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Hi, I've just registered as a new member to this forum.

Diabetes type 2 is strong on both sides of my family . My late father had type 2 from his early 40's as did one of his two brothers. My mother , now 85, has just been dignosed with type 2 and is trying to keep this under control with diet. I am now getting worried about my chances of getting type 2. I am 53 yrs old, overweight and have borderline blood pressure all the time.What advice soes anyone have for how I can I help myself please ( besides weight loss which I find very hard as I have ME) and I what are my chances and my daughters' chances of developing type 2?

I also wondered if anyone has any advice about my mum's diabetes? Should I be getting a blood test kit for her? She is active for 85 and this year we are taking her abroad for 2 weeks. I have just read about one of your memebers getting hypos on type 2. I had never given this a thought and now I am worried about this occuring when we are abroad. What symptoms could she get and what do I do about them. Sorry there's so many questions, but this forum is a great idea. Thank you so much to any one kind enough to read this and reply
Kind regards. :)
 
Hi Kate and welcome aboard.

I suspect you already know that the family history and the weight issue both tilt the odds in favour of diabetes. It's not inevitable though and there's a lot you can do to lengthen those odds.
A blood glucose meter would be a great investment. Test your blood glucose 2 hours after meals and you should pretty quickly be able to identify the foods that cause your readings to spike.
If you try and replace those foods with better ones, the meter will thank you and you'll have made a big improvement on your odds.

All the best,

fergus
 
Thank you for the welcome fergus.
Do I get a glucose reader from the chemist and roughly how much should I expect to pay for a reasonable one.
Kind regards Kate
 
Hi Kate.
You may or may not get one from your GP ? You would normally need a good reason for wanting one.
Some people buy their own from the Chemist at anything between about £6 to £20+. The Blood Glucose meters aren't expensive, it's the costs of the strips that are an ongoing expense.
Some manufacturers even give the meter away because they rake in the cash from supplying the strips.

Hope that helps.
Ken :D
 
hya kate and welcome to the forum, and a happy easter to u too :D
 
Hi Kate and welcome.
Managing blood sugars is a tricky one and it is only done by trial and error. Everyone has foods that they can and cannot eat and so it is an individual thing. Starchy carbohydrates are the ones to watch. Testing is the only way forward. Have a good read around the forum and then ask as many questions as you like.

Catherine.
 
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