KkeithP
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Hi all, my name is Keith & I'm from Shropshire in central England. I'm male, 59 years young, and I was diagnosed T2 in January of 2013 after months of self denial! I was off the mmol scale when tested with the usual raging thirst which meant I'd drink all the Lucozade I could find (well its healthy innit) and big 5 litre bottles of milk, sometimes with milk shake powder ladled in! Sugar mad I was and how I loved my white bread, my chocolate, my fruit corner yogurts, my breakfast cereals with sugar on, my tea and coffee with 2 sugars, cake, buttered toast, bacon and egg sandwiches (burned bacon yummy!) you all know what I mean......
Anyway, when my Gp told me my Bgl was Hi I thought that wasn't too bad... Until I found out exactly what that meant!
6 months later my "bad" cholesterol HDL, is down to 3 after learning to avoid high HDL foods and upping my consumption of LDL foods. My Bgl is now around 6 - 7 fasting. its been hard work but i have avoided special diabetic foods. I had used simvastatin once every day in the evening mealtimes, but I suffered bad side effects ranging from a feeling that my feet were on fire to the weird numbness in my big toes and their adjacent appendages. I took my own decision to stop the statins after some DIY research over the Internet. Now I wouldn't for one moment suggest this was clever, when I had my 6 month review I told my doctor who listened very patiently and agreed that we might look at changing my statin type once we confirmed the neuropathy was statin caused and not an effect of the T2 diabetes. We are still working on that but I'm 75% sure the statins are to blame as I don't think I have been diabetic for more than 18 months or so maximum and this takes a while... Years usually, to develop. So here I am, I bought a new bicycle to get exercise, my meds have been reviewed and changed from 4 gliclazide tabs a day to 2, now supported by some more friendly metformin (as long as my stomach agrees!) my worry was that Glic would soon wear out my pancreas while producing extra insulin that my cells had become resistant to! The metformin doesn't affect my pancreas but reduces the amount of sugar that is created by my liver, from the various carbohydrates that get ingested through eating.
Great to join this group as I, like probably most, if not all, newly diagnosed diabetics searched frantically for the quick wins and emotional support of those "in the know". I wish you all well with your particular diabetic circumstances and never give up!
Anyway, when my Gp told me my Bgl was Hi I thought that wasn't too bad... Until I found out exactly what that meant!
6 months later my "bad" cholesterol HDL, is down to 3 after learning to avoid high HDL foods and upping my consumption of LDL foods. My Bgl is now around 6 - 7 fasting. its been hard work but i have avoided special diabetic foods. I had used simvastatin once every day in the evening mealtimes, but I suffered bad side effects ranging from a feeling that my feet were on fire to the weird numbness in my big toes and their adjacent appendages. I took my own decision to stop the statins after some DIY research over the Internet. Now I wouldn't for one moment suggest this was clever, when I had my 6 month review I told my doctor who listened very patiently and agreed that we might look at changing my statin type once we confirmed the neuropathy was statin caused and not an effect of the T2 diabetes. We are still working on that but I'm 75% sure the statins are to blame as I don't think I have been diabetic for more than 18 months or so maximum and this takes a while... Years usually, to develop. So here I am, I bought a new bicycle to get exercise, my meds have been reviewed and changed from 4 gliclazide tabs a day to 2, now supported by some more friendly metformin (as long as my stomach agrees!) my worry was that Glic would soon wear out my pancreas while producing extra insulin that my cells had become resistant to! The metformin doesn't affect my pancreas but reduces the amount of sugar that is created by my liver, from the various carbohydrates that get ingested through eating.
Great to join this group as I, like probably most, if not all, newly diagnosed diabetics searched frantically for the quick wins and emotional support of those "in the know". I wish you all well with your particular diabetic circumstances and never give up!
