LittleGreyCat
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
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Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
Having to forswear foods I have loved all my life.
Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
Help
Diagnosed last friday with Type 2 diabetes following a routine blood test.
It’s all a bit of a shock really, I’m an active 64 year old, been active all my life.
At 14 stone 4lb, 6 ft with my boots on, I didn’t think I was on the list for diabetes.
My blood sugar level was 22, they took some blood for testing, not sure what happens next.
Apparently, I can’t have any beer, cake, biscuits, pasta, bread, or spuds anymore.
They want me to lose 10% of my body weight.
I’ll have to cut me leg off.
The wife is already using this condition to nag and control my very being - I’m on a low cab diet with eggs
Eggs, scrambled, poached, fried, hard boiled, sunny side up, over easy, and kicked in every direction around the kitchen
And; I’m told, diabetes can make you a little grumpy, although I’ve not seen any of that yet.
Is there any good news??
johnjo2
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When I was diagnosed I had just dropped very rapidly from 14 and a half stone to nearer 14 stone. One of the symptoms of diabetes can be rapid weight loss.
I am 6 foot without my boots on and I didn't think I was over weight.
Now down to around 12 stone and generally a lot better for it. 10% of your body weight seems a frightening prospect but you have plenty to spare; you just don't realise it yet. If you take 20 lbs off (1 stone 6 lbs) you will weigh 12 stone 12 lbs which is a reasonable weight for a 6 foot guy who is fit and active. The more important thing, though, is your waist measurement. It should be equal to or less than half your height. So for someone 6 foot/ 72 inches tall your waist measurement should be under 36 inches. Fat around the gut is one of the biggest enemies of T2 diabetics.
The thing that amazes me is the amount that I used to eat; I sometimes wonder that I didn't explode and/or weigh twice as much.
It will probably take a while to get your head around the changes you need to make, but it sounds as though your wife is very much on side which can help enormously. Listen to her.
Be warned, the biggest impact is likely to be that all your favourite clothes will no longer fit.
I was wearing 38" waist trousers and going down to 34" waist (trouser size - my waist is around 35") meant that everything was like a bin bag on me. Flapping about in the breeze. There were some clothes they just don't make any more so I was well fed up.