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Didn't realise diabetes could make me feel this bad !

And that's quite frightening really !
 
Thank you Spencer, yeah i'm taking all this advice in and will use it. Everyone has been fantastic
 
Welcome to the forum Mary! I can't add much more to what's already been said, but just wanted to mention the blurry eyesight.
That was the most worrying thing for me! It got a bit worse during the first few weeks as my blood glucose levels first started going down, I couldn't read a book even with my reading glasses on, and had to use glasses for using laptop, never had to do that before! I was so scared that my high levels had damaged my eyes permanantly, but I learnt through the forum, and on speaking to my optician, that it's a common problem with diabetes and nd does go back to normal. So if you find yours getting worse please don't worry, it shows your blood glucose levels are starting to come down Mine went back to normal after a 2-3 weeks although I think it can take various lengths of time for different people.
 
Welcome aboard, I'm type 2, diagnosed at the beginning of March, similar symptoms as yours, I immediately started LCHF diet and metformin 500mg once a day, I had booked an eye test mid March but postponed until yesterday, my blurry vision has all but cleared and was prescribed reading glasses...but I was expecting that as to be honest my vision has been deteriorating for a number of years...
The reduction of carbs was not a major problem for me...I loved bread and Danish Pastries but I love life more so
If you are diagnosed type 2 and decide on LCHF then a book I cannot recommend enough is 'Eat Fat' by Doctor Trudi Deakin, it's a very easy book to read, everything is put into perspective, the recipes are amazing and for me it has helped turn my health in the right direction, I would recommend a brilliant forum for you too...but you're already here
 
Hi and welcome. All you can do until seeing the GP is go low-carb to help with the blood sugar control. Some diabetics feel tired and unwell if their blood sugar is raised; personally it doesn't affect me that way but we are all different. If you are young and not overweight then a diagnosis of T1 is always possible and just Metformin may not be enough. If you have excess weight then it may be of more use and the low-carb diet will help a lot.
 
Hi Marymac,
Welcome. Diabetesland is sometimes scary, and it's not good when diagnosis is just before a long weekend.
I'm guessing exercise is difficult with arthritis - but try and do what you can.
Key thing with cutting carbs is to replace them with something else. Easter Sunday is the day you can't even pop down to the supermarket to restock the veg compartment.
Try and drink what you can especially in the day - maybe cut back in the evening before bedtime. Cut the carbs, don't worry too much about the fat. I find cheese to be good for leaving me feeling full. Nuts are good, but morish.
I know it's hard, but try to relax. The first few meals on low carbs seem hard, but you'll get into a pattern.
Best wishes
Adam
 
I just received my copy of Trudi Deakin's book today. Wow! Only had a quick glance through so far, but it looks fantastic! I know what I will be doing after lunch. Good job I went for a long walk this morning with the dogs, LOL.

Regards,

Carol
 
Welcome to the forum! It is a fantastic resource.

To answer the nurse versus LCHF question, I can speak to this as a nurse. I assume it is similar in the UK, but we use specific teaching materials when teaching new diabetics. Unfortunately, unless it is done in an informal or "off the record" way, nurses are really not allowed to recommend another course of diet that contradicts what the ADA (American Diabetes Association) or ADA recommend...even if they follow the diet themselves. LCHF is sort of like "going rogue" here in the US.

And that is why *I* am here. I knew limiting my carbs to 150 grams a day would not help me achieve my goals. I don't want to eat 150 grams of carbs and have to take multiple medications, if I don't need to.

To be honest, LCHF goes against everything that I have been taught in nursing school and my 22 years as a nurse. But still, here I am, because I am convinced there is a better way. And I plan to share it with people if asked.
 
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