shaun1974 said:
it just scares me.things what can happen to you..but i got told if u look after yourself you will lead a normal life..it that true
More or less yes. It's not wholly normal because you do have to watch what you eat but you can still eat normally. You don't have to go on faddy diets, nibble lettuce and carrots and if, like me, you had a large piece of a sickly sweet wedding cake full of flour, sugar and sugar packed fruits, coated with marzipan and icing sugar, you won't drop down dead. Just, don't make a habit of it.
That is the problem with some diabetics, they just carry on as normal. Some don't care, some think the medication will srt it all out for them. They can run into problems. But, there are many fit and active people in their 70s who have had diabetes for decades and you wouldn't know it.
Obvious things to avoid are sweets, chocolate bars, biscuits, sugary drinks, buns etc etc. Less obvious but equally important are refined white starches, white bread, white rice, mashed potatoes and so on. If you get a meter, you can see how things ike wholegrain bread, brown rice, small new potatoes, porridge etc work for you. If you combine these foods with losing weight and taking more exercise, they tend to be OK. I do two or three short periods of exercise per day, nt as part of a weight loss programme, but as an aid to digestion. I am far too unfit to exercise enough to make a difference to weight or cardio fitness, it's more like 'walking off a meal'. By blood sugar levels, triglycerides and weght have all dropped. So, I continue to just do the same.
I did treat myself to a piece of wedding cake over the weekend and I did wake up the next morning and my level was only 4.6 mmol/L. So, as long as not too many people invite me to their weddings, I should be OK.
It really is just a question of you being kind to yourself and lokking afteryourself. Don't kill yourself with mega diets or very vigerous exercise, just do watch what you eat, keep moving and eat a little less. Time will bring you back to normal levels.