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Berlin70 · Feb 23, 2023

My treat for Valentine's Day was being diagnosed with type two diabetes and also being told I probably have cancer too. I have a scan on Sunday morning to investigate this further.

Having always had the rule that I will only worry about what I can control or influence, I'm concentrating this week on my diabetes diagnosis.

I've cut my carbohydrate intake and am using a free version of MyFitnessPal to track my food and drink. I'm also half way through a book called Blood Sugar 101 by Jenny Ruhl, which is making more and more sense as I go along.

I'm making a list of questions for the diabetic nurse who I see shortly, on my Birthday! Anything else I should be doing at this stage?

June28 · Feb 23, 2023

Berlin70 said:
My treat for Valentine's Day was being diagnosed with type two diabetes and also being told I probably have cancer too. I have a scan on Sunday morning to investigate this further.

Having always had the rule that I will only worry about what I can control or influence, I'm concentrating this week on my diabetes diagnosis.

I've cut my carbohydrate intake and am using a free version of MyFitnessPal to track my food and drink. I'm also half way through a book called Blood Sugar 101 by Jenny Ruhl, which is making more and more sense as I go along.

I'm making a list of questions for the diabetic nurse who I see shortly, on my Birthday! Anything else I should be doing at this stage?

I've only just registered on the forum. Really sorry to hear about your type two diabetes, not to mention that you probably have cancer too. Must be a difficult time for you but good rule to not worry about only what is within your control. Stay strong and look forward to doing what you can on the diabetes front. Could have cancer doesn't necessary mean that you do have it. I only today talked to my diabetic nurse who I will be seeing again in 6 weeks. Like you, I have already started a list of questions. All the best and we can talk more as time progresses.

AndBreathe · Feb 23, 2023

Berlin70 said:
My treat for Valentine's Day was being diagnosed with type two diabetes and also being told I probably have cancer too. I have a scan on Sunday morning to investigate this further.

Having always had the rule that I will only worry about what I can control or influence, I'm concentrating this week on my diabetes diagnosis.

I've cut my carbohydrate intake and am using a free version of MyFitnessPal to track my food and drink. I'm also half way through a book called Blood Sugar 101 by Jenny Ruhl, which is making more and more sense as I go along.

I'm making a list of questions for the diabetic nurse who I see shortly, on my Birthday! Anything else I should be doing at this stage?

Hi Berlin, that's all a bit of a shocker, for sure.

Well done in being proactive on your diet. It will help you to track things and begin to understand how your body works and the areas it is struggling.
Regarding your potential cancer diagnosis; needless to say I hope this transpires to be a false alarm and something a bit simpler, but be assured that in your shoes, as someone with over 9 years under my belt, were I to have a diagnosis of cancer, I would want to keep my sugars well down, as there is a school of though thinking those nasty cells thrive on sugar.

In terms of anything else you should be doing? I found investing in a blood glucose meter to be invaluable. Our blood sugars vary during the day, alongside our eating, drinking, sleep and stress patterns to mention just a handful of influences, but the biggest mover and shaker is what we eat and drink.

Testing my blood sugar helped my identify the carbs that weren't my friends. Most of us find we have a carb, or group of carbs that is our kryptonite, in terms of blood sugars. Identifying that sort of thing can really make a difference in managing your diabetes.

Fingers crossed for you, and do stick around. There is oodles of lived experience on here, including some who have unfortunately faced a cancer diagnosis too.

JoKalsbeek · Feb 23, 2023

Berlin70 said:
My treat for Valentine's Day was being diagnosed with type two diabetes and also being told I probably have cancer too. I have a scan on Sunday morning to investigate this further.

Having always had the rule that I will only worry about what I can control or influence, I'm concentrating this week on my diabetes diagnosis.

I've cut my carbohydrate intake and am using a free version of MyFitnessPal to track my food and drink. I'm also half way through a book called Blood Sugar 101 by Jenny Ruhl, which is making more and more sense as I go along.

I'm making a list of questions for the diabetic nurse who I see shortly, on my Birthday! Anything else I should be doing at this stage?

Sounds like you're tackling what you can. I don't know what's up with the cancer, but they often tend to feed on glucose... (Which is why a PET-scan is done with it). So take on the carbs, it might potentially slow down whatever's growing where there shouldn't be anything growing while you're at it.

It's one hell of a double whammy... So I'm keeping my fingers crossed the cancer's a false alarm and you get a negative result for your birthday. Hang in there eh.
Hugs,
Jo

Berlin70 · Feb 23, 2023

JoKalsbeek said:
Sounds like you're tackling what you can. I don't know what's up with the cancer, but they often tend to feed on glucose... (Which is why a PET-scan is done with it). So take on the carbs, it might potentially slow down whatever's growing where there shouldn't be anything growing while you're at it.

It's one hell of a double whammy... So I'm keeping my fingers crossed the cancer's a false alarm and you get a negative result for your birthday. Hang in there eh.
Hugs,
Jo

Jo, thank you.

Berlin70 · Feb 23, 2023

June28 said:
I've only just registered on the forum. Really sorry to hear about your type two diabetes, not to mention that you probably have cancer too. Must be a difficult time for you but good rule to not worry about only what is within your control. Stay strong and look forward to doing what you can on the diabetes front. Could have cancer doesn't necessary mean that you do have it. I only today talked to my diabetic nurse who I will be seeing again in 6 weeks. Like you, I have already started a list of questions. All the best and we can talk more as time progresses.

June, thanks for the message, good luck to you too.

Berlin70 · Feb 23, 2023

AndBreathe said:
Hi Berlin, that's all a bit of a shocker, for sure.

Well done in being proactive on your diet. It will help you to track things and begin to understand how your body works and the areas it is struggling.
Regarding your potential cancer diagnosis; needless to say I hope this transpires to be a false alarm and something a bit simpler, but be assured that in your shoes, as someone with over 9 years under my belt, were I to have a diagnosis of cancer, I would want to keep my sugars well down, as there is a school of though thinking those nasty cells thrive on sugar.

In terms of anything else you should be doing? I found investing in a blood glucose meter to be invaluable. Our blood sugars vary during the day, alongside our eating, drinking, sleep and stress patterns to mention just a handful of influences, but the biggest mover and shaker is what we eat and drink.

Testing my blood sugar helped my identify the carbs that weren't my friends. Most of us find we have a carb, or group of carbs that is our kryptonite, in terms of blood sugars. Identifying that sort of thing can really make a difference in managing your diabetes.

Fingers crossed for you, and do stick around. There is oodles of lived experience on here, including some who have unfortunately faced a cancer diagnosis too.

Thanks, I don't know about cancer and sugars so ill focus on the carbs for now and reevaluate when I have results. If I'm fighting on several fronts hopefully I can speak with a dietician. I should have paid more attention in biology.

MrsA2 · Feb 23, 2023

Berlin70 said:
I'm making a list of questions for the diabetic nurse who I see shortly

If you find you have an up to date, informed and low carb supportive dn, hold her tight! They are as rare as hens teeth. Most are old school, push pills and insulin where possible and some don't even know the difference between t1 and t2.

If you'd prefer to try to avoid medication as long as possible then formulate your questions and ask them here on the forum first.
(Speaking diabetes only, so sorry about the cancer scare. Let's hope that's all it is)

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