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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
(New to forum - not yet fully on top of common abbreviations etc)
I had the news that I have type 2 diabetes on Monday, in a phone call from my GP after a routine blood test to check on effects of my BP meds. She said I also have high cholesterol, and put me on statins straight away, but wants to tackle the diabetes with 3 months on a low carbohydrate diet described to me as 'half a plate of vegetables or salad, a quarter of protein and a quarter of carbohydrate'.
She did not give me any numbers over the phone, so I guess I need to go back to find those out. She also said I'd be referred to a diabetes nurse, but have heard nothing yet.
I've been sticking to the low carb diet OK, I've done them before for weight loss and find it OK once I get into it. The main downside for me is the caution around fruit.
I have arthritis in my hip and am being assessed for fibromyalgia due to pain and fatigue and various other symptoms that fit the profile. Arthritis means it's very hard to get dressed, particularly bending forwards to put shoes on and do them up. I walked a lot until the onset of arthritis and fatigue, but I've put on a lot of weight since the pain and fatigue started. I'm willing to exercise, but I don't know where to start as I'm so out of condition.
I've been reading the forums for a couple of days, and feel encouraged that so many people are managing their condition with diet. I look forward to losing some excess weight. I'm a classic yo-yo dieter, so being told by doctors to lose weight hasn't done much for my waistline in the long run, usually meaning one stone off then one and a half or two stone back on.
Sorry this is a bit of a brain dump, just thought I would say hello.
I had the news that I have type 2 diabetes on Monday, in a phone call from my GP after a routine blood test to check on effects of my BP meds. She said I also have high cholesterol, and put me on statins straight away, but wants to tackle the diabetes with 3 months on a low carbohydrate diet described to me as 'half a plate of vegetables or salad, a quarter of protein and a quarter of carbohydrate'.
She did not give me any numbers over the phone, so I guess I need to go back to find those out. She also said I'd be referred to a diabetes nurse, but have heard nothing yet.
I've been sticking to the low carb diet OK, I've done them before for weight loss and find it OK once I get into it. The main downside for me is the caution around fruit.
I have arthritis in my hip and am being assessed for fibromyalgia due to pain and fatigue and various other symptoms that fit the profile. Arthritis means it's very hard to get dressed, particularly bending forwards to put shoes on and do them up. I walked a lot until the onset of arthritis and fatigue, but I've put on a lot of weight since the pain and fatigue started. I'm willing to exercise, but I don't know where to start as I'm so out of condition.
I've been reading the forums for a couple of days, and feel encouraged that so many people are managing their condition with diet. I look forward to losing some excess weight. I'm a classic yo-yo dieter, so being told by doctors to lose weight hasn't done much for my waistline in the long run, usually meaning one stone off then one and a half or two stone back on.
Sorry this is a bit of a brain dump, just thought I would say hello.