Reply to Thread

Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the Diabetes Forum Survey 2025 »

Message: <blockquote data-quote="masonap" data-source="post: 1578102" data-attributes="member: 330514">I see that someone asked about your food/diet, and so I would suggest that this is where you may need to look. I'm male and double your age and I've had diabetes for almost 20 years, I've been on Insulin for about 18 months. The worst thing you can do now is to deny there is a problem, or not to do anything about it.  Recently I've cut down dramatically on carbs, for example a few years ago I would have had 3 or 4 potatoes with my evening meal, bread twice a day (sandwiches, toast, muffins, crumpets), Pizza, fish & chips, rice and pasta at least once a week (and quite large portions). If I have any of these now it is a small portion, a carb free option (where possible) and I monitor my BG levels afterwards. I have combined my carb reduction with exercise, I try to walk or cycle for up to an hour a day, and once in a while a really good walk of a couple of hours or more. I've found that it is the physical action of exercise that counts, not 'how much have I sweated' today! My weight has dropped and although I'm still overweight and trying to lose some more weight (I'm currently 13 1/2  stone and 5' 10" tall)  I'm not on the obese BMI scale anymore, and best of all my HbA1c results have been fantastic for over a year.So my recommendation is cut carbs and exercise more, and start now!Good luck.</blockquote>

Top Bottom