Hi
thanks for your reply (and to everyone else who replied).
Just seen diabetes nurse today who confirmed diagnosed as type 2 diabetic given readings within treatment range. Will be using diet and exercise rather than tablets as only just over treatment line and would rather try that to begin with.
I am 44, female and now weigh 12st 6lb (quite a bit of muscle - at my fittest, in my 20's, when swimming and walking every day weighed 11st 2lb - I guess 11.5st my goal now, so a stone to lose). Previous history of hyperthyroidism so LADA a possibility.
Diet has helped so far, as brain/thinking feel a lot clearer though foggy at times and skin healing up where as before it wasn't. Am hoping this starts to reflect in the blood results!
Nurse says I am not really the standard type 2 as I feel lows when I need to eat (though probably not that low really) and highs/headaches when have had too much carbs/any sugar. Mentioned LADA to nurse due to thyroid history but told treatment the same. Being reviewed in a few months.
Dietician appointment, then reviewed in a few months.
your current body weight 12st 6lb = 174 lbs. 44years is too young, so good news is you can quickly/ easily effectively control T2D and can completely get out of it through clean diet and regular exercises.
You did not provide info on your height, so it is not really possible to comment/ suggest anything. Let us say if you are 6 footer, this is perfectly healthy weight as your current BMI is 23.6 However, if your height is 5' 6inches, then your BMI is 28.1 which you need to take corrective action asap to bring it down.
However BMI is a very vague, first line of measurement and target. The more accurate ones (w.r.t. fat) are body fat measurement and fat location on the body. Any cheap electronic bathroom scale will give your Body Fat measurement.
Since there is a positive dx for T2D, you should get rid of at least 5% of your current body weight in the short term; and another 5% in the long term - and be able to maintain that new avatar - this is the normal recommendation. 1lb weight loss per week is ideal, though you can target up to 2lbs per week.
If you work on weight reduction, body fat will also be slowly reduced. If you have more fat around your waist [visceral fat], then it is in fact easy to get rid of it faster. I have noted that you were active in the past with swimming etc, so it will be quite easy for you to get into shape and take full control on your body.
If I am in your position; I would get these - a pedometer [such as garmin vivofit] to monitor all movements/ sedentary levels/ sleep quality etc, a heart rate monitor [to check heart rate while exercising], a glucometer [to 'eat to the meter'], sign up for 'myfitnesspal' to measure/ know daily calories of what is eaten.
