Hi all, as the thread title says, I was diagnosed type2 a week ago today as a result of tests conducted for a different ailment. To say I was stunned by the diagnosis is a gross understatement! I only went to my GP with chronic heartburn! Along with the T2 I was also diagnosed with a stomach infection and an as yet unknown liver problem, for which I am having further tests done to clarify.
Having joined the forum a few days ago, I've spent my spare time browsing the various threads and picking up lots of information about T2 and would just like to say this forum is the bees knees! No doubt I'll have lots of questions in the near future so please be patient with me! 
Hello Roy dont panic, and sorry to hear the diagnosis, it stuns us all, even myself pre diabetic, well pre diabetic due to cut offs in New Zealand but viewed Diabetic in Spain, so try and work that one out, its all a big business you see. The diabetic system cannot even get the cut offs the same they are all arbitrary set, with no medical or clinical support backup for the cut off, but well thats another story.
On positive side, you have been informed you have type 2 look at it, you have now the change to do something about it!! you are LUCKY, its not the chronic progressive unable to reverse and you will be on medication for life as normally informed, with lifestyle change, it can be reversed I am living proof of that and speak only from myself.
What to do.....
I did not take metformin I decided to change my lifestyle even though healthy and surfing daily I went further down the line and changed to be MORE healthy lets say.
What did I do to reduce my A1C by 23% in just four months NO MEDICATION SIMPLY. You asked for any guideance so here is one from Mallorca,
1.
Dont eat potatoes, pasta, bread or rice.
Substitute potatoes for pumpkin in moderatin, pasta get a spiralizer from lakeland, best pressie to yourself in the world, and make pasta with courgette/zuchinni, rice, substitute for grated caulifour, bread, make easy seed crackers, all yummie. Go to
www.dietdoctor.com an amazing website that includes keto eating plan low carb recipes all yummie and with ingredients one normally have in their home without going to any expense.
2.
Eat low carb 20, 30 or 50 grams a day, dont count, just have general idea or you go crazy, bascially eat real food but do not include in the carbs you eat, potatoes, bread, rice or pasta simple!
3.
Walk walk walk, if tread at home life saver, save up get a small one, simply walk 10 mins after each meal. if no tread, walk approx 5 to 8lm a day if you can, a brisk 5 min walk can make the difference, so walk walk walk, park car furthest away from where you are going. to exercise after a meal is great, as it burns off all or any carbs that may have been eaten during that meal.
finally
4.
Intermittent fast, it works wonders, I do 2 days no breakfast, 1 day no breakfast or lunch simple. Have evening meal at 8pm breakfast next day comprises only black tea or coffee, next meal lunch. You dont feel hungry well I dont, cant speak for others, but you dont feel you have not eaten for 18 hour fast, why, you sleep for approx 8 hours in between. The 24 hour fast, is same format, even meal, with difference, no breakfast, just coffee or tea, lunch tea, and finally next meal dinner 8pm. Your body is eating its own fat, which is the problem of diabetes.
I have not only reduced my A1C 23% but lost in 11 months 21 kilos! feeling great, and still surfing daily here in Mallorca at 68 years.
the four simple lifestyle change have kept my finger testing levels in the 80 mg/dl for random, 2 hr after eat and fasting!!! on a continuous level, I only test them every 4 months and shows not just a good day the levels each 4 months of testing, are more or less one or two points up or down...... all due to the system above.
Hope the change of lifestyle as above works for you too if you try......go one you can do it, its fun, and really by my being told pre diabetes, it gave me a better life, at the end of the day I am 21 kilos less and feel the best I have for 30 years to be honest.
You have the ball in your court, you know your body best, listen to yourself first and foremost and if you wish to follow medical advices or take medication as prescribed, so be it, but my suggestion is get a second and third opinion!!!!!!!!
and in between just change your lifestyle.
Good Luck and hope the within is helpful?
Mallorca
