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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with T2 on Friday. I’m still coming to terms with it, amongst other issues (see my post in introductions section for more info but in a nutshell this diagnosis came about as a result of investigations following the loss of our only baby at 16 weeks gestation in November.)
My initial worries with managing this condition is that I follow slimming world which works so well for me when I am fully on plan. I need to lose weight as I am obese, especially if I want to ever conceive again before time runs out. I’m already 38 with irregular cycles so time is of the essence.
As a vegetarian a lot of my diet is made up of potatoes, rice and pasta. I know that carbs are a massive issue with diabetes. I’m already a fussy eater and taking out these from my diet on top of having to cut out chocolate etc is going to turn me into a miserable sod!
I have made some substitutions over the last year such as using red lentil pasta instead of white pasta. I did this in a bid to reduce gluten intake as I am slightly intolerant. This was before I had an inkling I had diabetes. I also sometimes use the butternut squash spaghetti on place of rice when I make a quorn chilli etc.
I rarely eat bread when I am 100% on plan.
I’ve heard so many different opinions. Some saying just to continue SW as usual. Others saying to just tweak with carbs etc and others saying to discard everything and do the low carb hi fat diet. This would mean coming off slimming world as I would be over my daily suns every day.
I really want to get my weight down and get this condition under control. My hba1c level was 75 (9%) which seems quite high to me. However I am only just learning about these numbers and what they mean so I have no real comparison. I have been put onto metformin. Just finished my first week. Tomorrow my dose increases to two tablets a day, then next week, to three. I think most people on metformin have started this way. So many people say they have lost weight on metformin but you have to adopt healthy eating principles in order to do so...which I do when my head is in the game on SW. However, I have a big appetite and have never exercised portion control on SW when I am eating a free foods meal, (nor have I needed to, I’ve still had great losses). I don’t know how this will be impacted going forward.
Any advice?
Thank you.
Emma
I was diagnosed with T2 on Friday. I’m still coming to terms with it, amongst other issues (see my post in introductions section for more info but in a nutshell this diagnosis came about as a result of investigations following the loss of our only baby at 16 weeks gestation in November.)
My initial worries with managing this condition is that I follow slimming world which works so well for me when I am fully on plan. I need to lose weight as I am obese, especially if I want to ever conceive again before time runs out. I’m already 38 with irregular cycles so time is of the essence.
As a vegetarian a lot of my diet is made up of potatoes, rice and pasta. I know that carbs are a massive issue with diabetes. I’m already a fussy eater and taking out these from my diet on top of having to cut out chocolate etc is going to turn me into a miserable sod!
I have made some substitutions over the last year such as using red lentil pasta instead of white pasta. I did this in a bid to reduce gluten intake as I am slightly intolerant. This was before I had an inkling I had diabetes. I also sometimes use the butternut squash spaghetti on place of rice when I make a quorn chilli etc.
I rarely eat bread when I am 100% on plan.
I’ve heard so many different opinions. Some saying just to continue SW as usual. Others saying to just tweak with carbs etc and others saying to discard everything and do the low carb hi fat diet. This would mean coming off slimming world as I would be over my daily suns every day.
I really want to get my weight down and get this condition under control. My hba1c level was 75 (9%) which seems quite high to me. However I am only just learning about these numbers and what they mean so I have no real comparison. I have been put onto metformin. Just finished my first week. Tomorrow my dose increases to two tablets a day, then next week, to three. I think most people on metformin have started this way. So many people say they have lost weight on metformin but you have to adopt healthy eating principles in order to do so...which I do when my head is in the game on SW. However, I have a big appetite and have never exercised portion control on SW when I am eating a free foods meal, (nor have I needed to, I’ve still had great losses). I don’t know how this will be impacted going forward.
Any advice?
Thank you.
Emma