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Newly diagnosed didn't know I had it

Hello, welcome. It takes time to adjust. It isn't always a smooth path. The forum is a great place to be and lots of friendly folk and lots of help, if you get stuck. Just take it day by day and step by step and I am sure you will do well.
Do you know what your blood numbers are and where you need to be?
Have a good weekend and know things will get better.
 
Keethb said:
I was newly diagnosed on 7th November I didn't know I had it it was a shock it's frightning to have it
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Its generally the consensus that we are diagnosed after a delightful trip to the GP about something totally irrelevant and then "bam" you are diagnosed with Type 2. You are in the right place to find out loads of info and success stories :)
 
Hello and welcome to the forum @Keethb

Yes it is scary and frightening when you first get diagnosed. I can tell you it will get better. You have found a great place to get information, advice and support.

Have you got a meter ? If not I highly recommend that you get one. A meter is a tool that will allow you to make informed choices about what you eat.

Good luck and welcome.
 
I think at the moment I'm going to have blood tests so many times a year to check my blood sugar I was advised not to get a monitor yet
 
Keethb said:
I think at the moment I'm going to have blood tests so many times a year to check my blood sugar I was advised not to get a monitor yet
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Hi and welcome. The purposes of the six monthly tests and the fingerprick meter tests are different. The six month test gives you an overview of how your blood glucose levels have been over the last three months or so. The fingerprick tests tell you what your levels are right now, and very importantly allow you to understand the impact that particular foods have on your BG levels. We don't all react to foods in the same way, and sometimes react differently to the same food at different times.

The meter tests help you exclude problem foods from your diet and focus on what works for you. You take control.

One test isn't a substitute for the other. You need both, in my opinion. It's a bit like satnavs and maps. If you're setting off on a journey to somewhere you've never been, it's good to be told often via the satnav that you're on the right road, and are keeping to the right road, rather than driving for a few hours before you look at the map and try to work out where you are and how you got there. You might be OK, or you might be off in completely the wrong direction.

So the fingerprick test tells you what's going on today, and based on those when you have the six monthly A1c test what it says shouldn't be a nasty surprise.


The good news is you can quickly take some steps to reduce your blood glucose levels and reduce the risk of damage. You might need to change a lot of your assumptions about what "healthy eating" looks like, and learn to ignore much of what the media thinks healthy eating is. Low-carb worked quickly for me and has done for many other people. There are loads of examples in the "Success Stories" thread on this forum. Best of luck!.
 
Keethb said:
I was newly diagnosed on 7th November I didn't know I had it it was a shock it's frightning to have it
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Did they give you any advice on changing your diet to help lower your blood glucose?
And are you on any medication?

I have all my fingers and toes crossed that they gave you some useful advice? Suggested you avoid sugar, bread, rice, potato, pasta and sweet fruit? Told you eat lots of low carb veg, and focus on the meat/fish/eggs/protein part of the meal?
All fingers and toes also crossed in the hope that they didn't give you outdated advice - believe it or not, some healthcare professionals are still handing out the terrible advice to go low fat and high carb...
 
Keethb said:
I think at the moment I'm going to have blood tests so many times a year to check my blood sugar I was advised not to get a monitor yet
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Welcome to the best little club no one wants to join. @Keethb .

Very poor advice re meter, for any one who feels able or willing to take note of their health and keen to improve it, imho.

As outlined above, it's a good system for a reason.

It's a Sat-Nav or Speedo that you COULD take notice of.

And If you choose not to test..

In a few months time, you could get told that your HBA1c hasn't improved, or maybe has got worse...(mine did )

Your job then, is to work out what meal or meals, over the previous month's caused the issue....mmmhh

So if you have the best of memories all you have to do is think back 30/60/90/365 days to remember that bit of bread/rice/pasta/xyz that began tripping you up that you didn't know about, so just kept on eating it ......

OR

Test around the time of the meal & know asap what's good AND what to avoid.

For me it's a no-brainer.

But we all make our own choices.

The only difference is how well informed we are when making those choices.

Good luck on your journey through the T2D information jungle.
 
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