Hi I`m a just diagnosed Diabetic

Hi Jackie.
Welcome to the forum. Have a good look around all the different areas and if you cannot find answers to your questions then come back and just ask away. There is usually somebody around to give you answers.

Hi Jackie,
it's really difficult when you are first diagnosed.
I felt confused and worried when I found out I was diabetic and a lot of the stuff I read on the internet made me feel worse.
I read this forum for months before I joined and I think you have done well to find it so soon after diagnosis.
I wish that this had been the first place I had come to after the shock!
Take your time, read the advice of the people who have lived with this for years and take heart.
There is real help here and a community of members who are keen to help.
Try not to worry too much.

Regards,
Mike.

Hi JackieA,

Sorry to hear about your problems. I've been a Type 2 for nearly nine years and I've recently reversed my situation and normalised my blood glucose levels - almost entirely by changing the things that I eat.

It sounds as though you may need to change your diet - quite likely by cutting back on starchy carbohydrate - i.e. cereals, bread, potatoes, past and rice. Type 2s usually find quick improvements in blood glucose levels by doing that.

Why not tell us what you are eating and people will quickly tell you what you maybe ought to change.

Best wishes - John

Hi Jackie,

100% in agreement with John there. There are a variety of medications other than insulin available to help improve your blood glucose levels, but none are as effective as cutting out the sugars and starches from your diet in the first place. There are many type 2's who are able to avoid all medication simply by making some adjustments to their diets.

Good luck,

fergus

Hi Jackie,

I would recommend you buy yourself a copy of a recent book by Professor Charles Clark called 'The Diabetes Revolution.'
As well as a very concise analysis of the basics, it also has an excellent section on suitable diet, complete with a large number of excellent recipes.
Don't think of it as a diet though. Not if you equate dieting with feeling hungry most of the time. Think of it as a properly thought out set of principles which you can use from now on in.

All the best,

fergus

Hi again Jackie,

Yes - I agree with Fergus, it's best not to think of it as a diet plan or even look for one for that matter. There are many such plans out there in books and such like.

In my opinion, the quite simple way to deal with things is to look at what you eat now - find out what is OK for your blood glucose levels and what isn't. Change the things that aren't - either altogether or simply by reducing the quantity of things that you eat which are doing you harm.

You could start be telling people on this forum what foods you are eating at present. People will quickly advise you what is OK and what is likely to be not OK. Why not try it - you've certainly nothing to lose and a great deal to gain?

Best wishes - John

Sorry to welcome you - its not a club we want to join.

Information for newly diagnosed is inadequate, frightening, & misleading. We are not in a fit state to take it all in. For most of anyway, there is no urgency, & we can take at least a few months to sort ourselves out, given the right info in answer to our questions.

This thread shows how Hana & I are trying to help, & influence Diabetes UK in providing ongoing health management:
DUK conference - Self Management