vaulterrise
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So back in early May I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
I'm 38 and found it really hard to accept. If you go back and look at my posts you'll probably see that.
My mmol was 97, and in a test a couple of days later to confirm, 99. I believe that's around 11.2% in old money. I was given 500mg of metformin twice a day, which I'm still on.
I bought a Libre 2 and have worn them since. I tracked my blood glucose, sticking to the rule that if I ate a meal and my blood didn't come back down to 7.8 or below two hours later I'd rule it out, or drastically reduce portion size. I reduced my carbs, and found I had a decent tolerance to some of them but not others. Noodles and pasta and rice don't help me at all, but bread and sweet things (eaten on occasion) see a spike that's brought in line under the target. Everyone really is different.
I had lots of advice from this board, and tbh I didn't want to hear some of it. But I ate to my meter, had the odd relaxed day and mostly tried what I could to stick to my rules. I lost a few lbs and generally feel better (though it was literally just a few lbs unfortunately!)
Anyway, I called the doc today for my hba1c result, and I'm down to 31 mmol. From 99. I can't believe it.
I plan to continue what I'm doing, but I wanted to post this because three months ago I felt unbelievably down and ill-equipped to make the changes. As a vegetarian for who carbs made up a significant percentage of their meal, it was tough reducing them. I'm so pleased I can still handle some things though, and a level of carbs I'm happy with. I probably eat 150g or so a day, so very manageable for me.
One of the key questions I had a few months ago, was what can I eat. If you're new to this, like I was, and vegetarian, here's my meal list for this week. As I say, everyone is different so not everything will work for everyone on this list, but these are all tried and tested for me:
-Paneer curry w/ cauliflower rice and poppadoms
-Taco bowl (beyond mince with taco seasoning, black beans, sweetcorn, salsa, guac, sour cream, grated cheese, cauli rice)
-Quorn cheese and broccoli escalope with Birdseye veggie power (frozen box of different veg and grains)
-Stir fry with spicy japanese curry sauce, edamame fried in garlic and This Isn't Chicken Tenders
-Greek salad with hummus and falafel
-Beyond sausage, sauerkraut and salad
And there's way more I enjoy. Not even sure I miss stuff, and if I do I just have a tiny bit and the craving is gone.
Still enjoy a few beers, more whisky but avoid cocktails.
Anyway, this may have helped me and given me hope three months ago so I hope it does for someone else.
Thanks again for everyone's advice.
I'm 38 and found it really hard to accept. If you go back and look at my posts you'll probably see that.
My mmol was 97, and in a test a couple of days later to confirm, 99. I believe that's around 11.2% in old money. I was given 500mg of metformin twice a day, which I'm still on.
I bought a Libre 2 and have worn them since. I tracked my blood glucose, sticking to the rule that if I ate a meal and my blood didn't come back down to 7.8 or below two hours later I'd rule it out, or drastically reduce portion size. I reduced my carbs, and found I had a decent tolerance to some of them but not others. Noodles and pasta and rice don't help me at all, but bread and sweet things (eaten on occasion) see a spike that's brought in line under the target. Everyone really is different.
I had lots of advice from this board, and tbh I didn't want to hear some of it. But I ate to my meter, had the odd relaxed day and mostly tried what I could to stick to my rules. I lost a few lbs and generally feel better (though it was literally just a few lbs unfortunately!)
Anyway, I called the doc today for my hba1c result, and I'm down to 31 mmol. From 99. I can't believe it.
I plan to continue what I'm doing, but I wanted to post this because three months ago I felt unbelievably down and ill-equipped to make the changes. As a vegetarian for who carbs made up a significant percentage of their meal, it was tough reducing them. I'm so pleased I can still handle some things though, and a level of carbs I'm happy with. I probably eat 150g or so a day, so very manageable for me.
One of the key questions I had a few months ago, was what can I eat. If you're new to this, like I was, and vegetarian, here's my meal list for this week. As I say, everyone is different so not everything will work for everyone on this list, but these are all tried and tested for me:
-Paneer curry w/ cauliflower rice and poppadoms
-Taco bowl (beyond mince with taco seasoning, black beans, sweetcorn, salsa, guac, sour cream, grated cheese, cauli rice)
-Quorn cheese and broccoli escalope with Birdseye veggie power (frozen box of different veg and grains)
-Stir fry with spicy japanese curry sauce, edamame fried in garlic and This Isn't Chicken Tenders
-Greek salad with hummus and falafel
-Beyond sausage, sauerkraut and salad
And there's way more I enjoy. Not even sure I miss stuff, and if I do I just have a tiny bit and the craving is gone.
Still enjoy a few beers, more whisky but avoid cocktails.
Anyway, this may have helped me and given me hope three months ago so I hope it does for someone else.
Thanks again for everyone's advice.
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