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Welcome, have a look around the forum. @daisy1 should be along to give you some advice that we offer to all newbies. It can be a shock and advice can be confusing but you need to find what works for you. Do have a look at the diet doctor website, the low carb section of this website and you...

Please don't forget that there are those of us that are anomalies. I was marginally medically overweight for my height (the heaviest I have been), I do not yoyo diet, neither of my parents are diabetic ( the nearest relative is a distant cousin), I really tried to eat 5 portions of fruit and...

Hi and welcome @essexgary If you have been given the means to test your bloods you are considerably more lucky than most of us on here, we mostly have to buy our own. You are correct in thinking that whatever happens with the DN you are on a sharp learning curve but by keeping a simple...

Welcome, it sounds as if you are off to good start. Most of us try to keep the increase across a meal down to 2 if possible. maybe a food diary will help you avoid the blips. I hope the pain has eased, that may have been the trigger, we tend to find that illness does nasty things to our bg...

Welcome @midschick1, take it one step at a time, then the necessary changes are more likely to become a habit. Decide where you are going to start and get going. Diet is a good place to start as that may sort out weight loss and reduce your bg levels.A simple spreadsheet showed what I eaten and...

Hi @Kely, you have found the problem with the advice that most of us get. We are already trying to eat healthily and we are told to keep doing the same. It feels as if you are floundering around in the dark. Do get yourself a meter and teach yourself how to use it. Start a food diary against the...

I remember only too well the short breaks scrambled during the day at school. Try to batch cook soups and vegetable stews at the weekend, try to use lots of vegetables from above ground, then freeze to take out during the week ahead. Fats are a problem but look for the 'healthy fats' like fish...

Good morning @wiseowl_123 and welcome to the community. The only thing I would add to your impressive list is a bg meter. Some of the foods you list tend to be carb heavy and some may send bg levels up in some people. It is worth investing in a meter to monitor which foods tend to raise your bg...

You haven't fallen so far off the wagon with those numbers. You can do this.

Hi and welcome, I think we all remember the shock of diagnosis and the feeling of wading through treacle until some ground rules for what we can eat are established. The only way to do that is to buy a meter and to keep on testing because we are all different. If you can start a regular exercise...

You have to do this for yourself, value your own life and body. What would you like to do at some point? Some targets can be short and medium term but don't forget the longer term aims and presumably being around and looking good as your son becomes an adult. Running around with your child...

Hi and welcome, you are not alone and your bg levels have come down quickly so you are doing what needs to be done, and probably more. Are you keeping a food diary, if you do with a note of bg level 2 hours after eating then you will soon work out what you can eat and drink without causing a...

Hi @Piglet67 Whether you had noticed symptoms or not it is always a shock to have the diagnosis. First, you are not alone, most of us here have been in your position and then decided to do something about it. Usually that means getting a meter to test 2 hours after eating. This helps to see...

That is part of the French paradox. The authors speculate that there is something in red wine and cheese that protects against CVD. It seems that nations that tend to drink spirits do not get the same protection, refined alcohol like refined carbs loses something in the process. What is also...

welcome @Choccynix. Well done on your progress so far, keep on going. If you get yourself a meter and start testing your blood 2 hours after a meal you will soon find out what foods you can eat without causing a large rise in your blood sugars. Then you take back control of your own health. A...

Being a bear of average brain the study goes into depth about the problems with using Europe-wide statistics and the variables that affect the results (self-selection, reporting over the long term, differences in the health spend of different countries etc.) There is also an emphasis on the...

Hi Sue and welcome to the website. Many people on here watched at least a part of the programme. As you said it was intended to frighten people, offered no hope and branded all type 2s as being lazy and overweight through following a poor diet. Frightening people rarely has the desired effect of...

I believe a bg tester gives you knowledge about what foods are affecting your bg, and knowledge enables you to take better decisions about your health. Exercise is undoubtedly part of the answer but diet is also an important part. By keeping a food diary with bg results and a note on exercise...

Hi There are no guarantees in life, make the most of everyday. You are 18, so go out, have a laugh with your friends, occasionally allow yourself a treat away from the diet but keep the basic rules you have worked out for yourself. The weight loss is great, the difficult bit is finding a diet...

Sad to hear of your loss. Of course you want to know why it has happened but you will probably find that there are no reasons. Take care of yourself.