fizzy-banana
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Hi there
I am almost 25 year old and I have a family history of type 2 diabetes : My mother has 15 siblings and 5 of them were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in their 50's to 70's
My mother is very cautious with her diet and her blood sugar is normal. She doesn't really exercice (I try to convince her) but she eats no carbs either because she's well aware of the risks.
On the other hand, I have always had a low bmi (18,5 at the moment) despite the fact I eat a lot. I remember in my teens, I used to eat a ton of junk food and sweets and that kept going until my early 23 when my endocrinologist noticed I had a fasting blood sugar of 6,1 mmol/L and an Ac1 of 5,5%
I can't gain weight. My endo seemed really worried and gave me a bunch of advice to control the blood sugar.
A year and a half later, my fasting blood sugar is 5 mmol/L, and I noticed it is lower (around 4mmol/l) if i exerciced the week prior. I have completely changed my diet. I follow a low carb regimen and I know which food I must avoid (junk food, bread, pastas, and obviously cakes ...) but I still allow myself a treat from time to time
I run irregularly, I could be more assiduous but it's not easy to adapt to the weather
However, I will probably get a treatmill in the new few week so I will be able to walk 30 min a day
Anyway, my question is : will I definitely get type 2 diabetes ? Can I keep my blood sugar under control forever ? I have seen several members of my family suffer from this condition, and I want to avoid it
Plus, do you have any tips to relieve sugar cravings ? I usually just have a handful of almonds with a greek yoghurt and that does the trick,but sometimes they're harder to handle ... I was a huge consumer of junk food
Thank you so much
Ps : English is not my first language, sorry
I am almost 25 year old and I have a family history of type 2 diabetes : My mother has 15 siblings and 5 of them were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in their 50's to 70's
My mother is very cautious with her diet and her blood sugar is normal. She doesn't really exercice (I try to convince her) but she eats no carbs either because she's well aware of the risks.
On the other hand, I have always had a low bmi (18,5 at the moment) despite the fact I eat a lot. I remember in my teens, I used to eat a ton of junk food and sweets and that kept going until my early 23 when my endocrinologist noticed I had a fasting blood sugar of 6,1 mmol/L and an Ac1 of 5,5%
I can't gain weight. My endo seemed really worried and gave me a bunch of advice to control the blood sugar.
A year and a half later, my fasting blood sugar is 5 mmol/L, and I noticed it is lower (around 4mmol/l) if i exerciced the week prior. I have completely changed my diet. I follow a low carb regimen and I know which food I must avoid (junk food, bread, pastas, and obviously cakes ...) but I still allow myself a treat from time to time
I run irregularly, I could be more assiduous but it's not easy to adapt to the weather
However, I will probably get a treatmill in the new few week so I will be able to walk 30 min a day
Anyway, my question is : will I definitely get type 2 diabetes ? Can I keep my blood sugar under control forever ? I have seen several members of my family suffer from this condition, and I want to avoid it
Plus, do you have any tips to relieve sugar cravings ? I usually just have a handful of almonds with a greek yoghurt and that does the trick,but sometimes they're harder to handle ... I was a huge consumer of junk food
Thank you so much
Ps : English is not my first language, sorry