Glad I've found you ....

[Beeorchid]

Oh boy am I glad to have found you all....diagnosed as type 2 in November..that was a relief..have taken the situation seriously but with a smile !! was doing quite well on the emotional side until last week when for no identifiable reason slipped down the happiness pole ...anyway decided to start self testing - as on visit to doctors ( different gp to the one i have seen since diagnosis) for aches around the kidney area ..(am super sensitive to anything now ) GP added more tablets to my diabetic regieme.
The count is now : 3x500mg Metformin, 1x80mg Gliclazide :2 x 2.5mg Linzopril

16/11/2009 Hb1Ac 10.1
04/01/2010 Hb1Ac 8.6

Triglycerides down .3 - by diet only - so far - I'm waiting to see how low I can go by diet and exercise... Is this possible ?

GP & Diabetic practise nurse not encouraging about self testing for type 2 ,definitely no supplies on prescription !! so I bought the equipment myself - found the forum stickey on self testing - thank you for the information - It answers many of my questions.

My BP is down to 130/72 & my weight is down by 16lbs.... I think I was disappointed to be prescribed the Glicazide this week as I have lost weight, exercised and been good ...i didn't even lick my fingers when making Chocolate pudding for the family..now that is sacrifice!!

Well must be off now and trawl the forums for more information ...thank you all

 

[sugarless sue]

Welcome to the forum, please have a good look round the forum and ask us questions, here is the information we usually give to newbies if it will be of any help to you.

It's not just 'sugars' you need to avoid, diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat which includes sugars.

The main carbs to avoid or reduce are the complex or starchy carbohydrates such a bread, potatoes, pasta and rice also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

The way to find out how different foods affect you is to do regular daily testing and keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. If you test just before eating then two hours after eating you will see the effect of certain foods on your blood glucose levels.

Buy yourself a carb counter book (you can get these on-line) and you will be able to work out how much carbs you are eating, when you test, the reading two hours after should be roughly the same as the before eating reading, if it is then that meal was fine, if it isn’t then you need to check what you have eaten and think about reducing the portion size of carbs.

When you are buying products check the total carbohydrate content, this includes the sugar content. Do not just go by the amount of sugar on the packaging as this is misleading to a diabetic.

As for a tester, try asking the nurse/doctor and explain that you want to be proactive in managing your own diabetes and therefore need to test so that you can see just how foods affect your blood sugar levels. Hopefully this will work ! Sometimes they are not keen to give Type 2’s the strips on prescription, (in the UK) but you can but try !!

 

[totsy]

hya and a really warm welcome to the forum

 

[Synonym]

Welcome Beeorchid,

There is so much information on here and always someone ready to answer a question.

I too am hoping to deal with issues with diet and excercise!

Keep smiling.

 

[Ardbeg]

Welcome from another newbie who has also found this forum invaluable.........just look at how many posts I've made :wink: