I must say that my doctor and diabetic nurse could not have been nicer BUT when I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 about one month ago, I was told all at the same time that I was ?% more likely to have a heart attack, I was ?% likely to have severe foot problems, maybe even loose them, my kidneys might even give up. Together with this and the prospects of getting to grips with my diet. sent me into an inward state of shock. I was eating and have done for years, a healthy diet but too much of it. I must cut down. Yes I know they have to tell you the facts but getting to grips with it all the day you are diagnosed is horrific. Any advice/comments please?
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Well Broads - Welcome to the forum first of all. You'll be pleased to know, while we are NOT healthcare professionals (snigger), there is plenty of help and solid advice available form ALL the members on here. You've certainly come to the right place to start your journey into the complex world of managing diabetes.I'm also recently diagnosed, and whilst no expert by any means, i've learned a hell of a lot from our membes than I reckon I ever would from the "medical profession".
If you have any questions, and i'm sure you'll have loads, just ask away and someone here will be able to help you out in some way.
This is one journey we all share, and it can be good fun - there will be highs and lows, but together we can all pull through i'm sure
Be good !!
Jimbo
If you have any questions, and i'm sure you'll have loads, just ask away and someone here will be able to help you out in some way.
This is one journey we all share, and it can be good fun - there will be highs and lows, but together we can all pull through i'm sure
Be good !!
Jimbo
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I agree, Broads. 8 years ago when I was diagnosed, Dr spent about half an hour listing everything that could possibly go wrong. She finished me off by helpfully computing the PROBABILITY of a heart attack. (25%) I was in a state of shock for months afterwards. I felt I had the disease that would kill me. I was referred to a diabetes education session at the hospital, & they gave me all the information about diet for diabetes & heart, foot care, eye care, exercise & how to make friends with the local pharmacist .... etc.
I was also told diabetes was progressive & that while I should initially try to manage with diet & exercise, medication would not mean failure but progression. I was also scared not to follow the NHS/DUK diet including 1/3 of a plate of carbs.
As predicted by the Dr, progression occurred to the point of crippling leg pains. (Diabetic neuropathy.) That was the point I took seriously the advice of some on this forum about reduced carbs. In April this year I was struggling to get out of bed. 3 months on reduced carb, & I'm playing tennis as well as ever, & have a number of health benefits both perceived & measured by the Dr. (I'm 69)
You need to see how your blood sugars are controlled by diet initially unless your BS readings are dangerously high. If you have been eating a lot of sugary & starchy foods, you will get a quick reduction by diet change. For this you will need a meter. Test strips should be available on prescription. You should be able to get a free meter through the ads on this forum.
Bring your questions - ask away & get answers from experience. The professional advice you get, particularly on diet may be WRONG.
I was also told diabetes was progressive & that while I should initially try to manage with diet & exercise, medication would not mean failure but progression. I was also scared not to follow the NHS/DUK diet including 1/3 of a plate of carbs.
As predicted by the Dr, progression occurred to the point of crippling leg pains. (Diabetic neuropathy.) That was the point I took seriously the advice of some on this forum about reduced carbs. In April this year I was struggling to get out of bed. 3 months on reduced carb, & I'm playing tennis as well as ever, & have a number of health benefits both perceived & measured by the Dr. (I'm 69)
You need to see how your blood sugars are controlled by diet initially unless your BS readings are dangerously high. If you have been eating a lot of sugary & starchy foods, you will get a quick reduction by diet change. For this you will need a meter. Test strips should be available on prescription. You should be able to get a free meter through the ads on this forum.
Bring your questions - ask away & get answers from experience. The professional advice you get, particularly on diet may be WRONG.
Everything they told you is true - of UNCONTROLLED diabetes.
However as chronic diseases go diabetes is comparatively easy to control. I just bet they didn't give you a BG meter which is #1 important factor. I expect they told you to eat a low fat high carb diet which is pretty much a guarantee that what they told you will come to pass.
Read this
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html
and this
http://www.dsolve.com/
and this
http://www.bloodsugar101.com/
just for starters, as you can see there is a mass of information available and IMNSHO these are some of the better starting points
However as chronic diseases go diabetes is comparatively easy to control. I just bet they didn't give you a BG meter which is #1 important factor. I expect they told you to eat a low fat high carb diet which is pretty much a guarantee that what they told you will come to pass.
Read this
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html
and this
http://www.dsolve.com/
and this
http://www.bloodsugar101.com/
just for starters, as you can see there is a mass of information available and IMNSHO these are some of the better starting points
Welcome! Sorry we had to meet like this.
I'm a stubborn old woman trying to beat the system. I battle for test strips( and got a few) reduced my carbs and my medication and 5 years after diagnosis, My eyes are stable HbA1c is almost non-diabetic and I take less medication. blood pressure is down too. Weight is down 18 kg.
All this is down to a low carb diet.
I'm married to a T1 (37 years) and I'm working on him too. He has multiple complications, and I'm trying to make sure they get no worse and possibly better.
I eat low carb ( approx 20 - 50 per day) and exercise 5 days a week. There's not much more I can do, but this is working at the moment
I'm a stubborn old woman trying to beat the system. I battle for test strips( and got a few) reduced my carbs and my medication and 5 years after diagnosis, My eyes are stable HbA1c is almost non-diabetic and I take less medication. blood pressure is down too. Weight is down 18 kg.
All this is down to a low carb diet.
I'm married to a T1 (37 years) and I'm working on him too. He has multiple complications, and I'm trying to make sure they get no worse and possibly better.
I eat low carb ( approx 20 - 50 per day) and exercise 5 days a week. There's not much more I can do, but this is working at the moment
I was diagnosed with type 2 2 weeks ago. I have had a long session with the practice nurse at my GP - she was fantastic and took the fear away. I have been trying to live a healthy lifestyle for 2 whole weeks. Not touch a glass of red wine (boo hoo). It has made me stop and think about what I put into my body - and also what other people put into their bodies! it is my wake up call, so I am just getting on with my life and trying as best I can to accept it, and allowing myself to feel just a little virtuous !!
Sue Harris - Stafford
Sue Harris - Stafford
sugarless sue said:
And blood pressure.
Can be a **** sight better than the Healthy Diet some professionals still recommend
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/d-day.html
