Hiya
Im sam i turned 40 in November and for my birthday celebrations i went to Madness and got told i had diabetesNot your usual celebrations but there you go.
No history in my family at all so put down to bad diet and lack of activity. im about 2/3 stone over weight, never used to be but i packed the ciggies up after 22 years and went from a very active job to sitting down 10 hours a day, working may i add lol. So on gained the weight and in came the diabetes.
Im not 100% sure on my levels as never wrote them down but back in August i was borderline, so they left it 3 months did the ole lucozade test again, anyone else hate that stuff lol? and i was diagnosed. Given 500mg once a day but after a couple of weeks i saw an actual Dr and he said it wouldnt be doing anything for me based on my levels so upped it to 2 x 500mg a day.
First couple of days i had stomach cramps, then it calmed down. I now am too regular and cant see how anything is staying in side of me( sorry if tmi)
I have made massive changes to my diet i used to have umpteen cans of pop etc and sweets/crisps and now its all gone. I may have the odd biscuit here and there or a choccie once a week. No fizzy drinks i dont drink t or coffee so no sugar, dont add sugar to any cereal and i dont bake. Hopefully these will all start making a difference.
My main problem though is still my diet, on the basis of i have been SO fussy over the years with food and have problems with it.
The only veg i like is, roasted parsnips potatoes and sweetcorn.
I dont like ANY salad at all
I try and have fruit but thats limited to what i like
I dont like peppers/onions/ and so many other things it makes it SO hard to get all my nutrients and find meals i can have that aren't going to affect me masses.
Anyway think i have rambled on enough haha, if anyone has any tips on anything especially food i would be so so grateful, its all new its all very daunting and im like the rabbit in the headlights xx
Look like an A student to me. Well done.Thanks guys. I did an.hours walking this afternoon covering 4 miles, so stepping in right direction on that. Stopped off at dr's to get my readings but i dont think she has given me right things...or i dont know what im looking at lol. The dates dont coincide with my latest results. I think on 7/11 i did the lucozade test..it says 8am -8.2 and 10am - 17.4 the other sheets say serum stuff but i dont know what im looking for.
I went to tesco and bought》
Coleslaw
Beansprouts
Turkey rashers
Mushrooms
No sugar jelly
Eggs
Bacon
Ham.
How did i do for my first attempt?
You are doing just fine. It takes time to get your head around it all, and there is much to be confused about it. With the enthusiasm you are showing, I have no doubt that you are going to find the way to achieve good results.Thanks!! Gonna need to search for more though or this regime could be very boring lol
Hi Sam,Thanks!! Gonna need to search for more though or this regime could be very boring lol
Thought you had said you had had a 'Jar of Cookies', never thought of having cockles that's a new one on me and I Iike all fish.Forums are bloody handy places arent they lol... so friendly too! . Ive had a jar of cockles this evening.. my total carb count for the day is 30g.
Dont forget pork scratchings if you like them, they make a great filling snack.Thanks paul. I actually booked in today to see him but as usual cant get in for a month was going to ask about a meter and possibly looking into the side effects im having with metformin. I was only on one tablet a day for a week and he upped it straight away to 2. Thankyou for your support. X @daddys1 my butt would be kicked in here if i had cookies ha ha! the cockles were more of a non affecting snack i didnt fancy waiting for jelly to set..impatient red head lol
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