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Don't worry too much to start with about all the more techie details of HBA1C, etc. - just check out the recommended targets for diabetics, and aim for eventually reaching them, and your target weight. You've got a lot of new stuff to cope with so leave all the finer details till later. I think most of us are completely befuddled to start with and it feels as though it's all a weird foreign language...

Put very simply: for whatever reason your body isn't able to handle carbohydrates very well any more and this is causing your problems, so one solution is to stop feeding it too many and change to eating other (better) food instead. Have a look at Viv's Modified Atkins diet post which is a good guide on what to eat and what not to eat if you are going to watch your carbs. Basically you should remove all sugary, starchy carbohydrates from your diet, and instead try to eat lots of green vegetables and salads, plenty of all sorts of meat, (oily) fish, and butter, eggs, cream ,etc. You have to learn what you can and can't/shouldn't eat, and go from there. This should not only help you lose weight, but once you body has got over the initial shock of having a new and different sugar free diet, you should also start to much better and more alert.

Robbity

Hi there,
Robustly has recommended something called low carb, high fat. I was diagnosed on the 28th of Jan and have lost 1.5 stones on this diet. This diet is very popular in Sweden and there is a blogg written by dr Andreas Eenfeldt who is a doc specialising in diabetes and obesity so if you want some more detail go to www.dietdoctor.com I found this site explained it perfectly and it's in English as well as Swedish. There is also n explanation of other diets plus pros and cons on the website part of this forum. Low GI is also popular. I would also buy a meter (sd codefree blood sugar meter from ebay as the strips are only £7 - the ones in boots cost £25 for the strips- over 2/3 more!) although your doc should supply one but won't and tell you you you don't need one. You do! The meter enables you to see the impact on your bs of various foods. I would also keep a food diary and records of your readings and weight. It will make you feel in control. Please read the section on this website about questions you should ask at the doctors. Your doc/dietician /dn is obliged to give you the standard NHS diet to be found at another website with a similar address to this site. Www.diabetes.org.uk I think the advice given here is dangerous but you must make your own mind up.hope this helps and good luck.

I agree with the last two posters. Go for a low-carb diet and do get hold of a meter. As your weight comes down so will the insulin resistance that is causing some of your diabetes high blood sugar. Check with the meter 2 hours after some typical meals and find out what foods affect you most.