charliebarker
Well-Known Member
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
hear hear!!!
As a newcomer to this forum the information that I took and acted on has helped me so much. Being told to get a meter and test to see what effect food has on my bg and also to TRY the low carb diet has improved my life so much. I was ill because of my high bg and I was exhausted, very obese and really unable to walk very far, up stairs or uphill.
Because I found this forum and it's members I bought a meter within days of being diagnosed and one of the first meals I tested was a nice healthy wholemeal cereal and my bg was 17.9.2 days later I had a jacket potato with beans and cheese and I can't remember how high it went but it was over 9. IF I hadn't been told about low carb'ng then I'd have been lost and wouldn't have understood what had gone wrong, I'd have been left panicking and maybe in despair. Instead I thought 'eat to your meter', you've learned something and don't eat them again. (I do love a jacket potato so might have one of those again).
IMO It's empowering to be able to make decisions about what to eat and also to see what effects those foods have. So advice that I got from forum members empowered me and it was good that I got that advice as replies to my first post as it started me getting control over my bg quickly.
I discovered a new word yesterday. My partner said these people on-line are called platformers.
They want to platform their views/opinion but when you do its bullied down or treated with distain.
Was your 'friend' doing that @RFSMarch ?
Apologies for posting on this thread. I'm not T2 nor do I do low carb.
My reason for posting though, is I believe @RFSMarch you have raised something often overlooked.
Often I see " newbies " post on the forum and the first point of contact and information is the importance of diet, usually low carb. Sadly I never see anyone actually ask questions of the newbie, no one asks about lifestyle, other conditions both mental or physical.
A 40 yr old mother of 3 teenagers ,with a BMI of 23 and working 60 hrs a week is probably going to need different dietary advice compared to a 65 yr old male, retired, living alone with a BMI of 30+.
I appreciate the same diet may work for both, but might be totally different for either to incorporate into there lives.
It needs people to be more aware of others circumstances as proven by the OP.
But both if Type 2 would get great benefits by reducing their carb intake don't you think? Without knowing that the carbs have a negative impact on their blood glucose then they won't know what to do. Their doctor or DN is highly unlikely to have shared this particular nugget of info with them so that is why most of us let them know. The amount by which they reduce their carb intake is up to them but without the knowledge how can they take action?
She's a keeper!Compare and contrast... spending the weekend with a friend who, when I arrived, wanted to learn more about the condition, and we found somewhere for lunch that did a full English brunch, and she walked to the store to get in bacon and eggs for breakfast tomorrow, because the croissants and pain au chocolat while lovely, is not going to be terrible healthy! I would have been perfectly happy to have them and put down the inevitable spike as a treat one-off, and now I don’t have to!
The disappointment when a friend or very close family member doesn't support our hard work is soul destroying, for some too.
Some need therapy.
Only a fellow diabetic could really understand the pain of managing diabetes, either type.
I had to stop shift work in the end. They just weren't compatible for me.
A very very tough job managing diabetes with staying in hotels for work and no guaranteed time for yourself.
Self time is the answer.......for me.
Without that your just muddling along.
Diabetes is an epidemic because so is shift work! We are expected to be awake or without routine food adhoc.
To be honest I liked the excitment of working such jobs but were h@ll for diabetes management....... for me.
I mourn for those exciting jobs but with 2kids now I have to be full of routine......I find it boring to be honest. I like being amongst it all. (Free).
I adore my children so do what they need, which in turn gives me routine.
Sleep is being blamed for diabetes.....I heard recently. I guess shiftwork and lack of sleep come hand in hand.
You have my full admiration. Can I tag you if another poster struggles to get good control in similiar circumstances? I admire your ability to get good results in 3 mths with all your work commitments. It is very very good. Neither wonder you wanted to share it with your friends on fb.Haha well I am screwed then because I have also just started freelance shifts as well! This is my second career, so alas I do not have the flexibility of changing jobs again. So I will just find a way to manage, and actually will be piloting the cup soup option that I think will save my skin in a couple of tournaments for sure. Looking at YOU, Indian Wells!
You have my full admiration. Can I tag you if another poster struggles to get good control in similiar circumstances? I admire your ability to get good results in 3 mths with all your work commitments. It is very very good. Neither wonder you wanted to share it with your friends on fb.
Well done @RFSMarch . I'm impressed.
A great role model, for sure.
Keep us updated with any developments on cup-a-soup changes and what other foods helped in such difficult circumstances.
Do you chose low carb in a 3-5 course hotel meal?
I know a few threads requesting help to chose better when out for a luxurious meal. (In hotels or expensive restaurants.)
Maybe you could help when the query arises again?
We all help each other here. We all have valuable input to offer.
Please share.
But both if Type 2 would get great benefits by reducing their carb intake don't you think? Without knowing that the carbs have a negative impact on their blood glucose then they won't know what to do. Their doctor or DN is highly unlikely to have shared this particular nugget of info with them so that is why most of us let them know. The amount by which they reduce their carb intake is up to them but without the knowledge how can they take action?
i love it when the trash takes itself out on Facebook. For the second time someone decided to ‘tell’ me how I should be managing my life. I have explained before that with the job fasting is just not feasible, and low carb will be challenging enough when I am away, and I am away pretty much every month in the year.
The assumption that the only thing I want to do is lose weight fast drives me crackers! I had already lost a lot of weight rather rapidly before my diagnosis so the last three months had been all about stabilising my bloods and getting everything down from high!
So some former work colleague decided that I was obviously no longer worth knowing if I didn’t do what worked for them. Good riddance, I say. This year has been difficult enough with sudden bereavements, this condition and travelling here, there and everywhere, without having someone sulking because I don’t want to buy the blood sugar diet where, honestly... there are as good if not better lower carb recipes pretty much everywhere on the net.
Why does it always come down to “my way of losing weight is the best so just do it” when actually my focus was more on getting my BG, BP and cholesterol down and if any pounds came off, then great but if not, it was no disaster.
Rant over.
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