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[Jumper61]

Hi all, My name is Trevor, I'm a 61 years old man. My wife and I have 5 children and 13 grandchildren between us. I have served in the Royal Navy for 16 years and 19 years in the prison service. I now live and work (as a barman) in Hondon de los Frailes Spain. I played rugby until I was 50 but was then told I had arthritis, so I had to stop, since moving here I have been playing walking football (again have had to stop due to pain from arthritis). I have recently been diagnosed with, I'm guessing, type 2. I say I'm guessing because all I got from the doctor was your diabetic, I said no I'm not and she said yes you are, here start these tablets and have another blood test in February. That's all I got. Due to my work starting at 1530 most days and ending when the bar closes, anything between 2100 and 0200, it is always hard to fit in 3 healthy meals a day. Because of this I normally forget to take my evening tablet. Can anyone give me advice on how to work this into my day. Thank you

 

[Fenn]

Hi, welcome

Thankyou for your service, oh and well done for your first two jobs too “hic”

You are in the right place, have a read of the forum, there is lots to learn, ask questions.

I take lots of tablets both am and pm, I also take metformin that you have likely been given, remembering for me is hard so have to take at the same time each day even if that’s not exactly 12 hours apart, I take morning meds on the way out of the door (6:15am) and evening meds after evening dog walk with my cup of tea (8pm). The routine is the only way I remember, I tried phone alarm but I just turn it off and think I’ll get the pills in a sec and forget again.

best of luck

 

[VashtiB]

Hello and welcome @Jumper61

It sounds like you have had an exciting life.

My first recommendation will be that you invest in a meter. A meter is the tool that will tell you how different foods are affecting your levels. A blood test every three months gives you no information on how you are going.

Depending on what your medication is my second recommendation is that you change your diet to reduce the levels of carbs that you eat. Many people here have found that strategy works in bringing down your blood sugar levels. If you are on insulin obviously that needs to be done with advice from a medical professional.

Many people also find that once they go low carb they also don't need to eat three meals a day so that may help also.

Good luck and welcome.

 

[jjraak]

Hi @Jumper61 .

Welcome to the club.

I went low carb higher fats (LCHF) after diagnosis (DX)

And found I wasn't as hungry once I settled in to it .

And as @VashtiB mentions, many others found the same.

The poor advice of "eat often" can be detrimental to those with 'issues' regarding carbs & our production of insulin...aka T2D.

You'll hear much of 'intermittent fasting' ( IF) which really is an extension of the fasting we all do over night, once asleep.

So pushing back a morning meal or bringing forward an evening meal helps extend our fasting time.

Others can take this into the next day or further, a feat which is beyond me sadly.

While your hours of work might make it harder, many who adopt a LCHF diet tend to skip at least one of those 3 meals, you mention.

I personally go 2mad (2 meals a day) but usually that first meal might be little more then a snack & I fill up with my evening meal.

Others go one meal a day ( OMAD )

All of which helps overall in lowering our ingestion of carbs, the production of insulin & please god... a lowering of our HBA1C.

It's all a lot to take in, early on, but forums full of useful advice & members willing to answer any questions .

As for remembering to take the meds.

I had major injuries last year So stopped Metformin as I was on too many drugs.

I have Since returned to taking it and GP updated my prescription
to slow release

If I forget to take after dinner, I take mine just before bed.
It's slow release, and so far hasn't caused any issue

Best of luck finding a way that suits YOU.

 

[Southbeds]

Hi all, My name is Trevor, I'm a 61 years old man. My wife and I have 5 children and 13 grandchildren between us. I have served in the Royal Navy for 16 years and 19 years in the prison service. I now live and work (as a barman) in Hondon de los Frailes Spain. I played rugby until I was 50 but was then told I had arthritis, so I had to stop, since moving here I have been playing walking football (again have had to stop due to pain from arthritis). I have recently been diagnosed with, I'm guessing, type 2. I say I'm guessing because all I got from the doctor was your diabetic, I said no I'm not and she said yes you are, here start these tablets and have another blood test in February. That's all I got. Due to my work starting at 1530 most days and ending when the bar closes, anything between 2100 and 0200, it is always hard to fit in 3 healthy meals a day. Because of this I normally forget to take my evening tablet. Can anyone give me advice on how to work this into my day. Thank you

The best advice I received was from the Forum was buy a Blood Glucose Monitor and food diary then remove the foods that spiked my bloods, it's called Eating To Your Meter,never used medication just stuck to a Low Carb Diet,