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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Everything I have to Eat!
Six monthly checkups results: Sugar 6.4 Cholesterol 3.3, BP 119/70 Wohoo. Take that <punches the air>
Sorry, been meaning to introduce myself for a while, and now have me six monthly results back so feeling pleased with them and wanted to brag to a group that understood what I meant
Sooo., Hi all, nice to speak to you all. For those interested, I’m Male, 56 years old and diagnosed T2 for about 6 years. I managed to stay on diet control for five of them with massive help from my wife kids and family but as this rancid disease progressed I was forced to go on Metformin about a year back (2 X 500mg per day) and upped the Simvatins from 20 to 40mg (as the UK changed the recommended values). Latest results show it is working and I am under the threshold for sugar <wohoo, clicks heels again> and almost there for the Cholesterol (0.3 to go)
Interesting on all the different methods of monitoring what you eat, I went to a 2 hour Diabetes clinic when I was first diagnosed but came away more confused than when I entered. So whilst looking on the web to see what I should do, we (me and wife) devised our own methods based on what we thought the clinic had stated.
Obviously all sugary things were now taboo. No more cakes (I could murder for a jam doughnut!!) sweets, or sugar with anything. Breakfast is now porridge, or plain shredded wheat, plain wheatabix or toast (apart from an occasional weekend fry up treat!) Lunch, just sarnies but with white bread, no pickles or sauces. Dinner will be a normal meat potatoes and couple of veg and a mid morning and mid afternoon a piece of fruit keeps things in balance.
We have followed a very simple measurement. If anything states more than 5g of sugar per 100g, it is taboo. Looking on this site it appears that this is not the best of measures, but it has worked for me so far, but to be fair, my diet does not change very much and this measure is used mainly for something new that looks tasty or some communal food bought into the office for all to share and normally the answer is no :-(
Still like most of you out there, I manage to get by, by politely refusing the offer (whilst quickly wiping away the saliva drools) and the office collegues are all aware and help with a stern NO if I start to waver and that is such a help.
I notice that some people do not like to let others know that they have this disease. I am the opposite, all my fiends and workmates are aware and I think that this helps a lot. I do not have to make an excuse when someone brings in a mouth watering home made cake as they are aware and do not actively ask me if I want some. In fact on some occasions (birthdays) when the obligatory cakes have been bought, the birthday girl or boy has on occasion specifically bought a non sugary item specially for me. That is so touching
Nice to speak to you all, and have a geat day
Steve V
Metformin 2 X 500mg
Simstatin 40mg
Plus a shed load of other pills for heart, Bladder, Kidneys
Sorry, been meaning to introduce myself for a while, and now have me six monthly results back so feeling pleased with them and wanted to brag to a group that understood what I meant
Sooo., Hi all, nice to speak to you all. For those interested, I’m Male, 56 years old and diagnosed T2 for about 6 years. I managed to stay on diet control for five of them with massive help from my wife kids and family but as this rancid disease progressed I was forced to go on Metformin about a year back (2 X 500mg per day) and upped the Simvatins from 20 to 40mg (as the UK changed the recommended values). Latest results show it is working and I am under the threshold for sugar <wohoo, clicks heels again> and almost there for the Cholesterol (0.3 to go)
Interesting on all the different methods of monitoring what you eat, I went to a 2 hour Diabetes clinic when I was first diagnosed but came away more confused than when I entered. So whilst looking on the web to see what I should do, we (me and wife) devised our own methods based on what we thought the clinic had stated.
Obviously all sugary things were now taboo. No more cakes (I could murder for a jam doughnut!!) sweets, or sugar with anything. Breakfast is now porridge, or plain shredded wheat, plain wheatabix or toast (apart from an occasional weekend fry up treat!) Lunch, just sarnies but with white bread, no pickles or sauces. Dinner will be a normal meat potatoes and couple of veg and a mid morning and mid afternoon a piece of fruit keeps things in balance.
We have followed a very simple measurement. If anything states more than 5g of sugar per 100g, it is taboo. Looking on this site it appears that this is not the best of measures, but it has worked for me so far, but to be fair, my diet does not change very much and this measure is used mainly for something new that looks tasty or some communal food bought into the office for all to share and normally the answer is no :-(
Still like most of you out there, I manage to get by, by politely refusing the offer (whilst quickly wiping away the saliva drools) and the office collegues are all aware and help with a stern NO if I start to waver and that is such a help.
I notice that some people do not like to let others know that they have this disease. I am the opposite, all my fiends and workmates are aware and I think that this helps a lot. I do not have to make an excuse when someone brings in a mouth watering home made cake as they are aware and do not actively ask me if I want some. In fact on some occasions (birthdays) when the obligatory cakes have been bought, the birthday girl or boy has on occasion specifically bought a non sugary item specially for me. That is so touching
Nice to speak to you all, and have a geat day
Steve V
Metformin 2 X 500mg
Simstatin 40mg
Plus a shed load of other pills for heart, Bladder, Kidneys
