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Hi everybody,
I'm a new commer, 38 years old and I come from Southeast Asia.
I have just been diagnosed with T2 diabetes in the past 2 months, but before that I had no warning about pre-diabetes. I didn't know much about the disease until the doctor diagnosed it because I used to think was a disease for the elderly (or at least in my country, young people rarely have it). And when I started searching for information about the disease, I was shocked and I realized that I might have had it a few years ago without being diagnosed.
I want to tell a little about myself. I do graphic designer and I often sit on my computer 12-15 hours/ day. In the last 2 years, work is very hard and I often work at night until 3-4am. After all day, in the afternoon I often feel exhausted, but I think it's because of work so I don't pay attention. I rarely eat breakfast since I was in college, and lunch is also very erratic and often skip meals. In general, I only eat 1 meal a day, in the evening. Like all people here, we eat white rice as the main. My favorite dish is bread and instant noodles, and I often eat when I'm work at night. This lasts for several years.
At 01/2017, I was tired so I decided to go to the hospital. At that time, my test results were:
- F.Glucose: 6.1 mmol / L
- Cholesterol: 7
- LDL: 4.7
- Trig: 5.9
The doctor said that I had Dyslipidemia and needed Crestor 10mg / 1 capsule / day. There is no diagnosis of prediabetes.
At that time, I weighed 80kg, my waist was very big and 178cm high
At 01/2018, I was a fungal skin infection and soon after, I had bronchitis and fever for 3-4 days (Until now, when looking for information on diabetes, I think it was a sign I didn't know and wasn't warned by the doctor. When I had bronchitis: my BS was 10.2 mmol / L - 2hours after meal)
Every 4 months from 2017 till now, I went to the hospital to do blood tests and continue to take medicine to Dyslipidemia. And my fasting blood suger: 6.1-6.4 (there is no warning for prediabetes, the doctor says it's okay. Only continue to take Dyslipidemia).
During this time, I often felt tired and hungry at the end of the afternoon, but I always thought it was too much computer work.
In my country, we don't have our own family doctor. Patients often go to the hospital and see different doctors for each visit. But I examined and was followed by this doctor for the past 2 years.
At 01/2019, I go hostpial and my result:
- Fasting Glucose: 7.2 mmol / L
- HbA1c: 6.2
- Total cholesterol: 2.80
- Trig: 1
- HDL: 1.27
- LDL: 1.08
- Waist: 85 cm
- Weight: 67 kg
- Height: 178cm
- BMI: 21.7
She asked me to do a plasma fasting glucose test:
- GGT FG: 7.2mmol/L
- GGT glucose after 120 minutes: 11.2mmol/L
The doctor concluded I had diabetes and prescribed GlucophageXR 500. Continue taking Crestos 10mg. Re-examination after 6 months.
The time was diagnosed 2 months ago, I felt very tired, thirsty and thin very fast.
I took medicine for a month and it was a terrible time, I had headaches all day, my body was restless and tired, and I lost weight. But I just thought I was sick and needed medication.
I began to take time to search more about diabetes, and realized that I might have hypoglycemia.
I stopped taking the medicine after 1 month, bought a blood glucose meter and started checking it from January 31 till now:
- Fasting blood sugar: 5- 5.5 mmol / L
- Pre-dinner blood sugar: lowest: 4.7 mmol / L
highest: 6.4 mmol / L
- Blood sugar after dinner (1-2h): lowest: 5.3 mmol / L
highest:6.8 mmol / L
Since being diagnosed, I also bought a new bicycle and started practice, every day I traveled 15-20km. (In the last 10 years, I have not played sports, only occasionally walking)
I want to ask some question and hope you help because I decided to go to another hospital to check on next week:
- I found that I was able to have prediabetes / diabetes a few years ago without being diagnosed. This means that my body has certain and serious injuries. What tests do I need to do? Resistance to insulin, kidney, pancreas, liver, eyes? What do I need to pay attention to?
- I noticed that my fasting blood sugar is increasing in the last few days, usually 5 to 5.2 mmol / L in the past but the last 4 days is 5.5 mmol / L. Why is this problem even though I use the same food? Do I have to worry about it? (I stopped taking medication since January 31)
- It is very important but I don't know who to ask. I have a daughter. And I understand if parents have diabetes, so the children of diabetics are at high risk. What should I do to protect my daughter? I very worrry. I also have plan to have a new babies next year, should I have more children and what is the risk of it when I was diabetes?
- I come from Southeast Asia, and I understand that the genes of races have different effects on this disease. I found that I had lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago, and the articles about eating LCHF were usually for overweight people, how should I eat to help me keep weight without losing weight. Now I eating less than 150g of carbs every day and feel very hungry and if I continue to lose weight, I will be sick. I don't eat rice and bread anymore, I eat more vegetables and go to eat Read Milk Oats (48grams / meal, equivalent to 32 grams / carbs / meal)
- I was dyslipidemia , but the articles about LCHF recommend eating more fat, while doctors require fat reduction. Im feeling very confused and don't know what to eat.
- I don't find it difficult to stop eating white rice, bread but find it difficult to find alternative food when I go to work. So what a fast foods I can eat for lunch? Because I can only cook breakfast and dinner at home.
Thank you so much and sorry for my English.
I'm a new commer, 38 years old and I come from Southeast Asia.
I have just been diagnosed with T2 diabetes in the past 2 months, but before that I had no warning about pre-diabetes. I didn't know much about the disease until the doctor diagnosed it because I used to think was a disease for the elderly (or at least in my country, young people rarely have it). And when I started searching for information about the disease, I was shocked and I realized that I might have had it a few years ago without being diagnosed.
I want to tell a little about myself. I do graphic designer and I often sit on my computer 12-15 hours/ day. In the last 2 years, work is very hard and I often work at night until 3-4am. After all day, in the afternoon I often feel exhausted, but I think it's because of work so I don't pay attention. I rarely eat breakfast since I was in college, and lunch is also very erratic and often skip meals. In general, I only eat 1 meal a day, in the evening. Like all people here, we eat white rice as the main. My favorite dish is bread and instant noodles, and I often eat when I'm work at night. This lasts for several years.
At 01/2017, I was tired so I decided to go to the hospital. At that time, my test results were:
- F.Glucose: 6.1 mmol / L
- Cholesterol: 7
- LDL: 4.7
- Trig: 5.9
The doctor said that I had Dyslipidemia and needed Crestor 10mg / 1 capsule / day. There is no diagnosis of prediabetes.
At that time, I weighed 80kg, my waist was very big and 178cm high
At 01/2018, I was a fungal skin infection and soon after, I had bronchitis and fever for 3-4 days (Until now, when looking for information on diabetes, I think it was a sign I didn't know and wasn't warned by the doctor. When I had bronchitis: my BS was 10.2 mmol / L - 2hours after meal)
Every 4 months from 2017 till now, I went to the hospital to do blood tests and continue to take medicine to Dyslipidemia. And my fasting blood suger: 6.1-6.4 (there is no warning for prediabetes, the doctor says it's okay. Only continue to take Dyslipidemia).
During this time, I often felt tired and hungry at the end of the afternoon, but I always thought it was too much computer work.
In my country, we don't have our own family doctor. Patients often go to the hospital and see different doctors for each visit. But I examined and was followed by this doctor for the past 2 years.
At 01/2019, I go hostpial and my result:
- Fasting Glucose: 7.2 mmol / L
- HbA1c: 6.2
- Total cholesterol: 2.80
- Trig: 1
- HDL: 1.27
- LDL: 1.08
- Waist: 85 cm
- Weight: 67 kg
- Height: 178cm
- BMI: 21.7
She asked me to do a plasma fasting glucose test:
- GGT FG: 7.2mmol/L
- GGT glucose after 120 minutes: 11.2mmol/L
The doctor concluded I had diabetes and prescribed GlucophageXR 500. Continue taking Crestos 10mg. Re-examination after 6 months.
The time was diagnosed 2 months ago, I felt very tired, thirsty and thin very fast.
I took medicine for a month and it was a terrible time, I had headaches all day, my body was restless and tired, and I lost weight. But I just thought I was sick and needed medication.
I began to take time to search more about diabetes, and realized that I might have hypoglycemia.
I stopped taking the medicine after 1 month, bought a blood glucose meter and started checking it from January 31 till now:
- Fasting blood sugar: 5- 5.5 mmol / L
- Pre-dinner blood sugar: lowest: 4.7 mmol / L
highest: 6.4 mmol / L
- Blood sugar after dinner (1-2h): lowest: 5.3 mmol / L
highest:6.8 mmol / L
Since being diagnosed, I also bought a new bicycle and started practice, every day I traveled 15-20km. (In the last 10 years, I have not played sports, only occasionally walking)
I want to ask some question and hope you help because I decided to go to another hospital to check on next week:
- I found that I was able to have prediabetes / diabetes a few years ago without being diagnosed. This means that my body has certain and serious injuries. What tests do I need to do? Resistance to insulin, kidney, pancreas, liver, eyes? What do I need to pay attention to?
- I noticed that my fasting blood sugar is increasing in the last few days, usually 5 to 5.2 mmol / L in the past but the last 4 days is 5.5 mmol / L. Why is this problem even though I use the same food? Do I have to worry about it? (I stopped taking medication since January 31)
- It is very important but I don't know who to ask. I have a daughter. And I understand if parents have diabetes, so the children of diabetics are at high risk. What should I do to protect my daughter? I very worrry. I also have plan to have a new babies next year, should I have more children and what is the risk of it when I was diabetes?
- I come from Southeast Asia, and I understand that the genes of races have different effects on this disease. I found that I had lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago, and the articles about eating LCHF were usually for overweight people, how should I eat to help me keep weight without losing weight. Now I eating less than 150g of carbs every day and feel very hungry and if I continue to lose weight, I will be sick. I don't eat rice and bread anymore, I eat more vegetables and go to eat Read Milk Oats (48grams / meal, equivalent to 32 grams / carbs / meal)
- I was dyslipidemia , but the articles about LCHF recommend eating more fat, while doctors require fat reduction. Im feeling very confused and don't know what to eat.
- I don't find it difficult to stop eating white rice, bread but find it difficult to find alternative food when I go to work. So what a fast foods I can eat for lunch? Because I can only cook breakfast and dinner at home.
Thank you so much and sorry for my English.
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