Feel nervous, avoiding the questions etc…Overwhelming
I think the first few days will be hard but each day will become easier as you adjust to all of this. Only share what you feel like sharing now, in time you will find your comfort zone for how much you want to include others in what you're going through. You will gain confidence in your ability to deal with all of this over time.
Thank you, one day at a time
It's like a grieving process. I felt like a zombie for about a month and then slowly realized that I could handle this. It gets better.
Thats exactly how I feel, like a zombie, sometimes I think I’m dreaming
There will be people who will say stupid things. Ignore them.
Whenever I experience a personally traumatic event like a death in the family, divorce, or a serious health diagnosis, I've often thought that co-workers and friends will see it through the same lens as me. What I learned is that people are way more interested in their own life. It's a bit jarring but it does give one some insight into the quality of the various relationships that we keep.
On the bright side, most co-workers and acquaintances will be ready to move on to the more usual topics that occupied your relationship before you were diagnosed. I prefer to go with the flow in these situations. People will come back with questions from time to time but there's no need to focus on diabetes talk.
Don't be overly upset with people's ignorance about diabetes. Even at this early stage you know more about diabetes than the average person. People don't normally like to pay attention to the details of disease. As you've probably already discovered, you will have to listen to stories about people's friends and relatives that all suffered some diabetes trauma or death. What are people thinking?!! Don't let this upset you. You will soon get over this type of tale.
It would help, in these early days especially, if you could share some of your impressions with a close friend. This is good therapy.
Take care.
And when they say stupid things, feel free to educate them. It's mostly out of ignorance, not malice.
I freely admit that I knew nothing about diabetes until it landed on my pancreas.