Hi I'm a 43 year old newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic aka chubby diabetic obviously with very cold feet! They put me straight on slow release metphormine 500mg. I seen the diabetic nurse who basically told me type 2 diabetes was the new fat disease. I found this a little upsetting as I have PCOS and was always insulin intolerant. I have always battled with my weight since puberty. I feel a little lost in diabetic despair. I'm so tired all the time and cold that exercise seems to be impossible
Frfrrreeeeeezzzzzzin feet
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tigerlily72
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The "new fat disease"! 
How insensitive and rude. Not all "larger" people go on to develop diabetes and I can imagine how upsetting this must have been for you.
But, "Welcome" to this site and forum - you will gain lots of invaluable advice and support on here. And, we aren't judgmental
Browse the various threads on here - and the bits n pieces that interest you - your diabetes education will be far superior to that Diabetic Nurse!!!
I'm sure someone will be along soon to post the link etc for "Newly Diagnosed"
How insensitive and rude. Not all "larger" people go on to develop diabetes and I can imagine how upsetting this must have been for you. But, "Welcome" to this site and forum - you will gain lots of invaluable advice and support on here. And, we aren't judgmental
Browse the various threads on here - and the bits n pieces that interest you - your diabetes education will be far superior to that Diabetic Nurse!!!
I'm sure someone will be along soon to post the link etc for "Newly Diagnosed"
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Hello, and welcome. I did notice you had a post in another thread.
@daisy1 always posts info for new members, so expect that soon.
Diabetic nurses can be a bit harsh, but please do not despair. Have a read round and ask questions. You will find support.
As for the feet, get them checked, keep nails trimmed, pamper your feet with moisturiser. Inspect them daily, wear well fitting shoes and socks. I use chunky knitted boot socks when sitting around at home to keep warm.
Please don't despair. You can improve.
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Hello @Freezinfeet and welcome to the forum
You have had some good advice about caring for your feet. Feet are so important to look after when you are diabetic. Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask all the questions you need to and someone will help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 130,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
Reduce your carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
You have had some good advice about caring for your feet. Feet are so important to look after when you are diabetic. Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find it useful. Ask all the questions you need to and someone will help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETICS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 130,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
- Reduce your carbohydrate intake
- Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
Reduce your carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
- structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
- self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
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Hi and welcome. If you direct me to your diabetes nurse I will jump out from behind a lamp-post and give her a good scare. I am T2 thin and always have been.
Hope your feet are soon toasty. Mine are fine, it's my fingers that go all pale and cold.
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I don't know why someone would go into a caring profession like nursing, only to insult people who come to them for care. I get really ticked off with people like that. We are all on this earth to help each other.
So on to your feet! I have bad feet problems myself (neuropathy) and my feet are always cold as well. I must say that the coldness has decreased along with better control of my blood sugar. I see a podiatrist regularly because of an infection from last year (since healed). I inspect my feet daily, wash and *dry* them very gently and moisturize daily. It is really important to make sure you dry in between your toes well. It is also important not to leave moisturizer between your toes. You don't want any moist breeding grounds for infection. It is very important to inspect your feet daily because when your feet are very cold or numb you may not notice little cuts that could possibly turn into an infection if your blood sugars are uncontrolled. Also, make sure you never go barefoot. Always wear soft socks made of natural fibers, and soft, supportive shoes. Check the inside of your shoes to make sure there are no tiny stones or anything hard or rough inside them.
Lastly, I gently massage my feet gently twice a day to help the circulation. It might seem a bit overboard but as a diabetic you must take good care of your feet. Pampered feet are happy feet.
I get really ticked off with people like that. We are all on this earth to help each other. So on to your feet! I have bad feet problems myself (neuropathy) and my feet are always cold as well. I must say that the coldness has decreased along with better control of my blood sugar. I see a podiatrist regularly because of an infection from last year (since healed). I inspect my feet daily, wash and *dry* them very gently and moisturize daily. It is really important to make sure you dry in between your toes well. It is also important not to leave moisturizer between your toes. You don't want any moist breeding grounds for infection.
It is very important to inspect your feet daily because when your feet are very cold or numb you may not notice little cuts that could possibly turn into an infection if your blood sugars are uncontrolled. Also, make sure you never go barefoot. Always wear soft socks made of natural fibers, and soft, supportive shoes. Check the inside of your shoes to make sure there are no tiny stones or anything hard or rough inside them.Lastly, I gently massage my feet gently twice a day to help the circulation. It might seem a bit overboard but as a diabetic you must take good care of your feet. Pampered feet are happy feet.
Welcome to the place where you really belong.
Full of nutters of every descrpition this place ... fat ones thin ones knowledgeable ones .... there the ones I tend to follow around because when I first arrived here I knew nothing about diabetes apart from sugar was involved somewhere.
I have learn't so much from this place that my weight is down my medication is down my blood pressure is down my cholesterol is down and I'm .... upl
When I say nutters it's because when I first turned up here loads of posts I was reading were sayng .... eat lots of fat .... have a fry up for breakfast .... forget that healthy pasta and drop the fortified Kelloggs with added thiamine.
Nutters .... no wonder they're not very well!
But then I was listening to my surgery and getting worse and the nutters swore they were getting better soooooo.
Stick with this place and you too will embrace a nutter.
I always was wary of the normal folk anyway ......
Full of nutters of every descrpition this place ... fat ones thin ones knowledgeable ones .... there the ones I tend to follow around because when I first arrived here I knew nothing about diabetes apart from sugar was involved somewhere.
I have learn't so much from this place that my weight is down my medication is down my blood pressure is down my cholesterol is down and I'm .... upl
When I say nutters it's because when I first turned up here loads of posts I was reading were sayng .... eat lots of fat .... have a fry up for breakfast .... forget that healthy pasta and drop the fortified Kelloggs with added thiamine.
Nutters .... no wonder they're not very well!
But then I was listening to my surgery and getting worse and the nutters swore they were getting better soooooo.
Stick with this place and you too will embrace a nutter.
I always was wary of the normal folk anyway ......
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Have you tried real sheepskin, fleece lined boots? Not synthetic. The real sheep fleece.
Emus, uggs. Bearskin. (Those a brand names) not cheap, but you only need one pair, and they are FAB.
I love em.
I always had cold feet. Now I never do.
Ed: Bearpaw, not bearskin.
Emus, uggs. Bearskin. (Those a brand names) not cheap, but you only need one pair, and they are FAB.
I love em.
I always had cold feet. Now I never do.
Ed: Bearpaw, not bearskin.
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LOL well at least you made me laugh is that calorie burning???? I have a dressing gown that has bear ears and of course uggs and thermal tog socks who can live without them? I'm still freezing, with Freezinfeet roll on the summer! I'm sure I will eventually find my way round and sort myself out!
I have uggs and thermal tog socks still freezing!Have you tried real sheepskin, fleece lined boots? Not synthetic. The real sheep fleece.
Emus, uggs. Bearskin. (Those a brand names) not cheap, but you only need one pair, and they are FAB.
I love em.
I always had cold feet. Now I never do.
Thanks for advice think they still trying to sort me out, only on 500mg at moment but they gave me statins to start immediately a little miffed as wasn't offered any dietary advise. I havent started statins as I believe there is another of controversy regarding them and have had enough information to make informed decisions as of yet. I'm still too tired and lack concentration often forget if I have ever taken my medication at all. MUST make another appt with ever so lovely diabetes nurse, so looking forward to it not!
