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Hi there to you all,.

I am sure you must get hundreds of new people logging on all the time just here to look for a quick fix.
Well, I may be one of them....But I have the feeling that there is no quick fix.

My husband has been diagnosed (October 09) with type 2 diabetes, and to be honest I did the wife thing and thought, oh here we go now he has an excuse to cry 'Man Flu' on a regular basis, but now I am caught in the position of having to re-think my thoughts.

Yep, Diabetes is tough............ In all fairness to said husband, he just gets on with things, but I really need to learn how to help him manage his illness.
Our doctor reckons he has been coming through this for the last 3-5 years, and it would explain his tiredness for no reason, the tingling in his hands and feet and his lack of interest in doing anything.
So, I am here to ask tons of questions and to read lots of advice, and hopefully to get to know some people along the way.

I am a Mum of Three, self employed, and also do some mentoring (Mentalling as my 12 year old calls it) for students in Creative writing and poetry....

Thanks for having me,.

Lorx
 
Here is the advice we usually give to new type 2's . See if there is anything in this that can help. Please ask us questions as well.

This forum doesn't always follow the recommended dietary advice, you have to work out what works for you as we are all different .

It's not just 'sugars' you need to avoid, diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat which includes sugars.

The main carbs to avoid or reduce are the complex or starchy carbohydrates such a bread, potatoes, pasta and rice also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

The way to find out how different foods affect you is to do regular daily testing and keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. If you test just before eating then two hours after eating you will see the effect of certain foods on your blood glucose levels.

Buy yourself a carb counter book (you can get these on-line) and you will be able to work out how much carbs you are eating, when you test, the reading two hours after should be roughly the same as the before eating reading, if it is then that meal was fine, if it isn’t then you need to check what you have eaten and think about reducing the portion size of carbs.

When you are buying products check the total carbohydrate content, this includes the sugar content. Do not just go by the amount of sugar on the packaging as this is misleading to a diabetic.

As for a tester, try asking the nurse/doctor and explain that you want to be proactive in managing your own diabetes and therefore need to test so that you can see just how foods affect your blood sugar levels. Hopefully this will work ! Sometimes they are not keen to give Type 2’s the strips on prescription, (in the UK) but you can but try !!

As a Type 2 the latest 2010 NICE guidelines for Bg levels are as follows:
Fasting (waking).......between 4 - 7 mmol/l.
2 hrs after meals......no more than 8.5 mmol/l.
If you are able to keep the post meal numbers lower, so much the better.

It also helps if you can do 30 minutes moderate exercise a day. It doesn't have to be strenuous.
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lorlie said:
My husband has been diagnosed (October 09) with type 2 diabetes, and to be honest I did the wife thing and thought, oh here we go now he has an excuse to cry 'Man Flu' on a regular basis, but now I am caught in the position of having to re-think my thoughts.

Yep, Diabetes is tough....

Lorx
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First of all Lorlie welcome to the forum: And yes diabetes is not only 'tough' but something I would not wish onto anybody. It is a condition that must be taken seriously as it has the potential to become a life threatening condition if ignored.

If you take a browse through some of the subject threads in the forum when you get some time, you will learn how we as forum members cope and treat the condition while we live our lives to a resonable standard.
 
Hi Lorlie and welcome :)

This is a great place to find help and information as there is usually someone here. :D 8)
 
Hi again

Thanks for the welcomes and the heads up, reading diligently.

Gilbert, Hi--- Nope a hope he would join, my other half is what is commonly known as
'Un-computerlike compatable' He is the king of almost breaking the buttons on my lap tops because he has minus zero patience.

He is the dog in the story of the little Red Hen, he will eat the bread, but he doesn't want to do all the planting and milling and stuff. He is really glad I have joined and is looking forward to getting information... :lol:

Thanks Again.
 
lorlie said:
Hi again

Thanks for the welcomes and the heads up, reading diligently.

Gilbert, Hi--- Nope a hope he would join, my other half is what is commonly known as
'Un-computerlike compatable' He is the king of almost breaking the buttons on my lap tops because he has minus zero patience.

He is the dog in the story of the little Red Hen, he will eat the bread, but he doesn't want to do all the planting and milling and stuff. He is really glad I have joined and is looking forward to getting information... :lol:

Thanks Again.
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Never mind lorlie, its a male thing that you females don't understand! :lol:

Welcome to the forum! :D

Nigel
 
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