- Messages
- 15
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all,
14 days ago I was told that I was T2. my HBA was 56. Chatted it through with the nurse to see what my main issues were with regards to my diet and exercise (I class myself as fat fit 6'2" 21stone but can cycle 60-70 miles a day and have done the coast to coast in 2 days Whitby to Blackpool) diet wise I have no added sugar in tea/coffee or cereals, I don't snack that much not too keen on sweets etc, no fizzy drinks fuelled by coffee or water and occasionally Gin. My biggest problem since I was about 14 or 15 has been appetite, I'm now 40 and never or rarely ever feel full straight after eating. Only way I can equate it is when people say they eat a Chinese and shortly afterwards are hungry again, I am like that with most meals no matter what size or content. I see this as my biggest hurdle. We decided that Metformin might help with it's appetite suppressant properties. And it seems to be working, on 500mg in the evening at the moment, although I am feeling hungry after lunch so don't know if I need to move to 2 x 500mg once in a morning and once at night, I'll have a chat to the nurse next week.
What are people eating for breakfast, I work for the worlds largest cereal manufacturer and I would guess most of our products are off limits with T2?
Loving the forum what I have seen of it so far, soo much information it gives me a headache but all useful stuff, so just wanted to say hi all and now need to look into testing strips and machines to see which one is the most cost effective to use!
Cheers,
Karl..
14 days ago I was told that I was T2. my HBA was 56. Chatted it through with the nurse to see what my main issues were with regards to my diet and exercise (I class myself as fat fit 6'2" 21stone but can cycle 60-70 miles a day and have done the coast to coast in 2 days Whitby to Blackpool) diet wise I have no added sugar in tea/coffee or cereals, I don't snack that much not too keen on sweets etc, no fizzy drinks fuelled by coffee or water and occasionally Gin. My biggest problem since I was about 14 or 15 has been appetite, I'm now 40 and never or rarely ever feel full straight after eating. Only way I can equate it is when people say they eat a Chinese and shortly afterwards are hungry again, I am like that with most meals no matter what size or content. I see this as my biggest hurdle. We decided that Metformin might help with it's appetite suppressant properties. And it seems to be working, on 500mg in the evening at the moment, although I am feeling hungry after lunch so don't know if I need to move to 2 x 500mg once in a morning and once at night, I'll have a chat to the nurse next week.
What are people eating for breakfast, I work for the worlds largest cereal manufacturer and I would guess most of our products are off limits with T2?
Loving the forum what I have seen of it so far, soo much information it gives me a headache but all useful stuff, so just wanted to say hi all and now need to look into testing strips and machines to see which one is the most cost effective to use!
Cheers,
Karl..