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I battle I cannot win

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Ian_L

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I was diagnosed T2 about 9 years ago. I’m a retired shift working 1st Responder. I was a heavy duty weight trainer for circa 15 years. I have a high BMI but you cannot pinch an inch literally anywhere, the dietitian said it’s ’muscle residue?’. I was offered weight loss meds over the phone but I’m not fat. I hill walk as a hobby and cover 3 to 6 miles everyday with my dogs but I always come back with high sugars no matter what I do. It’s frustrating as I’m very driven but cannot win. And yes I’m careful. I’ve had previous success lowering my BS but not anymore as I’ve got older
I recently had major surgery and the Consultant said, ‘you do not look like a Diabetic’. I am at my wits end with a battle I cannot win.
 
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Hi Ian, can I ask what you did before to lower your blood sugars? Why do you think you can’t do the same again? What is your diet like now? Can you give us an example of a days food?
 
Firstly, thanks for the reply.
Don’t tell me off, but i was so shocked and stunned at my diagnosis I mostly stopped eating. You could see my ribs and i went gaunt. A friend thought I had Cancer. I now accept my Pancreas doesn’t work properly and try to live ‘normally’.
On a work day it’s wholemeal toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and meat / fish and veg for tea.
When I had a pre op earlier this year a Nurse said to me ‘you have to live your life’. Im lucky that I feel great and just crack on and I think that is down to my ex services mentality.
Thanks
Ian
 
I won’t tell you off but tell you what worked for me. I have always taken a small dose of diabetes medication. Initially Metformin, then I tried a few GLP1 meds and have settled on Tirzapetide (Mounjaro) 5mg weekly, but I put my success with keeping my HbA1c at a non diabetic level, mainly down to a low carb way of eating. What did you do when you were first diagnosed to achieve control?
 
Ian_L said:
Firstly, thanks for the reply.
Don’t tell me off, but i was so shocked and stunned at my diagnosis I mostly stopped eating. You could see my ribs and i went gaunt. A friend thought I had Cancer. I now accept my Pancreas doesn’t work properly and try to live ‘normally’.
On a work day it’s wholemeal toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch and meat / fish and veg for tea.
When I had a pre op earlier this year a Nurse said to me ‘you have to live your life’. Im lucky that I feel great and just crack on and I think that is down to my ex services mentality.
Thanks
Ian
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Thing is, for us T2s our pancreas does work, but the insulin it produces isn't as effective as it should be. The idea behind low carb is that you reduce the glucose produced by eating starches and sugars and therefore reduce the load that the insulin needs to carry.

You might want to take a look at the level of starches in your diet in particular, if you're regularly eating toast and sandwiches.
 
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