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Absolutely agree with the comments above - testing is the number one route to understanding our condition, and the diet needed to control it.

I went through all this a year ago, and this forum educated and guided me to wellness, no drugs, nothing except a low-ish carbohydrate diet. HBA1c now 36 = 5.6%

Read, ask, and test!

 

Hello and good luck with your doc's appointment today!

And just FYI I cried on and off for two weeks when I got the call that I might be diabetic. I promise you that feeling passes as soon as you get to grips with a new way to eat - i.e. w/o carbs. It took me 2 weeks and it's so weird, I felt super empowered when I realised I could control this just by changing a few things.

Here's hoping the experience is the same for you! xxx

 

Glad you’re feeling better. What medicine and what foods did he advise?

 

Well - I suppose the doctor got it half right - low carb vegetables and full fat meat and dairy would probably serve you better.

 

We were all strangers not knowing how to deal with a live changing experience, once upon a time. But yeah... Skip the lean stuff, or you'll be forever hungry and missing out on precious nutrients.

 

Stick around, you're part of the family now

 

As others have said ignore the “lean” comment. See jo’s summary of how and why we eat the fat! https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/
And my own observations about eating and testing are in the link in red below in my signature.

 

It’s good to test test test to start with then you will soon learn which foods give a spike to your bloods, I’ve found I can’t eat any root vegetables like carrots parsnips or swede. There are some very good people on here so keep asking the questions.

And of course I can’t have my favourite anymore, Sainsbury’s jam donuts but on the bright side I have a lot more rump steaks and tuna steaks

 

Hi jorge153, am in the same boat as you, I was diagnosed a week ago now, my head is all over the place, but I have learnt a lot of this web site. My problem is food and the changes to it, there is a lot to learn but we will get there. Stay strong and safe. Vince.

 

Google keto donuts.
Google keto raspberry jam.

 

If it lasts longer, ask for the slow release kind. Make sure you never take it on an empty stomach. Or if you've changed your diet to low carb, ask whether you can forgo the metformin altogether.

 

I had the side effect of Diarrhea as well.

My doctor told me to double my Metformin from 500g to 1000g and of course their were side effects that he never told me about