Hi
@GerardSinclair I have every confidence that you will do what is required to have a normal life expectancy, you have great reasons to for your family and yourself. It does look like you are Type 2 diabetic as Metformin has been prescribed, but this is not end stage anything, it is a warning that must be acted on.
Hi, I really do appreciate the advice and support from you and all on here . I really did feel desperate, scared and very much alone, but then I received some nice helpful words of encouragement from many brave caring considerate people on here. We are all in the same boat, life just seems so unfair sometimes.having said that, I need to pull myself together and see it as a wake up call as so many of you have..wow, tbh I'm impressed with everyone's positive attitude and natural bravery on their own health, maybe I can take a leaf from your books and have a word with myself lol...I'm not going to take another day for granted, I'm going to tell my wife and children how much I love them and I'm gonna try to be the fittest man on this earth with non stop exercise and a healthy diet from now on, if I lose a bit of weight, who knows, I might even get my good looks back lol...life is precious, nobody take it for granted....wishing you all very happy, very long lives for you and your loved ones....and sorry for my grammer and spelling mistakes, I'm not very good at written...I hope you all had a wonderful weekend . Gerard
Your numbers of 9.1 and 8.1 are at a level that could be put right i.e. within the non-diabetic range between 3 to 6 months in my opinion (mine were over 20, now around 4.7 in the morning and average circa 5.5) - if I can do this so can you. I say 3 to 6 months based on what others have achieved who take control of their food.
It looks like you may have some neuropathy, I had this mildly and no longer do (not even a little bit). Some say not to walk with this, but I did and walked at under 12 minute miles, so you can try this, obviously if you feel worse seek more professional advice.
Please do not starve yourself, in fact do the opposite. I posted earlier today on a different thread, the below food example, I have just cut and paste for you to look at:
Breakfast
Bacon / Sausages (quality), scrambled egg / omelette, tomatoes, mushrooms, quarter avocado, spinach
Or
Nuts (I have in the same sitting Brazil, Walnuts, Pecan, Macadamia, Cashews (smaller amount), Almonds and Hazelnuts as a base; with on top Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Red Currents, 2 dollop of Greek full fat yoghurt / double cream, pumpkin and flax seeds.
Lunch (If you have it)
Oily fish, reddish, salad, leeks / Onions, quarter avocado
Dinner
Any fish / meat, mixed vegetables, salad
You will notice there is no bread, pasta, rice or potatoes, ready meals and the like.
I don't eat past 6 or 7pm and do at least a walk after eating. This will keep you full due to the good fats. This is more of a lifestyle than a diet as the food is not specialist. This is under the banner of low carb high fat.
Alternatively you could look at the Newcastle diet to get your numbers quickly into at least pre-diabetic range or better. Information is available on both these protocols on this site. Whatever you choose carbohydrates will need to be restricted, and rather than planning for the worst, by addressing your "diet" you should have at least the same outcomes as anyone else in the general population.
