Hi Sheepie , I am 35 and was diagnosed a few months back. My back story is that I still am a big foodie ( just the wrong type of food ) . There were times where is could eat a famous pizza chains feed 4 for a fiver in one sitting ( 2 x medium pizzas , garlic bread , wedges and large bottle of fizz - sometimes i would also get an order of wings too if i was feeling extra peckish).
with regards to my cholesterol reading , I am still half expecting Gunniess to send me a letter as according to my GP , it was the highest he had ever seen in his whole career and he was surprised that I haven't suffered a heart attack or stroke.
What turned my life around is that I lost my father to complications from diabetes when I was 10 ( he was only 60 at the time ) and with just recently becoming a father myself , I don't want my child to go through the same hardships that I did.
I have been now nearly 3 months on a low blood sugar diet and I am proud to say that I have already dropped from 104kg down to 91kg . My goal is to get down to 75kg and come of the tablets. As of today I also started testing my blood sugar and the results look good ( no spikes or drops 1 hour after meals )
I wont post any links ( not sure about forum rules yet since its my first post ) , however I purchased 4 books of amazon which were around £4 each and have been using them ever since for all of my meals ( b'fast , lunch and dinner ) . Plus most of the recipes take less the 15-20 minutes to whip up. The only downside is you will need to do some menu and shopping planning for the first few weeks and also my partner has roped me in doing all of the cooking all the time.
so don't worry you are not alone and i'm sure plenty of people here will offer their support.
PM me if you want some more info about the books and diet.
