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Megnala

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hello, I’m Janice and have recently been diagnosed with type 2.
My first blood test was 48 and second 52. Will see the diabetic nurse next February, with no treatment other than diet.
I have had Ménière’s disease for about 10 years , which results in vertigo, light headedness and nausea and have pernicious anaemia which makes me very tired and lethargic. I have had two hip replacements and am on the list for knee replacements, so am not active.
What are the symptoms of type 2, other than thirst, which I don’t have? The Ménières and anaemia seem to have similar so how do I differentiate between them?
 
Many people with Type 2, particularly with HbA1c as low as yours, do not have any symptoms.
 
If I were you I’d be questioning the initial HbA1c result first. I already knew that anaemia can skew results in people with some sorts of anaemia. I wasn’t that familiar with pernicious anaemia but Googled it to try to see if your HbA1c could be skewed. I found this article:
https://www.aaceclinicalcasereports.com/article/S2376-0605(20)30574-5/pdf
I admit I haven’t read the whole article but on page two, column one, third paragraph down it seems to imply, it’s worth you checking. You may like to research this further?

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Thank you.
Despairingly, I have been doing the Keto diet for about a month. I have been very good. Two slices of no sugar bread, small loaf , buttered and cheddar cheese for breakfast. Fried bacon and egg or minced cauliflower with grated cheese and roast chicken for lunch. Cup of coffee with cream mid afternoon and a few hazelnuts and sunflower seeds in the evening.
I do have two glasses of red wine per day.
Why haven’t I lost any weight.
I am not very mobile due to waiting for knee replacements.
 
You could have a lot more to eat without the bread - particularly in the mornings when many people are at their most insulin resistant.
I lost a fair bit of weight by eating low carb, but did not include any high carb foods, that is with a high percentage of carb, not just eating small amounts of higher carb options.
That allowed me to eat a wide variety of stir fries, salads, stews, curries as well as all sorts of proteins, and I had full fat rather than low fat foods as well.
The wine could have some bearing, as alcohol diverts the liver from all other tasks until it is dealt with. Maybe try a few days without it and see if there is a difference.
Do you check your blood glucose levels after meals?
 
 

I’m new to diabetes!
I’ve seen the diabetic nurse once and will see her again in April.
I didn’t get much advice. She said that I could have tablets, if I wanted them!
After being on this forum I am wiser now and will ask more questions when I see her.
 
I would try dropping the bread, or at least half the amount - as any carbs convert to sugar - and have more protein and fats instead. And maybe some green veg to help with the anaemia?
A good breakfast could be egg, cheese and mushroom omelette? Or bacon mushrooms and avocado?
Then lunch might be chicken, salmon or meat with a green salad or green veg/cauliflower.
A few nuts and seeds are fine, but again they do have carbs so not too many so add some more protein?
And some wines are high in sugar.
 
 
to know your disease well, you have to be well informed and know the way of life. people have succeeded in reversing type 2 diabetes. they have played on the diet; fasting and exercise.
personally I have researched a lot on this subject and I recommend a very interesting audiobook that you can download for free and listen to it without constraint of place and time.
 
 

Hello all,
I saw the diabetic nurse last Tuesday and am in remission!

Will see her again in a years time!
I have been very good, sticking to the Keto diet, (with a few little alterations) and have seen the results.
Will, hopefully, keep on with the good work!
 
Did you incorporate any changes to your diet as suggested by members here?

Regardless, well done and congrats on the good results!
 
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