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lynnyherts

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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 13 years ago they thought it was gestational but never went and are unsure wether i had diabetes from childhood i am insulin controlled but never seem to be able to get a happy medium for my readings they range from 4 to 17 and i dont know where to turn is this just me? i am overweight and go to the gym regularly but cant lose any weight any suggestions anyone?
 
Hi Lynnyherts
I don't have answers and others will be along who know more. But I just thought I'd say hi as it's a while since you posted and no one has replied. I expect they'll say tell us what you eat and we'll see if we can help! It's hard isn't it? But I'm pretty certain you'll find some help here as so many people have so much experience. Good luck!
DG
 
lynnyherts said:
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 13 years ago they thought it was gestational but never went and are unsure wether i had diabetes from childhood i am insulin controlled but never seem to be able to get a happy medium for my readings they range from 4 to 17 and i dont know where to turn is this just me? i am overweight and go to the gym regularly but cant lose any weight any suggestions anyone?
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Hi lynnyherts - What do you do to manage your carbohydrate intake? Have you tried that?

Best Wishes - John
 
Hi John..erm have to say 13 years on and i still have very little understanding of what i should and shouldnt be eating and have been given very little advice can you explain more about the carb side of things for me

thanku

lyn
 
lynnyherts said:
Hi John..erm have to say 13 years on and i still have very little understanding of what i should and shouldnt be eating and have been given very little advice can you explain more about the carb side of things for me

thanku

lyn
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Hi again Lyn,

It's a little bit difficult for me to advise you sensibly because I'm a non-insulin depependent Type 2 on metformin medication only. Because of that I've no chance of having a serious hypo. Therefore I can just cut down on carbohydrate and that leads to my blood glucose levels reducing - normalising in my case. I hope to keep away from having to use insulin forever but don't know whether that will be a possibility. Certainly, I hope to be able to stay free of any diabetic complications - I haven't any that I'm aware of at present.

Because you are injecting insulin then it's more difficult for you. As I understand things, in your case, you have to balance your carbohydrate intake with the insulin injection. I'm certain that someone else will explain much better than I can.

Best wishes - John
 
Hi Lyn,

One of our members (Fergus, who is also a type-1) wrote a very good guide to reducing carbohydrates that you might find useful to read. Here's a link to it.

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