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Hello and welcome from me too! You seem to have had lot of the "advice" we all get....at least now you are here where you will find advice, information and support from a lovely group of folks going through the same! Have a good read on the forum, ask questions and keep posting!
As for the horrible comments- they have the problem there, certainly not you !
 
Hi Jen,

Sorry you had such a bad experience at the gym. I don't dare go. I bought myself a second hand exercise bike for £20 recently and I'm on that most evenings. I can't manage long, but I'm building it up slowly, just to do something and get my heart rate up a bit. Also the advice you have seen here about Low carb higher fat is great. I swear finding this forum with all the wonderful help and advice has saved my life! And helped me lose weight. It seems so wrong sometimes, eating cheese and cream and butter, but it does work, it is also so easy once you get the hang of it. I bought Collins gem carb guide, its a small book which tells you how many carbs are in loads of different foods. Also it would be helpful to get yourself a BG meter, it's shocking to see how high some foods send you and then helps you to not have them again. Equally you may find you can have something you thought you couldn't. I bought mine off Amazon its a SD Codefree, whilst you may find companies giving these away, the strips cost a fortune, whereas on the SD codefree they are the cheapest for strips. You could always ask your doctor or nurse for a meter but not many give them to type 2's.

Good luck in your journey. You've done yourself a huge favour in finding this site.
 
Hi Jen,

I bet you are even more confused than you were before you came here. This is because we are all different in which foods we can and can't cope with. Some people can manage a slice of bread or a couple of potatoes etc, but you won't know if you are one of these until you get a meter and test this out for yourself. It is also useful to remember that some Type 2's and all Type 1's are on insulin, which means they have more flexibility in what they can eat as they can inject insulin to counteract the carbs, so their diets may differ slightly.

For now, my best advice to you is to buy a meter and some extra strips. Have a look here http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm Once you get one, we can help you make the best use of it.

Then have a look at this thread, which you may find useful as it is intended for people new to low carbing. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/a-new-low-carb-guide-for-beginners.68695/

Please keep posting, find out what your HbA1c was and let us know. (ask your GP's receptionist for a print out of your blood test results) and ask questions.
 
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