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- 184
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi guys,
I'm newly diagnosed at age 30 (A1C 67) and as you can imagine, stumbling across this forum is both massively reassuring and also confusing! My initial week of being an (aware) diabetic I really slashed my carb intake but had some trouble keeping my protein levels up to what they should be. Lost a stone in a week, and I was freaking out quite a bit. Wasn't sure if I was experiencing the keto flu, or just being really unhealthy (probably was getting less than 1000 calories a day at that point). Everyone talks about LCHF so I guess I just sort of went at it like a mad eejit, without thinking about it properly.
My GP has referred me to a dietician so I can talk it out with them, but in the meantime I've decided to follow the general 'eat healthier' advice that is generally provided. Smaller portions, when I must eat carbs eating wholegrains etc. I know it's not popular on here, but then having cut out all junk food (and I was eating a *lot*) and eating more and more greens I'm hoping I will keep losing a bit of weight the old fashioned way. I've probably halved my calorie intake to get to a daily target of 1400 - so you can imagine how badly I was eating before!
I'm certain that in a few months I will give Newcastle or LCHF a try, but right now everything is so confusing I'm finding it helpful to stick to what I know. I keep telling myself it's a marathon, not a sprint. There's time to figure out what works for me and what doesn't
I guess what I'm curious to know is how weight loss affects blood sugar levels - if I continue to lose weight is that still a step in the right direction? What I don't want is to get to my 3 month A1C and see no difference, despite losing a bunch of weight!
You all seem great, so I'm looking forward to bombarding you with questions about living with Type 2 and how to make the most of it
I'm newly diagnosed at age 30 (A1C 67) and as you can imagine, stumbling across this forum is both massively reassuring and also confusing! My initial week of being an (aware) diabetic I really slashed my carb intake but had some trouble keeping my protein levels up to what they should be. Lost a stone in a week, and I was freaking out quite a bit. Wasn't sure if I was experiencing the keto flu, or just being really unhealthy (probably was getting less than 1000 calories a day at that point). Everyone talks about LCHF so I guess I just sort of went at it like a mad eejit, without thinking about it properly.
My GP has referred me to a dietician so I can talk it out with them, but in the meantime I've decided to follow the general 'eat healthier' advice that is generally provided. Smaller portions, when I must eat carbs eating wholegrains etc. I know it's not popular on here, but then having cut out all junk food (and I was eating a *lot*) and eating more and more greens I'm hoping I will keep losing a bit of weight the old fashioned way. I've probably halved my calorie intake to get to a daily target of 1400 - so you can imagine how badly I was eating before!
I'm certain that in a few months I will give Newcastle or LCHF a try, but right now everything is so confusing I'm finding it helpful to stick to what I know. I keep telling myself it's a marathon, not a sprint. There's time to figure out what works for me and what doesn't
I guess what I'm curious to know is how weight loss affects blood sugar levels - if I continue to lose weight is that still a step in the right direction? What I don't want is to get to my 3 month A1C and see no difference, despite losing a bunch of weight!
You all seem great, so I'm looking forward to bombarding you with questions about living with Type 2 and how to make the most of it