Hi - new type 2 member.

[sanguine]

I got one of his books for Christmas too. Trouble for me is that Michael Moore is on insulin and most of his recipes look like they've come from the Eatwell Plate - carbs in most of them.

 

[beatdise]

Hi all,

I'm new in here and recently diagnosed T2.

I'm not completely new to diabetes having had a little crash course of gestational diabetes controlled by diet, metformin and insulin just over 2 years ago.

I'm finding things very different now though as my numbers don't seem to be responding to the changes I've made - yet ...

I saw my DN for the first time today - but think I will learn a lot here. I do have a BG meter left over from the GD days but have been told I can only have 50 strips every 3 months :-O so will be buying!

I am starting to learn what to eat and finding meals that don't raise the BG by more than 2 - but my baseline seems to be between 9 and 11 - will that change in time? With diet? With exercise? With meds? I have been prescribed metformin - currently 1 tab a day, to increase to 2 this weekend.

Some info ....
HBA1C - 85
BMI - 44 (yes, lots of work to do there!)
Job -manager - mostly desk based - I am a very busy full time working mum to 2 young boys - 5 and 2.

Previous diet - chocoholic, big carb eater (yeah I know, right?!)

Looking forward to getting to know you all

WELCOME KGB interesting acronym...you are in the right place..... with the support of the right people. My Hba1c was 86. I was a hopeless healthy eater...but now within 2 months I am doing OK. Not perfect but OK. If I CAN anyone CAN. Good luck on your journey. GSOH will certainly help!! You will need it cos the members here will give it to you straight but in the nicest possible way.

 

[Kaygeebee]

That sounds good - part of the challenge here is indeed incorporating this into family life long term. I will check them out. Thanks cyclist!

 

[Kaygeebee]

Thanks Beatdise!
Yes - KGB was my maiden name initials - these days I'm KGG but the KGB stuck