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flakey rascal

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Location
Gloucester
Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Being told i can no longer eat my favourite food
I work 2 days,2 nights and 4 off. Does anyone else work shifts?
I understand that you need to eat meaks at the same time everyday. Obviously it makes it more difficult when doing nights, how do you manage this?
 
Sarah69 said:
Hi, can’t help with the shifts but you don’t have to eat meals at the same time everyday!
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Oh! That is good news. I read something in a diabetic cook book, and it said you should have a routine and eat 3 meals at the same regular intervals, and never skip a meal
 
flakey rascal said:
Oh! That is good news. I read something in a diabetic cook book, and it said you should have a routine and eat 3 meals at the same regular intervals, and never skip a meal
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That is only the case if you are on medication which need to be taken with a meal.
Many in this forum control our Type 2 diabetes with mostly or even solely diet. For example, using a Low Carbohydrate High Protein way of eating or intermittent fasting etc.

That said, I eat 2 meals a day on weekdays at roughly the same time (plus or minus 1hr) and just 1 meal per day on weekends at roughly the same time again plus or minus 1hr.
 
flakey rascal said:
I read something in a diabetic cook book
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Anyone can write a cook book and label it as diabetic.
This doesn't mean the information is correct.

We have T2's who very succesfully manage their diabetes to non diabetic numbers with diet only. Some only eat once a day, others have a specific eating window, some eat 3 meals, some add in some snacks, some eat at completely random times whenever they feel like it.
What almost all of them have in common is that they've reduced the amount of carbs in their diet.

Many of them use a glucose meter to test before and two hours after meals as well.
A meter tells you how your body reacts to a particular meal without bias or dietary beliefs like even a dietician or doctor may have.
 
Antje77 said:
You might like to have a read of this piece written by one of our members, I think it's very clear on how T2 works: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html
Mind, you only have prediabetes, so it might be enough to make some relatively small adjustments. But a meter will tell you what works for you.
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I actually think i may have diabetes. The warning may have come too late. I will know more in a few weeks when i have a blood test. I am getting itchy legs below the knees, and my nose sometimes hurts. Obviously i consult google , and any unusual happenings , i find they are symptoms. I know it isn't certain until i get the blood test.
Meanwhile, i will look at the link.
Thank you
 
flakey rascal said:
I actually think i may have diabetes. The warning may have come too late.
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It doesn't really matter if it's prediabetes or diabetes, it's both dysregulated blood glucose and not being able to handle carbs very well.
And we've had lots of members going back to normal numbers from both prediabetic to very much diabetic figures.

I've never hear of a hurting nose being a symptom of diabetes though, and itchy legs can be caused by a number of things. Might be worth mentioning before your next blood draw to see if your GP wants to add some other tests because of the itchy legs.
 
Antje77 said:
It doesn't really matter if it's prediabetes or diabetes, it's both dysregulated blood glucose and not being able to handle carbs very well.
And we've had lots of members going back to normal numbers from both prediabetic to very much diabetic figures.

I've never hear of a hurting nose being a symptom of diabetes though, and itchy legs can be caused by a number of things. Might be worth mentioning before your next blood draw to see if your GP wants to add some other tests because of the itchy legs.
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Good idea. Thanks for the advice, and the link was really helpful. I have probably learned more from this thread than i have since i had the warning.
 
flakey rascal said:
Good idea. Thanks for the advice, and the link was really helpful. I have probably learned more from this thread than i have since i had the warning.
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High blood glucose can cause fungal infections in all warm, dark and moist places. If BG rises to over about 10 mmol/l, we'll start to not only pee out glucose, but all bodily fluids become sweeter. Yeasts love sugar.
But the most common place to have recurring yeast infections are the privates for obvious reasons. A sometimes sore nose doesn't sound like a typical presentation of a yeast infection, and to be honest, I've never seen anyone mention that one on here before.

What was your latest hba1c and how long ago was that?
 
Antje77 said:
High blood glucose can cause fungal infections in all warm, dark and moist places. If BG rises to over about 10 mmol/l, we'll start to not only pee out glucose, but all bodily fluids become sweeter. Yeasts love sugar.
But the most common place to have recurring yeast infections are the privates for obvious reasons. A sometimes sore nose doesn't sound like a typical presentation of a yeast infection, and to be honest, I've never seen anyone mention that one on here before.

What was your latest hba1c and how long ago was that?
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10th January. 44mmol/mol
 
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