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Hello, i'm a type 2 diabetic, have been so for more than 10 years

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avisb

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Type of diabetes
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I am currently suffering with high blood sugars. I am currently on 1000mg Metformin twice daily and Novomix 30 insulin injections twice daily (currently 14 and 20, increased from 10 and 16), with morning readings of between 9.9 and 12.0.

I have been advised by my Community Diabetic Clinic that I need to lose weight (something which I have been struggling with for over 20 years, hence the type 2 diagnosis). I currently weigh 100kg and need to lose approximately 23-30 kg.

Has anyone use the DeCarb by SHAPE.SMART. This is a carb blocking slimming supplement.

I have tried conventional dieting, exercising and some other supplements and nothing has worked long term. I only every seem to lose a maximum of 10 kg before my weight plateaus and eventually it all just goes back on
 
Hi, sorry, not used that supplement but I just wonder whether you ought to be wasting your money on it. Sorry to appear negative but there is no magic fix for weight loss. You need to change your lifestyle permanently, that's why you lose 10kg then put it back on. Diets and pills are short term and are restrictive. Try to set yourself small goals, lose 1lb a week, walk for 15mins every other day or similar and you will slowly see results.


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Hi to add to what is said read my post here it may well help you to look at things differently. I now refuse to use the term weight loss l use fat loss
Also what do you eat read the low carb forum it may offer guidance on things to help food wise but it is a lifestyle not a diet you need.
There is lots of different eating plans about sometimes jiggling 2 into one may also help but if something isnt working one way look at others and it works for a lot of us.
 
Your weight will plateau, it always does, but don't give up.
It's when you've uses all the glucose stored in the reserves in your body, and the easy to convert fat reserves.
Then the body slows down, as it starts to convert real fat, and picks up again.
Been there last year.
My dietician advised one small change at a time, but it's a change for life.
(It was the evening cup a soup first for me)
I snowballed, made major changes eventually, and lost 4 stones.
The hardest bit now is the last 1/2 stone I 'm trying to lose, it's slow going, but I'm having a major push this month, low calorie, to shift the last few pounds.
I chose low calorie, to lose weight, then I'll still watch what I eat, and increase to enough to maintain my weight, but I know I can't ever go back to my old diet of overeating.
But start with something you can do, and when you start, it's got to be a change in eating for life though, not a short term diet.

Hang on in there, you'll get a lot of good advice on what you can do now.
 
Hi and welcome

Rather than eat a carb blocking supplement would it not be simpler and probably safer, to eat less carbs in the first place. I expect you would then have to reduce the amount of insulin you take, which is probably an added bonus.

Most on this site have found that going down the route of decreasing intake of carbs makes both reducing weight and controlling blood sugars easier. If you take some time to browse around you should find plenty of testimonials and ideas how you can do this.

This is probably not the answer you were looking for and I hope this is not too discouraging for you.

Trying to implement lifestyle changes is never easy but in the case of diabetes is always worthwhile. Set yourself small achievable targets and feel free to come back here for all the advice and support you need.




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pavlosn said:
Hi and welcome

Rather than eat a carb blocking supplement would it not be simpler and probably safer, to eat less carbs in the first place. I expect you would then have to reduce the amount of insulin you take, which is probably an added bonus.

Most on this site have found that going down the route of decreasing intake of carbs makes both reducing weight and controlling blood sugars easier. If you take some time to browse around you should find plenty of testimonials and ideas how you can do this.

This is probably not the answer you were looking for and I hope this is not too discouraging for you.

Trying to implement lifestyle changes is never easy but in the case of diabetes is always worthwhile. Set yourself small achievable targets and feel free to come back here for all the advice and support you need.




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P.S. Good luck with your efforts!


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Thanks for the advice mo1905. Have tried setting small goals. Most times i can't even achieve a 1lb weight loss a week despite watching what I eat and exercising. Will continue and see what happens.


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Thank you all for your advice. I am trying to follow a lower carb eating plan, I haven't yet worked out what the best foods are to eat and what time of the day to eat them. I have contemplated cutting out carbs in my evening meal to see if my overnight blood sugars go down. Has anyone tried this and had any success with it?


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Why not start a blog ? Bit like an on-line diary ! It helps you stay on target and we can follow your progress and offer advice/support ?
 
mo1905 said:
Why not start a blog ? Bit like an on-line diary ! It helps you stay on target and we can follow your progress and offer advice/support ?
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I've started a blog recently. Writing things down is a good way to see patterns!


Blogging at drivendiabetic.wordpress.com
 
Best way to educate yourself about foods and how they affect you is to test your sugars before and two hours after your meals: before count should be 4 to 7 and after under 8,5 mmol/l. Keeping a diary of your meals and a record of the related readings will soon help you identify what and how much food to have. It takes some discipline at the beginning but you soon get used to it. There are many sites and phone apps that help us to keep this diary/records.


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avisb said:
Thank you all for your advice. I am trying to follow a lower carb eating plan, I haven't yet worked out what the best foods are to eat and what time of the day to eat them. I have contemplated cutting out carbs in my evening meal to see if my overnight blood sugars go down. Has anyone tried this and had any success with it?


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We can't honestly answer that.
Everything is variable.

The only answer will be a change of diet to healthier food, and less food, will make your body lose weight, and that in turn will make your bs hopefully go down eventually.
It may not happen immediately, so you can't be disappointed if you don't see a change.
We all react differently.
Losing a pound is still a pound less.
I think my original target wasn't a pound a week, so it doesn't matter how fast you lose it.
 
Vivs sticky is where l started food wise also the book carbs and cals ...go full size not pocket

As l put in my post (havent foggiest why it went bold) throw your scales out the window buy a tape measure and use that. Even better ask at a local gym if they use calipers to measure body fat can they teach you use them.

When you excercise you loose body fat gain muscle so still weight what seems a lot but it isnt fat. Calipers will prove that.
Also take a photo of day 1 of new lifestyle every 3weeks plus take a photo and compare....if you excercise you will
NOT NECISSERILY LOOSE WEIGHT
YOU WILL GAIN MUSCLE WHICH HAS A WEIGHT
YOU WILL LOOSE FAT.....
WILL WILL WILL LOOSE FAT

The word weight should never be used except for drug doses. Click on the link in red on my post explains it and why l get so angry.
 
Hi there I have just been diagnosed with type 2 .. I weigh around a100 kilograms to .. Also wake up with blood sugar from 8 up to 12 .. My doc here has giving me glucophage 850 and Sandoz Glibenclamide 5 to take ..


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amac1981 said:
Hi there I have just been diagnosed with type 2 .. I weigh around a100 kilograms to .. Also wake up with blood sugar from 8 up to 12 .. My doc here has giving me glucophage 850 and Sandoz Glibenclamide 5 to take ..

Commiserations on your diagnosis. I have been referred yo the Community Diabetes Clinic after year of care via my doctor' surgery diabetic nurse. They have talked about increasing my insulin, changing it to 4 fast acting insulin doses per day. I did not want to do the 4 injections a day and increased the doses of my two injections. Obviously losing weight will help with my BG and it's just a case of finding the right eating plan and exercise plan to do this. Good luck with your weight loss plans.

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Commiserations on your diagnosis. I have been referred yo the Community Diabetes Clinic after year of care via my doctor' surgery diabetic nurse. They have talked about increasing my insulin, changing it to 4 fast acting insulin doses per day. I did not want to do the 4 injections a day and increased the doses of my two injections. Obviously losing weight will help with my BG and it's just a case of finding the right eating plan and exercise plan to do this. Good luck with your weight loss plans.
 
Hi. I think many of the posters have given you the good advice to seriously reduce your carbs. I never advise anyone to go on 'A Diet' particularly a proprietary and expensive one. As Mo says a diabetic diet is for life so you have to make a permanent change in what you eat. Those who follow 'A Diet' often fail to keep it going for life. There is plenty of info on the forum for suitable low-carb foods. If you want to tell us your typical daily meal content we can comment on it. Set yourself an initial target of 150gm/day and reduce that further if the weight doesn't start to drop. Believe me if you keep your carbs down you will lose weight unless you have another medical condition. Once your weight comes down so will your insulin resistance. Having insulin whilst overweight can result in a vicious circle.
 
I hate the word 'Diet', The way I see it is we are all on 'A Diet'
What ever we eat in a day is our 'Diet' for that day.
good or bad, it's hard to change what I have done and eaten for the last 40 years.

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