Greetings

Hello Saramel,
It is great that you have joined. I am 10 years older than you but have three children of my own and my husband has 4 and all seven are older than 22 years. I too can see one of mine looking so much like me before I lost my weight and he is only 33 years old. He works in Europe as a tour guide and has been in the hospitality industry for about 12 years so the offers of alcohol and food are there all the time.
His cholesterol levels are scary according to a London Hospital and he embarked on following their advice..... rolled oats etc. He is very loathe to turn his camera on when we Skype these days but has been reading my stuff. About 4 weeks ago he emailed telling me he had no time to read books but would I send him a list of foods he should be eating. We are making changes here I feel. He is paying us a visit in Australia in a few weeks so we will have three weeks to answer his questions and hopefully send him off better informed. My other two already do well.
Leading by example seems to be the go. Have women asking me at exercise group for my recipes after watching my 19 kg weight loss over 12 months.
My 83 year old parents are another story. Not overweight but Mum has had impaired BGLs in the past but dementia might be not far away!
You have the right attitude, you will make a difference.
Cheers Alison

Hi Saramel - It's good to meet you!

I'm a Type 2 like yourself who was diagnosed more than nine years ago. I'm on diet and metformin and I'm doing just fine since I discovered the harmful effect that starchy carbohydrate was having on my blood glucose levels. I've got my HbA1c down from 9.4% to 5.1% by changing my diet.

By far the most important thing that I did was to cut back on the starchy carbohydrates - i.e. cereals, bread, potatoes mainly but also pasta and rice to a lesser extent too. That usually leads to a big improvement in blood glucose levels - and quickly too.

Do you test - because that's a good idea too?

Very best wishes - John

Hi Saramel,

Welcome to the forum!

Nigel

Hi Sarmel, welcome - and big hugs 'cos I think you need them!

I am sorry you are feeling so down but at least you know what you need to do to help you improve things and you have also found this site where you will find lots of support.

Eventually you will find that you don't need to be as strict as dear old Atkins but although you will find that you can have the odd so-called treat you probably won't want it. 8)

You need to plan your menus and shop for them always making sure that you have some really scrummy things to look forward to whilst keeping within your eating plan.

You can do it and it will gradually become easier as you go along. You remember how good it felt when you were doing so well before and just keep that in your mind. 8)

Ooh dear, Saramel, keep your fingers in your ears when they are doing the ‘oneupmanship’ – you really don’t need that! :roll:

Make a plan, get busy, keep well and smile lots! 8)