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<blockquote data-quote="AM1874" data-source="post: 1544620" data-attributes="member: 379847"><p>Hi @<a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/i_love_you_puddin_.432240/" target="_blank">I_love_you_puddin_</a> and welcome</p><p>I agree with what [USER=221545]@pleinster[/USER] has said above .. you have made a good move coming here. Since joining this forum, the folks here have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now much more confident about the journey ahead. So ask your questions and be assured that you will receive the answers that you need. It can all seem uphill to start with but, in my experience, it gets easier .. very quickly.</p><p></p><p>You will come across a lot of confusing and (sometimes) conflicting information but the key point to take on board is that managing and controlling your T2 diabetes (or pre-diabetes) through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward for many people. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day seems to be working and you'll find that there is a wealth of info, relevant advice and positive support about LCHF on the forum ..</p><p>Note: if you are diagnosed T1 there will be additional and different advice to follow .. but plenty of folk will be along to give you this as necessary</p><p></p><p>I see that [USER=408573]@Guzzler[/USER] has already tagged [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for you suggest that you read up on the<a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb" target="_blank"> Low Carb Program</a> in the information that she will soon be sending you. You might also find the discussion on the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/" target="_blank">Low Carb Diet forum</a> helpful .. together with the following Diet Doctor websites, which will give you all the info that you need on what and what not to eat ...</p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb" target="_blank">Low Carb Intro and Information </a>and<a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds" target="_blank">Low Carbs in 60 Seconds</a></p><p></p><p>It's good that you are testing your blood sugar levels and I recommend that you test before meals and then again two hours after you started to eat .. some folk also take a fasting blood glucose reading first thing in the morning. This testing pattern will enable you to monitor trends over time and to spot any foods that cause your blood sugar to "spike" or fall ouside the normal ranges. The ranges that you are looking for are ..</p><p># Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l</p><p># 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l</p><p>I've been testing 3-5 times a day since I was diagnosed in February, which means that I now know what my BG levels are .. and I can now manage them</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM1874, post: 1544620, member: 379847"] Hi @[URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/i_love_you_puddin_.432240/']I_love_you_puddin_[/URL] and welcome I agree with what [USER=221545]@pleinster[/USER] has said above .. you have made a good move coming here. Since joining this forum, the folks here have given me so much info, advice and support that I am now much more confident about the journey ahead. So ask your questions and be assured that you will receive the answers that you need. It can all seem uphill to start with but, in my experience, it gets easier .. very quickly. You will come across a lot of confusing and (sometimes) conflicting information but the key point to take on board is that managing and controlling your T2 diabetes (or pre-diabetes) through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward for many people. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day seems to be working and you'll find that there is a wealth of info, relevant advice and positive support about LCHF on the forum .. Note: if you are diagnosed T1 there will be additional and different advice to follow .. but plenty of folk will be along to give you this as necessary I see that [USER=408573]@Guzzler[/USER] has already tagged [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for you suggest that you read up on the[URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb'] Low Carb Program[/URL] in the information that she will soon be sending you. You might also find the discussion on the [URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/']Low Carb Diet forum[/URL] helpful .. together with the following Diet Doctor websites, which will give you all the info that you need on what and what not to eat ... [URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb']Low Carb Intro and Information [/URL]and[URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb'] [/URL][URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds']Low Carbs in 60 Seconds[/URL] It's good that you are testing your blood sugar levels and I recommend that you test before meals and then again two hours after you started to eat .. some folk also take a fasting blood glucose reading first thing in the morning. This testing pattern will enable you to monitor trends over time and to spot any foods that cause your blood sugar to "spike" or fall ouside the normal ranges. The ranges that you are looking for are .. # Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l # 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l I've been testing 3-5 times a day since I was diagnosed in February, which means that I now know what my BG levels are .. and I can now manage them Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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