• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Type 2 Life

amgrundy said:
Hi Hitsme, I can tolerate 1 plum never had 2, have them a few times a week. You see I am ok with pears and dates and half a banana raspberries and strawberries too, I know there are some who can not even eat any fruit, I eat it as it is good for you really. Hope this is of a little help to you. :)
Click to expand...

Thanks @amgrundy
I can manage blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, I will try pears and dates. Don't like bananas so not worth trying.
 
13lizanne said:
Terrific news @Hiitsme I wouldn't mind a few extra carbs myself, what will you choose extra bread? (my fav) rice? or something "naughty" your post is very encouraging for us all.
Edited by o.p for extraneous content :)
Click to expand...

Thanks @13lizanne
It was you who persuaded me to go and ask for another HbA1c when I thought I was losing control of my blood sugar readings so thank you for that. I can now manage 50 grams of rice and probably will put that into my diet occasionally as that is my favourite as well. Bread - I'm very happy with livlife bread and Lidl rolls, though I'm thankful I only found Lidl rolls after I had lost my weight as they are very high in calories. Yes I have tried a really naughty slice of cake once. I spiked even after 2 hours and had to go for a walk to bring it down so only very, very occasionally. But at least I know that if I make a mistake I can get it down by walking.
You have been a great encourager and I'm sure with a bit more weight loss you will have even more control, so wish you good luck and thank you for your help.
 
Well Done @mo53 - I would think you probably did more than 50 lengths having to Swim around people. (I don't think it matters about the time.) Good on You:)
 
Hiitsme said:
5.1 this morning. Just an update for those (@13lizanne & @ickihun & others) who had given me help and support a while ago after my readings had gone higher and doctor thought I might be malnourished due to low trigs. I had been encouraged by GP to try a greater range of foods, Yes I can now eat both rice and pasta and often be under 5 after 2 hours now. I only seem to spike to about 7 after an hour to an hour and a half later and then below where I started from after 2 hours. I still need to be very careful with fruit. I have also managed to put on a little bit of weight and BMI now 20.1 as GP wanted my BMI above 20. I also no longer feel exhausted all the time which is also good. I tried cutting down my walking for a bit but have now gone back to mostly about 7 miles a day so I can eat more. My appointment with the dietician isn't until next month so will see what happens then. So thanks everyone.
Note for newbies. A year ago all these foods spiked me into double figures. I lost 2 and a half stone BMI 25 down to under 20 and have reduced my HbA1c to normal level. I would not be suggesting to people trying to control their diabetes to eat more carbs but it seems that now I have my diabetes under control I might need a few more carbs.
Click to expand...
I know you've mentioned walking before, do you find it difficult to fit 7 miles a day in? Do you do it before or after work? I love walking but can't imagine how I could fit 7 miles in during the winter as it's very dark where I live (no steetlights, very few pavements) so walking after work would involve driving to the nearest town and walking. I do go to the gym every evening but find it pushes my bs up at times, depending on the type of exercise.
Have you experimented with different types of exercise and found walking works best to drop your bs, or do you walk because that works best for you lifestyle wise, and other exercise would work equally as well?
 
TooManyCrisps said:
I know you've mentioned walking before, do you find it difficult to fit 7 miles a day in? Do you do it before or after work? I love walking but can't imagine how I could fit 7 miles in during the winter as it's very dark where I live (no steetlights, very few pavements) so walking after work would involve driving to the nearest town and walking. I do go to the gym every evening but find it pushes my bs up at times, depending on the type of exercise.
Have you experimented with different types of exercise and found walking works best to drop your bs, or do you walk because that works best for you lifestyle wise, and other exercise would work equally as well?
Click to expand...

I'm retired so do have the time. I walk to the shops and carry shopping home and as I can't carry a lot do it in small loads. I also live where there are pavements and street lights so mostly do a short 30 mins walk after evening meal.
I have tried a few different exercises but kept on pulling muscles in my back so stopped. We are all different you go to the gym and I walk. Both work in their own ways. Walking is free except for having to replace trainers when worn out! My husband likes walking so weekends and holidays we often walk together. Most days I try to do 3 walks, morning, afternoon and after evening meal.
 
TooManyCrisps said:
I know you've mentioned walking before, do you find it difficult to fit 7 miles a day in? Do you do it before or after work? I love walking but can't imagine how I could fit 7 miles in during the winter as it's very dark where I live (no steetlights, very few pavements) so walking after work would involve driving to the nearest town and walking.
Click to expand...
@TooManyCrisps If you drive to work, could you park two or three miles from work and walk in from there? When I was working, I used to get off the Underground a few stops before the one near work, and walk the remaining 3 miles into work.
 
ickihun said:
Wow. A month already? Enjoy. :)
Click to expand...
I felt like a right eejit
Turned up on time 9.30 waited for half an hour nobody I was on the course with showed up so I go and enquire in secs office only to be told I was a week early and its reunion next weds at 9.30

There really is no hope for me is there lol
 
Cumberland said:
I felt like a right eejit
Turned up on time 9.30 waited for half an hour nobody I was on the course with showed up so I go and enquire in secs office only to be told I was a week early and its reunion next weds at 9.30

There really is no hope for me is there lol
Click to expand...
I thought it seemed more recent. You obviously cannot wait for the reunion. You've done brilliantly using the info from the course. Do they mention low carbbing? Or is it the opposite?
 
Cumberland said:
I felt like a right eejit
Turned up on time 9.30 waited for half an hour nobody I was on the course with showed up so I go and enquire in secs office only to be told I was a week early and its reunion next weds at 9.30

There really is no hope for mthere lol
Click to expand...
Don't worry, I've done the same before, turned up for medical Appiontments week early, My excuse is age
 
ickihun said:
I thought it seemed more recent. You obviously cannot wait for the reunion. You've done brilliantly using the info from the course. Do they mention low carbbing? Or is it the opposite?
Click to expand...
One of the days is about food we eat and carb content carb weighing and carb counting
One good thing I learned was the right amount you need to eat or drink to treat hypo️I used to over react and guzzle a full bottle of lucozade when hypo as panic sweeps in we were told to drink approx a third of a small bottle to raise sugars
 
hi all just got back from DESMOND coarse and were to I start
first got my results from my last bloods Hba1c 138 cholesterol 8.5:eek:
secondly would I recommend the coarse to a newby yes I would but I wouldn't to any members on here as I have learned more from this site than I did going today
they are now in favour of low carbing but are now all low fat low fat low fat all fat is bad and push this through out the coarse
thirdly i was the only one testing bloods there and there was only one other on metformin the rest were only border line type 2 on diet control only and it seemed at times the instructors were basically saying look this is what will happen to you (revering to me) if you don't control your diabetes . don't get me wrong they were all lovely people but not nice being used as a scare tactic for others
thanks all
ron
 
Hiitsme said:
I'm retired so do have the time. I walk to the shops and carry shopping home and as I can't carry a lot do it in small loads. I also live where there are pavements and street lights so mostly do a short 30 mins walk after evening meal.
I have tried a few different exercises but kept on pulling muscles in my back so stopped. We are all different you go to the gym and I walk. Both work in their own ways. Walking is free except for having to replace trainers when worn out! My husband likes walking so weekends and holidays we often walk together. Most days I try to do 3 walks, morning, afternoon and after evening meal.
Click to expand...
Thanks, that's very useful info.
It's funny how you get mental pictures of people you've never met - I envisaged ypu as in your 40s, not as being retired. You obviously come across as very youthful! I'm even more impressed by your commitment to your weight loss and diet as I know it gets harder as you get older. But your hard work has paid off. Well done.
 
Prem51 said:
@TooManyCrisps If you drive to work, could you park two or three miles from work and walk in from there? When I was working, I used to get off the Underground a few stops before the one near work, and walk the remaining 3 miles into work.
Click to expand...
Hi
I have considered that but it's tricky as quite often I'm in and out at different meetings / visits across the area, so need to have the car close at hand. Even on days I think I'm going to be in the office all day I might suddenly have to go out and deal with a crisis. Also, I have the heaviest laptop in the world, which I find really difficult to manage in a rucksack, and I'm not sure I'd fit my heels in as well as I certainly couldn't walk three miles in those! But maybe I'm just making excuses! Walking would be cheaper than the gym.
 
eldergarth said:
hi all just got back from DESMOND coarse and were to I start
first got my results from my last bloods Hba1c 138 cholesterol 8.5:eek:
secondly would I recommend the coarse to a newby yes I would but I wouldn't to any members on here as I have learned more from this site than I did going today
they are now in favour of low carbing but are now all low fat low fat low fat all fat is bad and push this through out the coarse
thirdly i was the only one testing bloods there and there was only one other on metformin the rest were only border line type 2 on diet control only and it seemed at times the instructors were basically saying look this is what will happen to you (revering to me) if you don't control your diabetes . don't get me wrong they were all lovely people but not nice being used as a scare tactic for others
thanks all
ron
Click to expand...
Hi all , now this is how I feel about the course. Firstly as Rons wife and carer you don't really get involved in this course , so I felt as if I was in the way. So hence boredom set in. I felt like I was back in the school classroom , To begin with they went on about how diabetes affects your organs and about the food you eat . Then about the complications of being a diabetic . Your medications and that all T2s should be on statins. How fats are bad for you and the need to reduce them . They covered nerve damage and your eyes . Quite frankly all you need to know you can get off this site . They said unless like Ron who takes gliclazide you do not need to test so no need to go and buy a meter . You should only then have tests done at your GPs . I for one wouldn't recommend going complete waste of time
 
tina_marie said:
Hi all , now this is how I feel about the course. Firstly as Rons wife and carer you don't really get involved in this course , so I felt as if I was in the way. So hence boredom set in. I felt like I was back in the school classroom , To begin with they went on about how diabetes affects your organs and about the food you eat . Then about the complications of being a diabetic . Your medications and that all T2s should be on statins. How fats are bad for you and the need to reduce them . They covered nerve damage and your eyes . Quite frankly all you need to know you can get off this site . They said unless like Ron who takes gliclazide you do not need to test so no need to go and buy a meter . You should only then have tests done at your GPs . I for one wouldn't recommend going complete waste of time
Click to expand...
Thanks Tina. Now not sure what to do, I've booked a days leave to go on one in May. I'll be really cross if I find it's a waste of time, and I could have spent the day at the beach instead!
 
Back
Top