Type 2 Diabetes

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Re: Type 2 Diabetes

See your doctor first to check on your blood levels

Go from there

Yeah I’ll get it checked asap. Have an mot most years but not been for a few years. My diet is terrible and very high in sugar and carbs.

I’ll do some research on what type of thing to eat etc

[Gofer Blue]

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It can be controlled by following a low carb diet. Unfortunately any reference to “diet” immediately has negative connotations. However a low carb diet of 100g of carbs per day is easily achievable but it needs effort i.e. food has to be weighed and a record kept, at least in the early days until you become familiar with portion sizes. There is no need to completely cut out all bread, rice, pasta and potatoes – this is where the weighing comes in and is critical. Obviously you need to know the % carb content of everything you eat in order to calculate the actual weight of carbs consumed. I made an alphabetical list of all the foods we usually have, together with the carb contents.

I believe there has to be some genetic/metabolic influence as well. For example my Hb1Ac reading was 42 and my wife's 48. We were both overweight so we stuck to a low carb diet (100g/day) for 6 months. At the end of the 6 months her Hb1Ac level had come down to 42 and mine had not changed at all (42)!

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Yeah I’ll get it checked asap. Have an mot most years but not been for a few years. My diet is terrible and very high in sugar and carbs.

I’ll do some research on what type of thing to eat etc

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

Have a look around this site mate

But first thing to do is get your bloods checked

If you have it , you can sort it out

If you don't have it .....you will know what to do to avoid it

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It can be controlled by following a low carb diet. Unfortunately any reference to “diet” immediately has negative connotations. However a low carb diet of 100g of carbs per day is easily achievable but it needs effort i.e. food has to be weighed and a record kept, at least in the early days until you become familiar with portion sizes. There is no need to completely cut out all bread, rice, pasta and potatoes – this is where the weighing comes in and is critical. Obviously you need to know the % carb content of everything you eat in order to calculate the actual weight of carbs consumed. I made an alphabetical list of all the foods we usually have, together with the carb contents.

I believe there has to be some genetic/metabolic influence as well. For example my Hb1Ac reading was 42 and my wife's 48. We were both overweight so we stuck to a low carb diet (100g/day) for 6 months. At the end of the 6 months her Hb1Ac level had come down to 42 and mine had not changed at all (42)!

That suggests you were not in the diabetic range

If you had been the doctors would have given you medication

But you got things sorted by improving your diet

Some people do that and yet their sugar levels are still high ......so they need medication

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My daughter is type 1 got it at 14 years old. She's had a hard time with it sad to say but she tries to keep her head up.
If you think you are type 2 .Don't mess about. Follow good advice

I am sorry to hear that 😞

[Gofer Blue]

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That suggests you were not in the diabetic range

If you had been the doctors would have given you medication

But you got things sorted by improving your diet

Some people do that and yet their sugar levels are still high ......so they need medication

Yes, I was described as being "pre-diabetic" whereas my wife was at the tipping point and was prescribed metformin. She felt ill after the first dose (diarrhoea and stomach pains) hence she went onto the low carb diet so as to avoid having to take medication. I did the same because (a) to encourage her and (b) she does all the cooking!

[ToTaL ITK]

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I am sorry to hear that 😞

it happens.. thanks

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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it happens.. thanks

It does but its difficult for a kid

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Yes, I was described as being "pre-diabetic" whereas my wife was at the tipping point and was prescribed metformin. She felt ill after the first dose (diarrhoea and stomach pains) hence she went onto the low carb diet so as to avoid having to take medication. I did the same because (a) to encourage her and (b) she does all the cooking!

Metformin slow release tablets don't have the side effects your wife experienced . It's great you could get your levels down but mine were far too high and I have to be on medication . It doesn't bother me , there are far worse conditions out there to have like cancer etc

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Metformin slow release tablets don't have the side effects your wife experienced . It's great you could get your levels down but mine were far too high and I have to be on medication . It doesn't bother me , there are far worse conditions out there to have like cancer etc

What was your level out of interest?

[The Hooded Claw]

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I’m also a D2er.
My original level (about 6 years ago) was around 120.
I’m medicated to the max (2x slow release metformin morning and night, 1x empaglaflozin and 1 x alogliptin morning), but I’m starting to control it, so hoping for some changes soon.
I’ve completely cut out crisps (none since December) and the effect was huge.
The advice you’ve been given is sound: cut out the carbs where you can, but it has to be sustainable.
Once you’ve reduced your weight a bit, you’ll be able to move towards more of a diet with fats, but not much carbs, as long as you exercise.
For example, you can swap out rice for lentils or chick peas.
In terms of exercise, walking is fantastic. In fact, Diabetes UK do a sponsored Million Steps event from July - September each year, which I’m taking part in.
It’s a great way to motivate yourself (around 11k steps a day for the three months). I’ve doubled the target, so I’m spending a lot of time walking!

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What was your level out of interest?

79

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I’m also a D2er.
My original level (about 6 years ago) was around 120.
I’m medicated to the max (2x slow release metformin morning and night, 1x empaglaflozin and 1 x alogliptin morning), but I’m starting to control it, so hoping for some changes soon.
I’ve completely cut out crisps (none since December) and the effect was huge.
The advice you’ve been given is sound: cut out the carbs where you can, but it has to be sustainable.
Once you’ve reduced your weight a bit, you’ll be able to move towards more of a diet with fats, but not much carbs, as long as you exercise.
For example, you can swap out rice for lentils or chick peas.
In terms of exercise, walking is fantastic. In fact, Diabetes UK do a sponsored Million Steps event from July - September each year, which I’m taking part in.
It’s a great way to motivate yourself (around 11k steps a day for the three months). I’ve doubled the target, so I’m spending a lot of time walking!

I am eating a lot of stir fry chicken , pork etc with vegetables , microwaved salmon or cod with steamed spinach etc , my biggest downfall since lockdown has been take aways . Rice , Potatoes , Breakfast Cereal , Pasta , Bread , all bad news in the long run