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Evening Folks

New to forum. Found this when doing some research..

Seems between my last two check ups, I became Diabetic, got way high Colesterol and Trigliserides.. Was spotted when Dental implant failed second time round, Dentist did a test and sent me straight away to Med Centre. Was at 17-22 range and when tested to see how long it took to rid myself of Glucose after a measured amout moved down 1 point in two hours...

Spent a week getting thre times a day Insulin and eating a diet that an anorexic Rabbit would think was too little..

Now on same Anorexic Rabbit Diet and taking Metaformin, Krestor and Janubin instead of having the insulin.. Plus 6 Miles a day walking too and from work and 10 Miles a day aerobic excersize on bike

Yeah Weight, Diet and Stress were major issues... Obviously changed that by the Anorexic Rabbit Diet and the excersize..

Have Private Company Health Plan and access to any and all drugs, not like NHS. Am waiting to see which type I have which I find out Tuesday. Doc thought type 2, but is worried about antibodies attacking cells

Be nice to see what others thing and to find out about a more ballenced diet plan, when the doc relaxes the restrictions
 
Hi and welcome to the forum :) I'm an ex-pat too. It's all very confusing when you are new to diabetes but things will gradually get sorted out. This general information may help you understand a bit more about diabetes and how to look after yourself as well as possible. It was written by Sue and Ken, the former monitors, especially for new members. Ask as many questions as you like on here and there will always be someone here to help.

Here is the advice that Ken and I, as Forum Monitors, usually give to newly diagnosed Diabetics. We hope that these few ideas gained through experience help you to gain control and give you some understanding of Diabetes. This forum doesn't always follow the recommended dietary advice, you have to work out what works for you as we are all different.

It's not just 'sugars' you need to avoid, diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat which includes sugars.

For more information on CARBOHYDRATE see here:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20306

This is NOT a low carb diet suggestion, just a reduction in your intake of carbohydrate. You have to decide yourself how much of a reduction will keep your blood glucose levels in control.

The main carbs to avoid OR reduce are the complex or starchy carbohydrates such as bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, starchy root veg and also any flour based products. The starchy carbs all convert 100% to glucose in the body and raise the blood sugar levels significantly.

If you are on Insulin you may find that reducing the carb intake also means that you can reduce your dose of insulin. This can help you to keep weight gain down as Insulin tends to make you put on weight and eventually cause insulin resistance. This should be done slowly so as not to cause hypos.

The way to find out how different foods affect you is to do regular daily testing and keep a food diary for a couple of weeks. If you test just before eating, then two hours after eating, you will see the effect of certain foods on your blood glucose levels. Some foods, which are slow acting carbohydrates, are absorbed more slowly so you may need to test three or even four hours later to see the effect that these have on your blood glucose levels.

Buy yourself a carb counter book (you can get these on-line) and you will be able to work out how much carbs you are eating, when you test, the reading two hours after should be roughly the same as the before eating reading, if it is then that meal was fine, if it isn’t then you need to check what you have eaten and think about reducing the portion size of carbs.

When you are buying products check the total carbohydrate content, this includes the sugar content. Do not just go by the amount of sugar on the packaging as this is misleading to a diabetic.


As for a tester, try asking the nurse/doctor and explain that you want to be proactive in managing your own diabetes and therefore need to test so that you can see just how foods affect your blood sugar levels. Hopefully this will work ! Sometimes they are not keen to give Type 2’s the strips on prescription, (in the UK) but you can but try!!

For TIPS FOR STRIPS see here:

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19002#p173253

If you are an Insulin user in theory you should have no problem getting test strips.

The latest 2011 NICE guidelines for Bg levels are as follows:
Fasting (waking and before meals).......between 4 - 7 mmol/l...(Type 1 & 2)
2 hrs after meals........................no more than 8.5 mmol/l.....( Type 2)

2hrs after meals......................... no more than 9 mmol/l ......(Type 1)

If you are able to keep the post meal numbers lower, so much the better.

It also helps if you can do at least 30 minutes moderate exercise a day, it can be split into 10 min sessions to start with. It doesn't have to be strenuous.

The above is just general advice and it is recommended that you discuss with your HCP before making any changes. You can also ask questions on the forum on anything that is not clear.

Finally a few QUESTIONS TO ASK AT DIABETES CLINIC.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17091



Sue/Ken.
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Welcome ExPat. You'll do fine -- read a lot here. Ask a lot of questions. It's a new journey. But 2 years from now you won't believe the difference in your health and overall life!!!
 
Hiya, welcome to us all here, ask any questions you want n need to, someone will come along and help, guide, support you in the right direction. Let us know how you get on too. Anna.x :)
 
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