I’m struggling to get my head around multiple health issues that came before Type 2, widespread Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia and Angina. Struggling to also factor in holding down 3 jobs and work out where and how to do exercise. Does anyone else have multiple issues?
New diagnosis alongside pre existing conditions
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Diabetes T2 is mainly something you can fix through what you eat. For quite a few people, exercise isn't physically possible, either due disabilities or like you, time constraints on top of that, but they can still get their blood sugars back in range with a few dietary tweaks (as mentioned in the Thingy in another reply elsewhere).
Take heart, all is not lost.
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Hello and welcome @Ali58
Quite a few people here suffer from a number of health conditions or living conditions that make exercise difficult. As @JoKalsbeek said the main way to treat type 2 is diet. Exercise can be helpful particular if you want to lose weight but diet is absolutely the most important thing.
It sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment. I suggest that you start by getting a meter and just testing your levels. Then, unless you're on medication which lowers your levels I suggest trying to lower your carb intake. If you are on that type of medication I suggest taking some time to know your levels and then if they are too high starting to lower your carb intake.
Again (as so often is the case) I agree with Jo that not all is lost.
Welcome and good luck.
Quite a few people here suffer from a number of health conditions or living conditions that make exercise difficult. As @JoKalsbeek said the main way to treat type 2 is diet. Exercise can be helpful particular if you want to lose weight but diet is absolutely the most important thing.
It sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment. I suggest that you start by getting a meter and just testing your levels. Then, unless you're on medication which lowers your levels I suggest trying to lower your carb intake. If you are on that type of medication I suggest taking some time to know your levels and then if they are too high starting to lower your carb intake.
Again (as so often is the case) I agree with Jo that not all is lost.
Welcome and good luck.
Thank you for taking the time to answer and encourage, I really appreciate it. I start on Metformin today, back on the wagon too with Second Nature eating plan (low carb and low sugar). Trusting that the combination of both will help.
