sprint triathlon, yes me, the overweight  47 yr old who didn't do anything till February of this year did it. It wasn't about time or finishing in the top ten, for me there was a different goal, it was to finish, it was about finishing what I started.

And that is how I now look at my life, no matter what, I know I can finish anything I start, and have proven to myself over and over again since that point, I have climbed rocks in BV that I only looked at before, I have ridden my bike for 20 miles at 7am on a Saturday morning, just because I can.
Mari did it for me, and maybe I can “Pay It Forward"


My favorite saying is "If you believe in yourself, no-one can take it from you."
I wear it on my wrist every day along with my diabetes band 
and my camp wild band to remind me!

Comments (11)

Auntly H said on June 23, 2010 at 7:43 PM

Kerry, you are amazing! So glad to be in WILD 101 with you.

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