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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 1788880" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>Hi Chaselayne</p><p>Please don’t panic, you’ve come to the best little corner of the internet for Type 2s. First I’ll tag in [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her really useful info post.</p><p>There is a lot to learn but you have three months at least to get on top of this. I’ll tell you what I did. I was diagnosed in May ‘17. My HbA1c (the blood test used for diagnosis) was 70, anything above 48 is diabetic, it would be useful to find out what yours was. I came here and learnt so much, as you’ve already discovered it’s all about carbs, it does not matter if they are dressed in ‘healthy’ brown coats, a carb is a carb! I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day to begin with and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, nowadays I tend to keep under 60g. The best way to see what foods suit you is to test your blood sugar right before a meal and then two hours after the first bite, you’re looking for a rise of no more than 2 mmol/l and to be within these recommended ranges <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html</a></p><p>I was started on a mild medication, but I’m guessing your HbA1c is lower as you have the option of trying diet and exercise alone.</p><p>This has worked for me, to date I've lost over 5 1/2stone (still more to go) and got my HbA1c (blood test for 2-3 month average blood sugar) down to a non diabetic level, all due to the fantastic support and advise I got here. Read around the Forum and ask any questions that occur to you.</p><p></p><p>Edit to add that [USER=113206]@NoCrbs4Me[/USER] doesnt eat veg, he’ll be a big help to you, I’m sure he won’t mind me tagging him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 1788880, member: 400972"] Hi Chaselayne Please don’t panic, you’ve come to the best little corner of the internet for Type 2s. First I’ll tag in [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her really useful info post. There is a lot to learn but you have three months at least to get on top of this. I’ll tell you what I did. I was diagnosed in May ‘17. My HbA1c (the blood test used for diagnosis) was 70, anything above 48 is diabetic, it would be useful to find out what yours was. I came here and learnt so much, as you’ve already discovered it’s all about carbs, it does not matter if they are dressed in ‘healthy’ brown coats, a carb is a carb! I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day to begin with and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, nowadays I tend to keep under 60g. The best way to see what foods suit you is to test your blood sugar right before a meal and then two hours after the first bite, you’re looking for a rise of no more than 2 mmol/l and to be within these recommended ranges [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html[/URL] I was started on a mild medication, but I’m guessing your HbA1c is lower as you have the option of trying diet and exercise alone. This has worked for me, to date I've lost over 5 1/2stone (still more to go) and got my HbA1c (blood test for 2-3 month average blood sugar) down to a non diabetic level, all due to the fantastic support and advise I got here. Read around the Forum and ask any questions that occur to you. Edit to add that [USER=113206]@NoCrbs4Me[/USER] doesnt eat veg, he’ll be a big help to you, I’m sure he won’t mind me tagging him. [/QUOTE]
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