james_1d
Active Member
Hi All,
Just thought I'd pose a few questions to help those freshly diagnosed with Diabetes. I'll try to keep it short.
When first diagnosed (whichever type, but especially type 2) in my view, you should not go straight to a low carb diet and exercise like crazy. Sound like madness? The logic to me is this, everyone when diagnosed will be at different stages, for some the condition will worsen, others better. Some pills and lifestyle changes can make all the difference, others not such good news.
So I think it's in the early stage to find out just how reactive you are to carbs across the index, to keep a diary and take blood sugar tests before and 2 hours after food. I myself wanted to know this before I started taking pills to do xyz. If for example I was spiking really high with one slice of bread, then 1 metformin pill a day is not likely to help me much.
If when first diagnosed people go crazy and start drastically cutting carbs and joins gyms and go twice daily, to my mind it’s much harder to then get the correct balance between balanced diet and medication. It could draw things out longer, and mask a correct diagnosis. Myself I was diagnosed Type 2 in 2010/11 and recently found out that in fact I am Type 1 LADA. Despite a few years of trying all kinds of pills and health style changes, nothing was working.
Just my thoughts, anyone agree or have more suggestions to help and work with our health professionals? I think it’s up to us to work with the health professionals as no one knows everything, and we all tend to start with a GP, or someone not necessarily a diabetic specialist.
Just thought I'd pose a few questions to help those freshly diagnosed with Diabetes. I'll try to keep it short.
When first diagnosed (whichever type, but especially type 2) in my view, you should not go straight to a low carb diet and exercise like crazy. Sound like madness? The logic to me is this, everyone when diagnosed will be at different stages, for some the condition will worsen, others better. Some pills and lifestyle changes can make all the difference, others not such good news.
So I think it's in the early stage to find out just how reactive you are to carbs across the index, to keep a diary and take blood sugar tests before and 2 hours after food. I myself wanted to know this before I started taking pills to do xyz. If for example I was spiking really high with one slice of bread, then 1 metformin pill a day is not likely to help me much.
If when first diagnosed people go crazy and start drastically cutting carbs and joins gyms and go twice daily, to my mind it’s much harder to then get the correct balance between balanced diet and medication. It could draw things out longer, and mask a correct diagnosis. Myself I was diagnosed Type 2 in 2010/11 and recently found out that in fact I am Type 1 LADA. Despite a few years of trying all kinds of pills and health style changes, nothing was working.
Just my thoughts, anyone agree or have more suggestions to help and work with our health professionals? I think it’s up to us to work with the health professionals as no one knows everything, and we all tend to start with a GP, or someone not necessarily a diabetic specialist.
