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<blockquote data-quote="CathyN" data-source="post: 396657" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>I am officially Type 2. Diet and exercise controlled.</p><p></p><p>Like you I am slim, I teach yoga and I had a good diet on diagnosis. So making huge sweeping lifestyle changes did not figure in my equation as much as it would if I had had weight to lose, or had been living a sedentary life up to that point.</p><p></p><p>So in a sense, this is quite tough.</p><p></p><p>However, through educating myself on this forum and doing a lot of reading, I have made changes that have influenced my Blood Sugar control, hopefully helping to keep my diabetes in the 'well controlled' bracket, and delaying any medication at present.</p><p></p><p>Changes have been mostly dietary - changing the amount of carbohydrate I consume - which when I really looked into it, was fairly high for someone with diabetes. Since diagnosis, I have lost a stone without trying to. - so weight has dropped to 8st 5. So, BMI has improved which is no bad thing. ( I am 5'1 ).</p><p></p><p>Cholesterol too has dropped through dietary changes and this is important for heart health when you are pre or fully diabetic.</p><p></p><p>Pre diagnosis, I was feeling exhausted. Now, my energy levels are back to normal and I feel very well.</p><p></p><p>My fasting glucose hovers around the 6.5 mark.</p><p></p><p>I understand what you mean about resigning yourself to the fact that you have inherited this, and as you are fit and healthy and eat well and exercise well, you may be inclined to imagine there's nothing for it but to wait until Type 2 is finally diagnosed. But with improved glucose control you could well stave off the diagnosis of type 2 for some years whilst improving your chances of preventing diabetic complications which arise when blood sugars are allowed to stay high over a long period.</p><p></p><p>You may be surprised with what you can achieve by just tweaking your diet for better control.</p><p></p><p>So I would say, yes - following selectively the advice I have gleaned from this forum has made a long term impact on my diabetes. It is on going, and sometimes feels like a pain, but my HbA1C tests have all been lower than the one at diagnosis, so something positive has occurred!!</p><p></p><p>I am 49 now and had Impaired Fasting Glycaemia first mentioned to me 10 years ago. I was given no advice from the doctor that this may result in diabetes down the line, and I became diabetic before I realised I needed to take action.</p><p></p><p>My advice would be, take action!!</p><p></p><p>best wishes</p><p></p><p>CathyN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CathyN, post: 396657, member: 45197"] Hi I am officially Type 2. Diet and exercise controlled. Like you I am slim, I teach yoga and I had a good diet on diagnosis. So making huge sweeping lifestyle changes did not figure in my equation as much as it would if I had had weight to lose, or had been living a sedentary life up to that point. So in a sense, this is quite tough. However, through educating myself on this forum and doing a lot of reading, I have made changes that have influenced my Blood Sugar control, hopefully helping to keep my diabetes in the 'well controlled' bracket, and delaying any medication at present. Changes have been mostly dietary - changing the amount of carbohydrate I consume - which when I really looked into it, was fairly high for someone with diabetes. Since diagnosis, I have lost a stone without trying to. - so weight has dropped to 8st 5. So, BMI has improved which is no bad thing. ( I am 5'1 ). Cholesterol too has dropped through dietary changes and this is important for heart health when you are pre or fully diabetic. Pre diagnosis, I was feeling exhausted. Now, my energy levels are back to normal and I feel very well. My fasting glucose hovers around the 6.5 mark. I understand what you mean about resigning yourself to the fact that you have inherited this, and as you are fit and healthy and eat well and exercise well, you may be inclined to imagine there's nothing for it but to wait until Type 2 is finally diagnosed. But with improved glucose control you could well stave off the diagnosis of type 2 for some years whilst improving your chances of preventing diabetic complications which arise when blood sugars are allowed to stay high over a long period. You may be surprised with what you can achieve by just tweaking your diet for better control. So I would say, yes - following selectively the advice I have gleaned from this forum has made a long term impact on my diabetes. It is on going, and sometimes feels like a pain, but my HbA1C tests have all been lower than the one at diagnosis, so something positive has occurred!! I am 49 now and had Impaired Fasting Glycaemia first mentioned to me 10 years ago. I was given no advice from the doctor that this may result in diabetes down the line, and I became diabetic before I realised I needed to take action. My advice would be, take action!! best wishes CathyN [/QUOTE]
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