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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2488512" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Hi [USER=552879]@Karoline[/USER] and welcome to the forums.</p><p></p><p>I recommend that you have a read of jokalsbeek's excellent blog on low carb and T2</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/" target="_blank">JoKalsbeek's blog | Diabetes Forum • The Global Diabetes Community</a></p><p></p><p>Though low carb is by far the most popular way of managing T2 by the people posting here, you can get good results with medication, and/or weight loss (if you are overweight). An issue with medication alone is that it tends to be progressive so you need more meds as you go and many T2s eventually progress to insulin, which has its own issues. (Though as a T1, I am a big fan, and I am of the belief that there is nothing wrong with taking meds if you need them to control your diabetes.)</p><p></p><p>But you've already taken a big step by investing in a meter, you might as well use it to see what effect different foods have on your personal blood sugar. Different people can tolerate drastically different amounts of carbs.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2488512, member: 372717"] Hi [USER=552879]@Karoline[/USER] and welcome to the forums. I recommend that you have a read of jokalsbeek's excellent blog on low carb and T2 [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/']JoKalsbeek's blog | Diabetes Forum • The Global Diabetes Community[/URL] Though low carb is by far the most popular way of managing T2 by the people posting here, you can get good results with medication, and/or weight loss (if you are overweight). An issue with medication alone is that it tends to be progressive so you need more meds as you go and many T2s eventually progress to insulin, which has its own issues. (Though as a T1, I am a big fan, and I am of the belief that there is nothing wrong with taking meds if you need them to control your diabetes.) But you've already taken a big step by investing in a meter, you might as well use it to see what effect different foods have on your personal blood sugar. Different people can tolerate drastically different amounts of carbs. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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