Hi everyone ,I’m 58 and been quite active since I was 25. The last 2 years I have diagnosed with T2.i dint take it seriously for the first 1 yr but kept seeing readings of 6.5 + and it wasnt going down. So I needed to do something about it. I have had office jobs and in the car mostly so during work hours. Not a lot of activity.
They prescribed metformin 500 mg and increased to 1000 mg taken twice a day .
So I did my own research .
2 hours after food no exercise, it’s around 7.
In the morning if I fast , it’s round 7.
If I exercised daily , walking , light jog for about 10-15 minutes. At home on stationary bike, the readings all started going down to low 6’s . At night , eat lightly and mostly protein, and vegetables. Cut out at much carbs as possible but if your going to eat them, have low carb bread , and go for a 15-20 minute walk . Drinking 2l per day water . If I experienced tired day , I had no Option but to eat bananas or apple .
I hope this helps others but keep going and you will get on top of T2. Get 7-8 hrs sleep , get rid of stress and pray to God to give you strength each day but after a while , the lifestyle becomes fairly normal! I have tried losing weight which isn’t easy but increase the work rate if you can .
They prescribed metformin 500 mg and increased to 1000 mg taken twice a day .
So I did my own research .
2 hours after food no exercise, it’s around 7.
In the morning if I fast , it’s round 7.
If I exercised daily , walking , light jog for about 10-15 minutes. At home on stationary bike, the readings all started going down to low 6’s . At night , eat lightly and mostly protein, and vegetables. Cut out at much carbs as possible but if your going to eat them, have low carb bread , and go for a 15-20 minute walk . Drinking 2l per day water . If I experienced tired day , I had no Option but to eat bananas or apple .
I hope this helps others but keep going and you will get on top of T2. Get 7-8 hrs sleep , get rid of stress and pray to God to give you strength each day but after a while , the lifestyle becomes fairly normal! I have tried losing weight which isn’t easy but increase the work rate if you can .
