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Hello from newly diagnosed t2d.

El1

El1

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed a couple of weeks back with t2d, just wanted to check in to say hi initially but will invariabley have many questions for you. I am 50 years old born in Bedworth Warwickshire but moved from there 30 years ago to live on the South Coast near Brighton. My diagnosis was amazingly quick considering that I didn't seem to have the typical symptoms that I had been watching for since being diagnosed as pre diabetic in Feb 2011. I saw the diabeic nurse last Wednesday who didn't really have anything useful to offer in terms of what to eat and what not to eat apart from the obvious thing of cutting out added sugars. She did give me details of a DESMOND course which I hope will go into diet more indepth as I am blindly bumbling along at the moment. My HB1AC is 7.7 and Cholesterol 4.5, is that good? Look forward to speaking with and learning from you all. El.
 
Hello El1, happy new year ,and welcome to the forum, 1st i'll ask @daisy1 for the welcome info for you, you will find real answers to your q's hear and good friends too,so have agood read and please come back with your q's , clive
 
Clivethedrive said:
Hello El1, happy new year ,and welcome to the forum, 1st i'll ask @daisy1 for the welcome info for you, you will find real answers to your q's hear and good friends too,so have agood read and please come back with your q's , clive
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Many thanks Clive and a happy new year to you and yours too.
 
Hi and welcome. the 7.7% number is a bit high and needs to come down to around 6.5% or even lower. If you are overweight, adopting a low-carb diet should help get the number and weight down. The total cholesterol number is quite good and needs no action. Anyway, the total figure has little meaning and you need to know LDL, HDL and Trigs to decide whether statins are worth having. Sadly few medics seem to know this and go by the total.
 
Thank you Diabell, I am currently on Ramipril and Symvastatin since having a TIA in 2011 which is where they also diagnosed pre diabetes. One question I had for the diabetic nurse was whether I needed a prick tester to test for sugar levels and the answer was no, I don't know how I am going to know apart from getting it wrong and feeling ill which I seem to do a lot lately, for example they said I could eat oat products so today i had a bit of ready brek and felt dreadfully ill not too long after, I am guessing that was not such a good idea? Also you have a lot of information under your post which gives others the info to help, how do I add that to what you see please?
 
El1 said:
Thank you Diabell, I am currently on Ramipril and Symvastatin since having a TIA in 2011 which is where they also diagnosed pre diabetes. One question I had for the diabetic nurse was whether I needed a prick tester to test for sugar levels and the answer was no, I don't know how I am going to know apart from getting it wrong and feeling ill which I seem to do a lot lately, for example they said I could eat oat products so today i had a bit of ready brek and felt dreadfully ill not too long after, I am guessing that was not such a good idea? Also you have a lot of information under your post which gives others the info to help, how do I add that to what you see please?
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Sadly the NHS don't prescribe a glucose testing kit for those controlling their diabetes by diet which seems crazy as how are you supposed to know what you can and can't eat. I would strongly recommend that you buy one though. The most popular one amongst forum member seems to be the CodeFree http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose-meters/sd-codefree-blood-glucose-meter.html I have one and it is very easy to use. Test your levels before a meal and then 2 hours after. Keep a detailed record at first of what you are eating and your levels. You will quickly be able to work out what foods you can eat without it affecting your blood sugar levels. You may also like to have a look at this website: http://realmealrevolution.com/the-facts which I have recently come across. May be a useful place to start when thinking about diet.

Good luck and keep asking questions; people here are only too happy to help:)
 
Hi I am new to this .I was diagnosed a few week with t2d .just saying hello and hopefully get help to understand how to take better care of myself. Where is the best place to get a low carb diet plan and any suggestions on a good breakfast to eat as porridge raises my blood sugar . looking forward to getting help from people who know how to control t2d better than me.
 
Hi. You've had some good advice in the responses you've had. You should explore the site and inform yourself...that's what gave me more control. your 7.7 is nowhere near a big issue...it's not lovely and tickety boo, but not mentally high either...and you can get that down with the right approach for you. I'd really recommend looking at low carb diet, and certainly at reducing carbs like those in cereals, porridge, oatmeal and all that kind of stuff (though some has a slower release of sugar than others), and bread for sure...commonly sends levels upwards. Investigate...and a meter and records of what your eating would make all the difference. Your cholesterol level is not a problem. Good luck. Do ask questions...nothing is too daft! Probably.
 
Hello El1 and Lynnie100. Just to welcome you both to the Forum.
 
El1 said:
Thank you Diabell, I am currently on Ramipril and Symvastatin since having a TIA in 2011 which is where they also diagnosed pre diabetes. One question I had for the diabetic nurse was whether I needed a prick tester to test for sugar levels and the answer was no, I don't know how I am going to know apart from getting it wrong and feeling ill which I seem to do a lot lately, for example they said I could eat oat products so today i had a bit of ready brek and felt dreadfully ill not too long after, I am guessing that was not such a good idea? Also you have a lot of information under your post which gives others the info to help, how do I add that to what you see please?
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Hi. Go to the top of the page and click on your name. This will display all of your settings and what you want to add is a 'Signature' so look for that in the left-hand settings menu.
 
Lynnie100 said:
Hi I am new to this .I was diagnosed a few week with t2d .just saying hello and hopefully get help to understand how to take better care of myself. Where is the best place to get a low carb diet plan and any suggestions on a good breakfast to eat as porridge raises my blood sugar . looking forward to getting help from people who know how to control t2d better than me.
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There are a few things I read after diagnosis that I found helpful. The first was the Paleo diet. This wasn't strictly LCHF as no dairy is used and natural sugars eg honey are used in recipes but it did get me started and give me food for though, as it were! There are lots of websites for LCHF eating if you do a Google search. Also look into Banting diet http://realmealrevolution.com/recipes#cat_16,p1
For breakfast I have eggs in any form but mainly scrambled with mushrooms and bacon or smoked salmon or sausages (check carb content). Other options are chia seed pudding (many recipes on internet), Alpro yoghurt with blueberries and flax seed, cream cheese pancakes with berries and cream, peanut butter mug cake, English breakfast muffin http://beautyandthefoodie.com/quick-paleo-english-muffins/
Unlike some, breakfast is probably my favourite meal of the day:hungry: Making scrambled eggs takes no longer than making some toast.
 
Hi Lynnie 100.
You have not said if you have a meter and test your blood sugars? Best place is to look on Amazon - they are reasonably priced. Taking control of your blood sugars allows you to see which foods are good and which are not so good. Are you on any medication for Diabetes?
 
I suggest www.dietdoctor.com as a good place to find info on LCHF both for weight loss and controlling diabetes. Lots of up to date info on there much of it free although some of the videos/films are only available on membership (but it's not expensive and I joined as I think they are doing a great job to get the low carb high good fats message out there - and you can cancel any time).

There's good introductory info and more detailed plans.

If you do go on an NHS course, do bear in mind their dietary advice may be contrary to low carb high fat but it tends to be really out of date and not helpful for Type 2 diabetics as they are still pushing the high carb Eatwell plate.
 
Hi Liam 1955 yes I am on metformin 500g 3 times a day. I have a metre and check my BL regularly. My doctors told me to have a healthy diet which I have been trying for over a year to eat healthy as I had a mild stroke in 2014. I was only told I was a diabetic in Nov last year. I was eating porridge for breakfast which was spiking my levels any info I got was from reading things on hear. I changed to a salad this morning and my bsl where good 5.6. It took me a while to figure out how to join here to talk to others who understand and can help me try to control this. Thanks for your reply. Sorry or the long winded story
 
Hi Lynnie100. Thanks for your reply. I don't follow any 'diet' or low-carb lifestyle. I am not totally 100% Vegetarian as I eat: eggs, butter, cheese, cream and seafood. If you go to the top of this page and tap on FORUM (to open) then scroll down, you will see headings on: Low Carb Diets, Low Calorie Diets, Weight Loss and Dieting. Just tap on the heading, and I hope this will be of some hep to you. If you have any questions? Just put a posting on the forum - there's plenty of friendly people on this forum willing to give advice. Do keep us updated with your progress. Regards, Liam1955.
 
Hi I need help understandings type 2 diabetes. Just finished a group meeting with a dietitian. All she talked about was weight loss and informed me even if I loss the weight I will still be a diabetic. My question is it not more important to control my sugar levels and hopefully loss weight on a low carb diet. She never talked about blood glucose levels only weight loss. Any help would be appreciated
 
Hi Lynnie100.:). You need to test your blood sugars on a daily basis. Test first thing on a morning to see what your fasting blood sugar is, and then test before each meal and then 2 hours after each meal. It is a good idea to keep a food journal - and record everything you eat and when you test to see your level after eating, you could record that result next to that meal you ate. This will show you what foods give you higher readings, and in time you will have much better control.:)
 
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