Just Joined - Diagnosed with T2

Hello from the States.
I've been teetering on the edge of T2 for months, but it finally reached the magic number on September 10th (6.6% based on 6.5% threshold). I had a doctor's visit yesterday and she gave me a blood testing kit, and script for 500mg metFormin per day.

This morning I did not take the metFormin yet because I wanted a control value first. My blood test before eating was 129 mg/l. I had a smoothie after the test containing probiotic (made with kefer), 1 cup of berries, 1 banana, and tablespoon of chia seeds, and a tablespoon of flax seed. After 2 hours, I took another test with a value of 162 mg/l.

I think my biggest challenge will be with diet. I have always been thin and never really cared about my diet. I started drinking smoothies last January to help with cholesterol. I have made it my breakfast since then. I've been 20 pounds overweight for the past several years (I'm 6 ft tall 190 pounds). Usually at lunch, I'll just eat a almond crunch granola bar. when you have teenage boys, there usually isn't any leftovers. I stay away from processed foods and might eat out once or twice a week. My doctor told me that my diet is balanced and I need to get it balanced. Does anyone have a link or any suggestions on setting up a balanced diet?

All the best everyone here trying to deal with diabetes!

jack412 said:

the metformin takes 3 weeks to work, they normally start you off with 500 and build it up over a few weeks
what you did with your smoothe is exactly what you should do...eat to your meter...you found out that you can't have too much fruit, most try to keep under 150 @ 2hr
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
normal glucose levels
Fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L)
One hour after meals under 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L)
Two hours after meals under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L)

bread pasta potato etc are other carbs that will cause you trouble, you will need to replace the lost carb energy with healthy fats/oils, increasing protein isnt a good idea

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video

do you know what you blood test numbers were for your trig/hdl/ldl cholesterol etc

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Thanks for the replies and info. Here is the data from my last test.

Cholesterol, Total0 - 199 mg/dL221
Triglycerides0 - 150 mg/dL188
HDL Cholesterol40 - 60 mg/dL42
LDL Calculated<100 mg/dL141
VLDL CHOLESTEROL CALCULATEDNot Established mg/dL38

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and advice!

My doctor is supposed to be one of the best in the area, but some of the things she has done the past few years has me wondering. when I had high cholesterol a couple years ago, she had me on stats. She kept increasing it to where I was taking 2 different pills at a time. On my next blood test, my cholesterol was down, but my liver enzymes were way up. She had me stop taking pills for cholesterol and I managed to drop it down on my own by change in diet. I think with the support of this great group I can beat diabetes too...or at least keep it down without meds. I plan on taking the meds, but I will change my diet also. The only down side is that I won't know if the diet is working on its own. maybe after my next blood test on March 1st, 2015, if all is good, I'll talk with my GP about just trying diet.

Thanks again...and Brunneria? it looks like I'll be going green!