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After 6 weeks and sugars not having any particular pattern. Wildly up and down. Also read a lot and info from this site. It's appears that the biggest single thing I can do to control and bring down my sugar levels, is to lose weight. If I switch from obsessing about my sugar levels when I test and more on losing actual weight I might be able to balance them better ? I think I've been looking at this all wrong

Jo x
 
I disagree. The single thing that makes the most difference to glucose levels is carb consumption and when you get this right for you the weight comes off as a very nice side effect. We see it time and time again. Particularly if you think losing weight = limiting calories and hunger and avoiding fat and filling up on pasta and potatoes.

When are you testing - in relation to food?
what levels are you seeing?
what are you eating?
are you able and willing to exercise?
are you on diabetic medication if so what?

have a read of the links below in red for loads more useful information explaining everything the newly diagnosed need to know.
 
Sloanranger said:
After 6 weeks and sugars not having any particular pattern. Wildly up and down. Also read a lot and info from this site. It's appears that the biggest single thing I can do to control and bring down my sugar levels, is to lose weight. If I switch from obsessing about my sugar levels when I test and more on losing actual weight I might be able to balance them better ? I think I've been looking at this all wrong

Jo x
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@HSSS is spot on, Jo.


Just to be clear about things,
Let's just establish the issue at hand .

Shock of being DX as T2D.
We've all been there I think

Actions :
Ignore hope it goes away..(doesn't)
Look into how others manage being T2D.

Which brings you HERE.

So what helps most people
Or more accurately, what helps people the MOST.


LOWERING their carb intake.
Simple.

The weight loss IS usually a nice bonus, but for the managing of T2D.
Lowering carb intake wins, by a mile.

Keep focused on testing & reducing carbs .

Be warned...
LCHF, for this 'never ever dieted' T2D, resulted in having to buy new clothes because trousers no longer fitted me, no matter how tight I pulled the belt :hilarious:

www.dietdoctor.com

Visual low carb guides - Diet Doctor

Visual low carb guides Our visual low-carb guides are simple charts and infographics that show at a glance which foods to eat and which to limit, with the net carbs for each. The quick answers: the best low-carb vegetables are leafy greens, cauliflower, zucchini, and asparagus; berries like...
www.dietdoctor.com www.dietdoctor.com

Best website I found for me in the early days of wondering what foods to eat & what to avoid .

Good luck, it's a long journey, but the view from the other side is gloriously worth it .
 
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The best and main thing I did when diagnosed was to cut right down on eating (too many!) carbohydrates .
Basically as a T2 I'd ended up being somewhat carbohydrate intolerant, and so changing to a low carb higher (and for me - normal) fat style diet meant I was reducing the effort my overworked pancreas was having in dealing with those problem carbs which were the cause of my too high, diabetic glucose levels.

So for me :
lower carb consumption resulted in improved glucose levels
and resulted in both dietary and body fat being used instead as my main source of fuel for energy
and as a bonus, burning (stored) fat additionally resulted in a big reduction in weight with no extra effort
 
LCHF worked for me but I also have to incorporate exercise 3 times a week or else I feel sluggish and unmotivated. This platform has been such a power of knowledge and as I come up to my diabetic anniversary I can safely say that that my levels are beginning to become more stable and in the 5 region. It will happen you just have to go with it and give yourself and your diagnosis time, it will be worth it.
 
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