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hi all was diagnosed type 2 diabetic and haveing gout on tuesday got to see the dn on the 25th for the first time im a bit in shock about being diabetic as the only signs were tingling in the fingers and hands. im am about 3 stone over weight. also sufer from very bad back problems. i have been looking at what i can replace my snacks with as i have a sweet tooth and like my crisps alot .
 
Hi Martin! Glad you found us so soon after diagnosis. This forum does seem to help people with diabetes, not only all the information but also the support that you will find here! You may have to find that you have to change your whole outlook on your food. What you want, you simply cannot have. Diabetes and sugar and fatty rubbishy snacks just do not do well together. Maybe take this opportunity to have a total lifestyle change for the better. It is hard at the beginning but it gets easier with information and practise. Take a look at the food forum for some ideas. Have fun!
 
Hi Martin and welcome to the forum :D
 
Hi Martin and a warm welcome to the forum :) You'll get over the shock in due course - we all went through what you're going through now. You are not alone here....
 
Hiya martin26e and welcome to the dot com forum.

Sweet tooth and crisps sounds kinda familiar to me, so I wish you plenty of luck and even more willpower :lol:
 
thank you for the warm welcome . im already starting to look at going on a low carb diet as loseing weight will help my back and after reading a lot of posts on the fourm it seams one of the best way to handle bg levels.
 
martin26e said:
hi all was diagnosed type 2 diabetic and haveing gout on tuesday got to see the dn on the 25th for the first time im a bit in shock about being diabetic as the only signs were tingling in the fingers and hands. im am about 3 stone over weight. also sufer from very bad back problems. i have been looking at what i can replace my snacks with as i have a sweet tooth and like my crisps alot .
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Welcome to the Forum.
Here is the advice we offer to newly diagnosed Diabetic's.......it may help you in some way. As for Crisps etc.........things have to change if you want to get good control....something we all had to come to terms with.

Here is the advice we usually give to newly diagnosed diabetics. We hope that these few ideas gained through experience help you to gain control and give you some understanding of Diabetes. 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 as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, starchy root veg and also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

If you are on Insulin you may find that reducing the carb intake also means that you can reduce your dose of insulin. This can help you to keep weight gain down as Insulin tends to make you put on weight and eventually cause insulin resistance. This should be done slowly so as not to cause hypos.

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. Some foods, which are slow acting carbohydrates, are absorbed more slowly so you may need to test three or even four hours later to see the effect that these have 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!!
If you are an Insulin user in theory you should have no problem getting test strips.

The latest 2010 NICE guidelines for Bg levels are as follows:
Fasting (waking).......between 4 - 7 mmol/l........(Type 1 & 2)
2 hrs after meals......no more than 8.5 mmol/l.....( Type 2)

2hrs after meals....... no more than 9 mmol/l ......(Type 1)

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.

The above is just general advice and it is recommended that you discuss with your HCP before making any changes. You can also ask questions on the forum on anything that is not clear.
Ken / Sue.
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well went to see the db to day found out my last bg test was 7.9 and the doctor wanted to do another bg test so have to want another week to find out for sure as he thinks im abit young to have it at 32 yrs old. im starting to feel like a pin coushion
 
Unfortunately, you could have type 2 at 32. I was diagnosed with type 2 when I was 34. They werent sure if it was type 2 or late onset type 1, so they did loads of tests and came bake with type 2. they put me on insulin straight away as I was so young, they wanted me to have tight control. However I have started a new diet, not quite low-carbing, and my insulin use has rapidly decreased. That said, no two diabetics are the same and they may want to treat you differently.
Good luck.
 
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