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Plastic surgery and type 2 diabetes

Eleanora

Eleanora

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I was planning to have a tummy tuck in September 2013 but my Glicemia BASAL was 16.6 so surgeon refused to do my surgery and said i need to get my HbA1c lover then
7% . Since September 2014 I am taking Metformin 3 (500 mg) tablets in the morning and 3 (500 mg) in the evening . My last test results show my HbA1c 66 mmol/mol which is still high - I do not know what to do? Any advise to bring it down ?
 
If you are type 2 you can lower your blood glucose levels by cutting down on the amount of carbohydrates you consume which in turn should also give you weight loss...bonus! It's works for me.
 
Low carb and low calorie are two very different things. In my experience 600-800 calories per day is too low. I don't think its sustainable weight loss or even probably nice food! 50-100g of carb per day will give you weight loss. To control you BG you will need to test after each meal to see what affects you. Protein and fat (not trans fat) should also be in your diet preferably with each meal. Studies have shown that fat and protein in a meal slow down the glucose release into the bloodstream. I just read the back of each food I buy and look at the carbohydrate value (not the sugars in carbohydrate). I don't eat any processed foods anymore as you don't really know what's in them. It's taken me months to find a diet that works for me so you do need to be patient with results but you can get there.

Don't forget to try and get out for some exercise when you can. I go for a walk (outside can't stand gyms) for 30-40 minutes (or longer) as much as I can.

Have a look at some of the forums on here about Metformin and dosage. You may need adjustments on dosage.
 
KiwiBaby2013 said:
If you are type 2 you can lower your blood glucose levels by cutting down on the amount of carbohydrates you consume which in turn should also give you weight loss...bonus! It's works for me.
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THANK YOU KiwiBaby2013 still can not learn how to calculate and separate carbs and other food - still learning
 
Google: carbohydrate values. There are lots of resources which list the carbohydrate vale of foods. As it's difficult to know the size of a portion (for example a brocolli or cabbage could be any size, therefore, it could be any weight....depends what's on sale at the supermarket!) then you can only roughly work out what the carbohydrate value would be of that vegetable.

If you are buying packaged foods, check the back of the packet for the total carbohydrate value. I used to buy supermarket bread (it had the words wholemeal and grain in the title). It looked really healthy because the packaging and words made me think of health. I was shocked to see that ONE slice had 23g of carbohydrates in it. At that time I was having toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch! So 4 pieces of bread gave me 92g of carb! In just two meals Now I know why my glucose levels were going up and I couldn't loose body fat because excess glucose (blood sugar) gets stored as fat!! So I changed my bread to around 15g for TWO slices (Burgen brand) and only have that very occasionally now as my body has got used to living without piles of bread and I no longer crave it. The higher carbohydrate bread used to make me feel ill after eating it and very tired and then I'd get hungry about an hour after eating. I knew something was wrong! Watch out for potatoes they are full of carbohydrates. (I know I was shocked too on that one!).

I write out the carbohydrate values on a spreadsheet on the computer, you can use pen and paper if you don't use a spreadsheet. It's taken me a few months to build a list. I just added stuff to it each day...it's too much to try and do it all in one go. Now I know which brands to buy and I can compare products knowing what's high and what's low in carbohydrate.

My taste buds are now used to the foods I eat. I had to do things gradually and I tested blood glucose after each meal when I knew I had to do something about my BG and I don't want to end up using insulin. Some people can tolerate porridge much better than others. So do check you BG levels on a new meal plan or you won't know what's working and what's not.
 
KiwiBaby2013 said:
Low carb and low calorie are two very different things. In my experience 600-800 calories per day is too low. I don't think its sustainable weight loss or even probably nice food! 50-100g of carb per day will give you weight loss. To control you BG you will need to test after each meal to see what affects you. Protein and fat (not trans fat) should also be in your diet preferably with each meal. Studies have shown that fat and protein in a meal slow down the glucose release into the bloodstream. I just read the back of each food I buy and look at the carbohydrate value (not the sugars in carbohydrate). I don't eat any processed foods anymore as you don't really know what's in them. It's taken me months to find a diet that works for me so you do need to be patient with results but you can get there.

Don't forget to try and get out for some exercise when you can. I go for a walk (outside can't stand gyms) for 30-40 minutes (or longer) as much as I can.

Have a look at some of the forums on here about Metformin and dosage. You may need adjustments on dosage.
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Carbs and calories are indeed different.
The whole point of the Newcastle diet is it's a low calorie diet, of 600-800 calories a day short term.
The op has already started it, and would be better continuing to the end, rather than abandoning it and changing halfway trough.
 
KiwiBaby2013 said:
Google: carbohydrate values. There are lots of resources which list the carbohydrate vale of foods. As it's difficult to know the size of a portion (for example a brocolli or cabbage could be any size, therefore, it could be any weight....depends what's on sale at the supermarket!) then you can only roughly work out what the carbohydrate value would be of that vegetable.

If you are buying packaged foods, check the back of the packet for the total carbohydrate value. I used to buy supermarket bread (it had the words wholemeal and grain in the title). It looked really healthy because the packaging and words made me think of health. I was shocked to see that ONE slice had 23g of carbohydrates in it. At that time I was having toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch! So 4 pieces of bread gave me 92g of carb! In just two meals Now I know why my glucose levels were going up and I couldn't loose body fat because excess glucose (blood sugar) gets stored as fat!! So I changed my bread to around 15g for TWO slices (Burgen brand) and only have that very occasionally now as my body has got used to living without piles of bread and I no longer crave it. The higher carbohydrate bread used to make me feel ill after eating it and very tired and then I'd get hungry about an hour after eating. I knew something was wrong! Watch out for potatoes they are full of carbohydrates. (I know I was shocked too on that one!).

I write out the carbohydrate values on a spreadsheet on the computer, you can use pen and paper if you don't use a spreadsheet. It's taken me a few months to build a list. I just added stuff to it each day...it's too much to try and do it all in one go. Now I know which brands to buy and I can compare products knowing what's high and what's low in carbohydrate.

My taste buds are now used to the foods I eat. I had to do things gradually and I tested blood glucose after each meal when I knew I had to do something about my BG and I don't want to end up using insulin. Some people can tolerate porridge much better than others. So do check you BG levels on a new meal plan or you won't know what's working and what's not.
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KiwiBaby2013 said:
Google: carbohydrate values. There are lots of resources which list the carbohydrate vale of foods. As it's difficult to know the size of a portion (for example a brocolli or cabbage could be any size, therefore, it could be any weight....depends what's on sale at the supermarket!) then you can only roughly work out what the carbohydrate value would be of that vegetable.

If you are buying packaged foods, check the back of the packet for the total carbohydrate value. I used to buy supermarket bread (it had the words wholemeal and grain in the title). It looked really healthy because the packaging and words made me think of health. I was shocked to see that ONE slice had 23g of carbohydrates in it. At that time I was having toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch! So 4 pieces of bread gave me 92g of carb! In just two meals Now I know why my glucose levels were going up and I couldn't loose body fat because excess glucose (blood sugar) gets stored as fat!! So I changed my bread to around 15g for TWO slices (Burgen brand) and only have that very occasionally now as my body has got used to living without piles of bread and I no longer crave it. The higher carbohydrate bread used to make me feel ill after eating it and very tired and then I'd get hungry about an hour after eating. I knew something was wrong! Watch out for potatoes they are full of carbohydrates. (I know I was shocked too on that one!).

I write out the carbohydrate values on a spreadsheet on the computer, you can use pen and paper if you don't use a spreadsheet. It's taken me a few months to build a list. I just added stuff to it each day...it's too much to try and do it all in one go. Now I know which brands to buy and I can compare products knowing what's high and what's low in carbohydrate.

My taste buds are now used to the foods I eat. I had to do things gradually and I tested blood glucose after each meal when I knew I had to do something about my BG and I don't want to end up using insulin. Some people can tolerate porridge much better than others. So do check you BG levels on a new meal plan or you won't know what's working and what's not.
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Can you share your list please?
 
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