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cd667

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Messages
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Location
Belper, Derbyshire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hello everyone!

I'm cd667, IRL Chris.

I live in Derbyshire, right on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm here because of the blood sugar diet book, and a recent diagnosis of T2 diabetes. I have been given until November to see if I can bring it back under control with a low carb diet.

Frankly, it was a relief to know what was wrong, and that I am likely to be able to turn things around with a different lifestyle. Which I'm finding myself loving!

I look forward to meeting you all.
 
Welcome :)

Personally I found the recipe book too high carb for me.

Another brilliant book is the diabetes Code by Jason Fung.

If you tell us what you eat in a typical day, we might be able to give you some pointers.

Have you got yourself a meter?
 
Hello @xfieldok ! Thanks for the welcome!

I haven't got a meter, yet. I haven't got any readings from my diabetes nurse, I've just had a chat and an invitation for another test in November. My reasoning is if I haven't been asked to do any of that stuff I am just going to follow the advice that came in my letter and from the phone conversation I had with the diabetes nurse. I already feel so much better, it's the first diet and lifestyle advice anyone's given me that seems achievable. The symptoms that made me go to the doctor are already not as bad!

I'm a bit annoyed that it took a diagnosis of an illness that is on track for killing my sister to get this, mind you. All the other advice has been dreadful (a particular low point was "Live life better Derbyshire", where a skinny woman dictated things to me directly from a clipboard and told me I was going to get rickets).

I have bought myself a blood pressure monitor as I was asked to supply my readings. (112/79, if you are interested).
 
Rickets????????

Usually the advice that first comes our way is dire.

Your meter will tell what you can eat and what you can't. I wouldn't follow any advice from my surgery.

Edit to add, check the link in my signature.
 
cd667 said:
Hello everyone!

I'm cd667, IRL Chris.

I live in Derbyshire, right on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm here because of the blood sugar diet book, and a recent diagnosis of T2 diabetes. I have been given until November to see if I can bring it back under control with a low carb diet.

Frankly, it was a relief to know what was wrong, and that I am likely to be able to turn things around with a different lifestyle. Which I'm finding myself loving!

I look forward to meeting you all.
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Welcome to the forum, @cd667.

Do you know the HbA1c (tests your 3-month average blood sugar levels) you were diagnosed with? It is always helpful to know what you have started with to see how much progress you have made.

Personally, I have gone down the low-carb route and it has brought my blood sugar levels back to normal. It's been five years now and I haven't seen any negative side effects, let alone rickets (which is due to a vitamin D deficiency mostly due to a lack of sun exposure and not food btw. -- though personally I'm supplementing with a D3/K2 combination due to living in a northern climate). In fact, all other markers (such as lipids, kidneys, liver, and blood pressure) have improved too.

I also second the advice of @xfieldok. A meter is really helpful in seeing how different foods affect us. Measure your blood sugars right before you eat and 2 hours after your first bite. We usually look for a blood sugar rise of less than 2 mmol.

Again, welcome to the forum. Have a read around and ask any questions you may have. Lots of friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable members on here, who will be happy to help.
 
Hi @cd667 another one from Derbyshire here, also just outside the Peak District.
I was sent by my Doc on some sort of Diabetes course in Clay Cross a few years ago, it was useless. Eatwell plate blah blah, good carbs, lots of fruit. I spent some time "discussing" the merits of her advice and asking why she was recommending carbs to people who can't handle them, I wasn't asked back to the next meeting! No great loss.
There is plenty of good info on this site and on the forum. Read around and ask questions, usually someone can answer them.
 
Ring your surgery and ask what your hba1c number was. It's important to know what your starting point is.
 
cd667 said:
Hello everyone!

I'm cd667, IRL Chris.

I live in Derbyshire, right on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm here because of the blood sugar diet book, and a recent diagnosis of T2 diabetes. I have been given until November to see if I can bring it back under control with a low carb diet.

Frankly, it was a relief to know what was wrong, and that I am likely to be able to turn things around with a different lifestyle. Which I'm finding myself loving!

I look forward to meeting you all.
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Hi Chris, I am recently diagnosed type 2, taking 2 Metformin a day and following blood sugar diet too. You're right, the diagnosis is the best thing that can happen as you can make changes to lifestyle. I'm sure fat belly has allowed a build up of visceral fat around my liver and pancreas which is stopping them talking, my bmi isn't high but my waist is much too big. I am 6 days into this and my BG has plummeted. It's interesting to note which foods lead to a spike and then you can avoid them. Good luck, well done and stay positive.
 
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