- Messages
- 8
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hello, wonderful people. What an amazing site this is! The advice here is fantastic, and the encouragement that you give is wonderful. Thank you.
Here's my story: scheduling medical appointments is always a challenge for me due to an unrelenting work-diary, and so one on 17th July was squeezed between a business trip to the USA and another stint away from home running a training course. I'm fortunate to have a busy job that I really enjoy, but working for a global company comes with the side-effect of a lot of overseas travel, which meant it had been several weeks before I could see the DN at my local surgery following a "routine" blood test, taken due to recurring migraines.
I suspected a pre-diabetes warning may be due, as the appointment was with a "diabetic nurse", but that morning I was told that I have T2. She said that the diagnosis was a one-way trip.
My HbA1c is 61, HDL cholesterol of 1.23, LDL cholesterol of 3.73.
High-ish BP: 150/90. I'm 5'6" and 15st. I have an underactive thryoid (treated with thyroxine).
I'm told my liver, kidneys and feet are ok. I'm told I have a good heart, in every sense of the word!
All of my grandparents had diabetes, all died over 20 years ago.
I'm knocking on the door of 40, have a "cuddly" build, and whilst I have a lifestyle that's busy and often involves 18 hour days, most of what I do, both at work and outside of work, is relatively sedentary and I've never seen the inside of a gym! When home I love to cook: my signature dishes centre around rice, pasta, roasts, sweet-sauces, but my more regular meals consist of airport food, buffet lunches, and client-dinners.
I am a chocoholic. On the plus side I do love many vegetables too...
I'd assumed my constant tiredness was due to workload or swapping time-zones every few weeks, that more intimate challenges were due to exhaustion, and that recurring ear infections were due to generally being worn-out and physically run-down! However, with the benefit of hindsight and google, it seems that perhaps these were all early warning signs?
I'm now somewhat confused: the DN has asked for a repeat of the blood pressure test, this coming week, and said some vague suggestions of ramapril, statins, and the possibility of tablets (I'm guessing metformin) but no plan or prescription was put in place at that time. Is that to be expected?
I've been asked to take another full blood test in October.
I've been advised to control my diet (which will be a challenge with a total of 6 weeks in the USA coming up between now and Christmas!), but no suggestion of test equipment was made. I feel somewhat "in limbo" as I don't know whether my immediate actions will have the necessary effect:
My very wonderful wife discovered and devoured the "8-week Blood Sugar Diet" book, and we've been experimenting with some delicious new recipes, along with reduced portion sizes. I've cut out white rice, regular pasta, chocolate (apart from 70% + cocoa versions, which I hope is OK as I prefer it dark), chips, potatoes, bread, sugary cereals etc. I've discovered delicious cauliflower fauxtatoe, and have found partial snack-satisfaction through nuts.
I was hugely encouraged to read the wonderful advice which you've given so many people in this forum. Thank you all so much! I noted specifically the thread by @RFSMarch as it sounds like, although we have very different jobs, we have similar travel and work-food situations, particularly to the land of the high-fructose-corn-syrup!
I still have so much to learn and am very glad to have found this forum, thank you.
Should I wait until October's result and the next DN appointment before investing in a test-meter?
I'm a professional gadget-nut, and so would love to hear your advice on the "high tech" way of living with T2, in terms of apps, gadgets etc.
I'm also keen to hear what y'all eat for lunches when you are at work: my office in London is surrounded by Pret, Eat, Wagamama, and similar places, which are the go-to quick stops when we're not providing a buffet-lunch to visiting customers. Can you recommend anything there please? Unfortunately, I'm allergic to egg, and don't like fish or mushrooms, which I appreciate limits my options.
Also, what do you say about your diet to kind people who invite you round to dinner parties?
Thank you for your help and advice.
P.S. @daisy1 is clearly a saint!
Here's my story: scheduling medical appointments is always a challenge for me due to an unrelenting work-diary, and so one on 17th July was squeezed between a business trip to the USA and another stint away from home running a training course. I'm fortunate to have a busy job that I really enjoy, but working for a global company comes with the side-effect of a lot of overseas travel, which meant it had been several weeks before I could see the DN at my local surgery following a "routine" blood test, taken due to recurring migraines.
I suspected a pre-diabetes warning may be due, as the appointment was with a "diabetic nurse", but that morning I was told that I have T2. She said that the diagnosis was a one-way trip.
My HbA1c is 61, HDL cholesterol of 1.23, LDL cholesterol of 3.73.
High-ish BP: 150/90. I'm 5'6" and 15st. I have an underactive thryoid (treated with thyroxine).
I'm told my liver, kidneys and feet are ok. I'm told I have a good heart, in every sense of the word!
All of my grandparents had diabetes, all died over 20 years ago.
I'm knocking on the door of 40, have a "cuddly" build, and whilst I have a lifestyle that's busy and often involves 18 hour days, most of what I do, both at work and outside of work, is relatively sedentary and I've never seen the inside of a gym! When home I love to cook: my signature dishes centre around rice, pasta, roasts, sweet-sauces, but my more regular meals consist of airport food, buffet lunches, and client-dinners.
I am a chocoholic. On the plus side I do love many vegetables too...
I'd assumed my constant tiredness was due to workload or swapping time-zones every few weeks, that more intimate challenges were due to exhaustion, and that recurring ear infections were due to generally being worn-out and physically run-down! However, with the benefit of hindsight and google, it seems that perhaps these were all early warning signs?
I'm now somewhat confused: the DN has asked for a repeat of the blood pressure test, this coming week, and said some vague suggestions of ramapril, statins, and the possibility of tablets (I'm guessing metformin) but no plan or prescription was put in place at that time. Is that to be expected?
I've been asked to take another full blood test in October.
I've been advised to control my diet (which will be a challenge with a total of 6 weeks in the USA coming up between now and Christmas!), but no suggestion of test equipment was made. I feel somewhat "in limbo" as I don't know whether my immediate actions will have the necessary effect:
My very wonderful wife discovered and devoured the "8-week Blood Sugar Diet" book, and we've been experimenting with some delicious new recipes, along with reduced portion sizes. I've cut out white rice, regular pasta, chocolate (apart from 70% + cocoa versions, which I hope is OK as I prefer it dark), chips, potatoes, bread, sugary cereals etc. I've discovered delicious cauliflower fauxtatoe, and have found partial snack-satisfaction through nuts.
I was hugely encouraged to read the wonderful advice which you've given so many people in this forum. Thank you all so much! I noted specifically the thread by @RFSMarch as it sounds like, although we have very different jobs, we have similar travel and work-food situations, particularly to the land of the high-fructose-corn-syrup!
I still have so much to learn and am very glad to have found this forum, thank you.
Should I wait until October's result and the next DN appointment before investing in a test-meter?
I'm a professional gadget-nut, and so would love to hear your advice on the "high tech" way of living with T2, in terms of apps, gadgets etc.
I'm also keen to hear what y'all eat for lunches when you are at work: my office in London is surrounded by Pret, Eat, Wagamama, and similar places, which are the go-to quick stops when we're not providing a buffet-lunch to visiting customers. Can you recommend anything there please? Unfortunately, I'm allergic to egg, and don't like fish or mushrooms, which I appreciate limits my options.
Also, what do you say about your diet to kind people who invite you round to dinner parties?
Thank you for your help and advice.
P.S. @daisy1 is clearly a saint!