grimsby_kipper
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- Grimsby
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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i only thought very overweight and lazy people developed it
oh heck, liking idea of going back to butter..i have second desmond class tomo, to be honest i was just looking at reducing sugar levels in food and not bothering with the carb and fat contents?Hi. As you are skinny it is quite likely that you aren't T2 but Late onset T1 (LADA) as I am and quite a few others who were mis-diagnosed are. I was skinny at diagnosis and labelled T2. Be prepared to challenge your diagnosis and ask for a GAD test to check for anti-bodies. The fact that you woke up with only 6.7 may be because there was a very long period between the feast and your test. It is quite likely that you will need to go onto medication. This usually includes Metformin which helps with insulin resistance but if you are LADA you may well need additional tablets such as Gliclazide. For food, do reduce all carbs not just sugar. Proteins, fats (yes), veg and non-tropical fruit are fine so do go back to butter!
Those extra pounds can help protect women against osteoporosis too as they do weight bearing exercises every time they move.I'd still rather be slim though.
thanks for the link i will try it.I would do the Desmond course and then report back here for better advice! Daibell is right you need to look at the total carb content of foods not just the 'of which sugars' . It's up to you whether you trust the professionals dietary advice or the advice of people who live with diabetes. To help you decide my GP told me he has 304 diabetic patients and my HbA1c is the best of all of them. I have never done a Desmond course, thankfully I was never offered one.
There is a low carb program here too. www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb which may be useful to you.
Sugar = carbs, and all carbs matter when you're trying to reduce your glucose levels, as they all turn to glucose inside you. The good news is that you're better eating pure unadulterated butter than all the pseudo low fat stuff. Fats and oils don't contain any (significant quantities of) carbs, so good fats and oils, in spite of what they may still be telling you on diabetic courses, are better included in diabetic diets than are high starchy and sugary foods.oh heck, liking idea of going back to butter..i have second desmond class tomo, to be honest i was just looking at reducing sugar levels in food and not bothering with the carb and fat contents?
A total cholesterol of 2.8 does not sound healthy to me. It sounds way too low.My brother is type 2 on insulin uses lurpak butter reading are between 6-10 Dr congratulationed on for getting his cholesterol down to 2.8 he has about 22 stone now over 17
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