Newly diagnosed Type 2

Hi @LorraineKay and welcome to the forum.

Have you been put on any medication for the diabetes? The answer to that will help people to make suggestions that are most appropriate.

I’m linking to some useful information for those newly diagnosed - have a read and come back with any questions: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/

What you eat is very important with type 2. How much choice do you get with the frozen meal deliveries?

LorraineKay said:

Diagnosed last week, still waiting for meds they told me I would be on. Diabetes caused by long term use of steroids and antibiotics as well as genetic. I am 73yrs and a wheelchair user, due to several other medical problems. Not a lot of activity and only eat frozen foods, delivered weekly. Wonder what do I do no!

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Hello @LorraineKay ,

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. The frozen meals may complicate things a bit, and you haven't mentioned what medication they plan to put you on, but maybe this'll be of some help: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html

I don't know whether a radical change in diet is feasible for you, considering the circumstances. Still, it's probably not all frozen meals all the time? Out of the three meals a day you have? Is full fat greek yoghurt with (frozen/thawed) berries and maybe coconut shavings or something, an option for breakfast? Maybe eggs and bacon? If you have someone to prepare stuff for you, eggs can be whisked and put in a muffin tray with cheese, bacon, sausage, whatever you like in them, and frozen for a week or so in advance, to microwave at a later date. All in all, for a T2, the carbs are the problem. All of them, so not just the sugary stuff like cookies, cake and what have you. Bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, cereal and corn are all problematic for people like us. If you can cut back and instead, up the fats and protein some (Meat, fish, dairy, poultry, eggs etc), that could well make quite the difference for you.

Good luck!
Jo

LorraineKay said:

I love chicken, mackerel, sliced salmon and boiled eggs.

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All of which would be absolutely wonderful for controlling your blood sugars..
If you can get those delivered and not carby ready meals that would be great.

LorraineKay said:

My glucose levels are between 4.4 first thing upto about 9.8 after my last meal but I seem to be having hypos every afternoon between 1.30 and 5pm, dont know why as figures seem ok.

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Have you measured your blood sugar when experiencing these "hypos"?