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Newly diagnossed type 2
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tubolard
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
To be honest, nothing's certain, it depends on what decisions you make. It has to be said that not taking control of your condition reduces life expectancy.
Hope you enjoy your visits here, we are a friendly bunch and more than willing to help out and offer advice when needed.
Regards, Tubs.
To be honest, nothing's certain, it depends on what decisions you make. It has to be said that not taking control of your condition reduces life expectancy.
Hope you enjoy your visits here, we are a friendly bunch and more than willing to help out and offer advice when needed.
Regards, Tubs.
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Where to start?
Congratulations on that significant achievement.
One study has shown that reducing your HbA1c by 1 percentage point reduces the likelihood of complications by somewhere in the region of 20 percentage points. That reduction in the likelihood of complications obviously extends so-called normality for a person with diabetes.
Not wishing to sound too fatalistic, even in non-diabetic life one can only hope to lead a long and normal life.
How are you coping with Metformin? One of the lucky ones? or lots of humour in the workplace?
Regards, Tubs.
Congratulations on that significant achievement.
One study has shown that reducing your HbA1c by 1 percentage point reduces the likelihood of complications by somewhere in the region of 20 percentage points. That reduction in the likelihood of complications obviously extends so-called normality for a person with diabetes.
Not wishing to sound too fatalistic, even in non-diabetic life one can only hope to lead a long and normal life.
How are you coping with Metformin? One of the lucky ones? or lots of humour in the workplace?
Regards, Tubs.
Hi.
My BG before treatment were about 15 but after a meal were 24! Had a 0.1 trace of ketones but they have all been 0.00 since.
The metformin were weird at first, but think my stomach has accepted them now. What I have found is that my eyesight has went a bit wonky. Read that I should wait until I go to opticians. It said that they can do that.
Trying to stop smoking now too, give up the junk and get healthy.
I assume that it is proven, that if you can keep good BG and exercise, eat well that you can live into your 70s or 80s?
I'll do what I have to.
My BG before treatment were about 15 but after a meal were 24! Had a 0.1 trace of ketones but they have all been 0.00 since.
The metformin were weird at first, but think my stomach has accepted them now. What I have found is that my eyesight has went a bit wonky. Read that I should wait until I go to opticians. It said that they can do that.
Trying to stop smoking now too, give up the junk and get healthy.
I assume that it is proven, that if you can keep good BG and exercise, eat well that you can live into your 70s or 80s?
I'll do what I have to.
tubolard
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I wouldn't want to raise false hope - actuarially we have shorter lifespans - hence pension payouts can be slightly higher (that's one plus side) all I can say is that the better control we have...
Regards, Tubs.
Regards, Tubs.
Probably the only absolutely true thing you'll hear is that you may not make it to 60/70/80.
On the other hand, if we're talking about living to retirement age, 3 out of 4 do.
Whether the 1 in 4 is done in by old age, a drunk driver or a medical condition is still under investigation.
Whatever the cause, there are ways to minimise the risk, I guess. If you're 34 you've got a lot of time to put stuff right. If I'm honest, at 50, I've probably spent nearly 5 years denying the inevitable, and it'll probably cost me dear :/
PS: Second week in, first week without chesse since, probably 1969, and possibly on a no-cheese high (the marmite has taken a beating, though).
On the other hand, if we're talking about living to retirement age, 3 out of 4 do.
Whether the 1 in 4 is done in by old age, a drunk driver or a medical condition is still under investigation.
Whatever the cause, there are ways to minimise the risk, I guess. If you're 34 you've got a lot of time to put stuff right. If I'm honest, at 50, I've probably spent nearly 5 years denying the inevitable, and it'll probably cost me dear :/
PS: Second week in, first week without chesse since, probably 1969, and possibly on a no-cheese high (the marmite has taken a beating, though).
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My gran was a diabetic from childhood, died aged 91 years .
My fit and healthy husband was killed in a road accident in his 50's.
This is not a rehearsal, live every day and regret nothing. Worry about the things you can change and not about the things that you cannot.
It has been proven that an optimist lives longer than a pessimist when faced with health related challenges.
Catherine.
My fit and healthy husband was killed in a road accident in his 50's.
This is not a rehearsal, live every day and regret nothing. Worry about the things you can change and not about the things that you cannot.
It has been proven that an optimist lives longer than a pessimist when faced with health related challenges.
Catherine.
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My Nan was a diabetic since she was in her 40's and she passed away last year at the grand age of 90,i bet theres many more,i think we just have to learn ,do our best and enjoy every day 
shan x
shan xWell, I don't know whether this is good advice, but I've decided to change slowly - so several local pie and sandwich shops have closed, and expect Hellemans' shares to slump.
I've replaced the commercial offering with home baked bread (machine, I'm prepared to cheat!), lo-cal olive spread, lean meat or fish*, salad WITHOUT EGG, and some mustard or the tiniest scrape of chutney or pickle for a bit of flavour**. It's not particularly lo-carb, but it's a damned sight better than what I used to be eating!
Expect the experts to tell me exactly where I'm going wrong in about 10 nanoseconds :lol:
* Compared with bought in butties, you can roast a decent piece of meat and eat off it all week for a fraction of the cost.
**The spill chucker thinks that flavour should be flavor - how can I change it to approximate english, please?
I've replaced the commercial offering with home baked bread (machine, I'm prepared to cheat!), lo-cal olive spread, lean meat or fish*, salad WITHOUT EGG, and some mustard or the tiniest scrape of chutney or pickle for a bit of flavour**. It's not particularly lo-carb, but it's a damned sight better than what I used to be eating!
Expect the experts to tell me exactly where I'm going wrong in about 10 nanoseconds :lol:
* Compared with bought in butties, you can roast a decent piece of meat and eat off it all week for a fraction of the cost.
**The spill chucker thinks that flavour should be flavor - how can I change it to approximate english, please?
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:lol: several pubs near me have closed too, but I'm hoping that's because of this government's alcohol taxation policy and not because I've stopped frequenting them
We used a bread making machine until diagnosis - but no matter how hard I tried I could not get a wholemeal loaf to work successfully, handmade a loaf last weekend and I'm thinking about adding it to my exercise routine
Good on ya, as long as you're getting the results you want.
Regards, Tubs.
We used a bread making machine until diagnosis - but no matter how hard I tried I could not get a wholemeal loaf to work successfully, handmade a loaf last weekend and I'm thinking about adding it to my exercise routine
Good on ya, as long as you're getting the results you want.
Regards, Tubs.
1 mile walk, 10 mins kneading? Know what you mean. Don't know what's working yet..
Funnily enough, after some beginner's luck, I'm having trouble getting a crust. I suspect the yest and will report back later - 'cos if I'm going to eat bread, I'd much rather it was "proper" than shop bought.
Funnily enough, after some beginner's luck, I'm having trouble getting a crust. I suspect the yest and will report back later - 'cos if I'm going to eat bread, I'd much rather it was "proper" than shop bought.
