Hi all,
So my story goes as follows.....
55 years old and 5ft11, weight was around 14.5 stone around january this year.
In order to lose a bit of weight and get more active I started playing walking football twice a week and have continued to do so since then.
lost a few pounds in the first few months then around the summer started losing more until around september i went down to 12.5stone. I artributed this to the fact i was drinking more water, squash etc and was therefore more hydrated meaning my body was happy to release more water.
I didnt want to keep losing weight so started to up my intake of fast food, choclate, crisps and icecream etc... but weight continued to drop slowly. Then whilst on holiday n september i started to feel unwell and my vision changed so i could read without glasses but couldnt make out distant objects clearly (this was a reverse of what i was used to).
Also felt unwell and had the dry mouth and was overly thirsty. I was going to the loo every 90 minutes at this time.
Upon returning I had a blood test and was called to see a doctor as my hba1c was 137mmol/l
He explained I had signs of diabetes and gave me a bg test machine. I also was lucky enough to get to see a specialist nurse on the same day who explained what diabetes was and how i should change some elements of my lifestyle particularly to do with food. A keytone test led to them to diagnose I have type2.
I was put on 80mg Gliclazide to start with to bring my bg levels down.
2 days ago I was also given metformin (500mg 3 times a day).
My readings last weekend were all in the 16 range but I have seen steady improvements since monday, todays post dinner 2hr reading was 5 and generally i seem to be floating beetween 4.5 - 8.
The only concern i still had was my vision seems to be unusual as my focal point seems to have changed a bit. However having read some forum posts it seems this is normal while my body gets used to changes in bg levels. I will bring it up with the dr at my next appt but I am scheduled for a dialated eye exam?? shortly.
Generally im a reasonably pragmatic person and Im not overly distressed by all this new diagnosis. It is what it is but at least I know and can start towards managing it and improving my general health.
I wanted to thank everyone who posts on here as many of your comments and advice have already helped me learn about my condition.
Already Ive used a few of the recipes and the tips on snacks have been really helpful.
I'll quit rambling now
No doubt I'll have some questions soon, until then thanks again.
So my story goes as follows.....
55 years old and 5ft11, weight was around 14.5 stone around january this year.
In order to lose a bit of weight and get more active I started playing walking football twice a week and have continued to do so since then.
lost a few pounds in the first few months then around the summer started losing more until around september i went down to 12.5stone. I artributed this to the fact i was drinking more water, squash etc and was therefore more hydrated meaning my body was happy to release more water.
I didnt want to keep losing weight so started to up my intake of fast food, choclate, crisps and icecream etc... but weight continued to drop slowly. Then whilst on holiday n september i started to feel unwell and my vision changed so i could read without glasses but couldnt make out distant objects clearly (this was a reverse of what i was used to).
Also felt unwell and had the dry mouth and was overly thirsty. I was going to the loo every 90 minutes at this time.
Upon returning I had a blood test and was called to see a doctor as my hba1c was 137mmol/l
He explained I had signs of diabetes and gave me a bg test machine. I also was lucky enough to get to see a specialist nurse on the same day who explained what diabetes was and how i should change some elements of my lifestyle particularly to do with food. A keytone test led to them to diagnose I have type2.
I was put on 80mg Gliclazide to start with to bring my bg levels down.
2 days ago I was also given metformin (500mg 3 times a day).
My readings last weekend were all in the 16 range but I have seen steady improvements since monday, todays post dinner 2hr reading was 5 and generally i seem to be floating beetween 4.5 - 8.
The only concern i still had was my vision seems to be unusual as my focal point seems to have changed a bit. However having read some forum posts it seems this is normal while my body gets used to changes in bg levels. I will bring it up with the dr at my next appt but I am scheduled for a dialated eye exam?? shortly.
Generally im a reasonably pragmatic person and Im not overly distressed by all this new diagnosis. It is what it is but at least I know and can start towards managing it and improving my general health.
I wanted to thank everyone who posts on here as many of your comments and advice have already helped me learn about my condition.
Already Ive used a few of the recipes and the tips on snacks have been really helpful.
I'll quit rambling now
No doubt I'll have some questions soon, until then thanks again.