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<blockquote data-quote="Andy12345" data-source="post: 463702" data-attributes="member: 59108"><p>hi</p><p></p><p>theres a link to the forums advice on questions to ask at the clinic, may be worth a read</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/questions-to-ask-at-a-diabetes-clinic.17091/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/questions-to-ask-at-a-diabetes-clinic.17091/</a></p><p></p><p>i think i had IBS before diagnosis, i basically was either constipated or the opposite all the time, it was a pain (excuse the pun) because i am on the road a lot and when i need to go i really needed to go, this was never diagnosed by anyone as i had and still have a phobia towards doctors but once i had changed my diet it has completely cured itself and everything regarding that has gone away so hopefully yours will, unfortunately carbs aren't great but there are varying degrees of bad carbs, try to eat more complex carbs your body will turn them into glucose slower which is much better, if you feel the need for bread try to stick to wholegrain bread Burgen soya and linseed bread is a good choice sold in most supermarkets, there is a low carb bread sold in waitrose and some morrisons called livlife, if your eating potatoes try to eat new potatoes and avoid mashed potatoes at all cost, pasta and rice are better if they are brown, avoiding these food altogether is best but not easy, also try to cut down on your fruit if you eat a lot of it, berries are best for us, the most important thing to do is get a blood glucose meter either from the doctor or if they won't give you one, the chemist sell them on on the net, with a meter you will be able to tests your bloods before and after eating and therefore be able to tell what you can or can't tolerate from a what pushes up your sugar point of view, but I'm jumping the gun, on the exercise front, once you get into it you should find you have more energy not less, its great you spend a lot of time moving about at work and i understand as i do the same but i found structured exercise is much better from an energy point of view, i never exercised at all apart from work and was always tired, now i exercise i feel much more energetic and I'm actually doing stuff around the house which i never did before (which pleases the wife) this isn't to say you shouldn't rest, rest is very important too, a narrowboat? so cool</p><p></p><p>best of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy12345, post: 463702, member: 59108"] hi theres a link to the forums advice on questions to ask at the clinic, may be worth a read [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/questions-to-ask-at-a-diabetes-clinic.17091/[/url] i think i had IBS before diagnosis, i basically was either constipated or the opposite all the time, it was a pain (excuse the pun) because i am on the road a lot and when i need to go i really needed to go, this was never diagnosed by anyone as i had and still have a phobia towards doctors but once i had changed my diet it has completely cured itself and everything regarding that has gone away so hopefully yours will, unfortunately carbs aren't great but there are varying degrees of bad carbs, try to eat more complex carbs your body will turn them into glucose slower which is much better, if you feel the need for bread try to stick to wholegrain bread Burgen soya and linseed bread is a good choice sold in most supermarkets, there is a low carb bread sold in waitrose and some morrisons called livlife, if your eating potatoes try to eat new potatoes and avoid mashed potatoes at all cost, pasta and rice are better if they are brown, avoiding these food altogether is best but not easy, also try to cut down on your fruit if you eat a lot of it, berries are best for us, the most important thing to do is get a blood glucose meter either from the doctor or if they won't give you one, the chemist sell them on on the net, with a meter you will be able to tests your bloods before and after eating and therefore be able to tell what you can or can't tolerate from a what pushes up your sugar point of view, but I'm jumping the gun, on the exercise front, once you get into it you should find you have more energy not less, its great you spend a lot of time moving about at work and i understand as i do the same but i found structured exercise is much better from an energy point of view, i never exercised at all apart from work and was always tired, now i exercise i feel much more energetic and I'm actually doing stuff around the house which i never did before (which pleases the wife) this isn't to say you shouldn't rest, rest is very important too, a narrowboat? so cool best of luck [/QUOTE]
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