Worried about seeing my doctor on tomorrow

Are you actively trying to lose weight? This is one way of getting your sugars down

Are you reducing your carb intake? Doesn't sound like you are. Potato and beans are very high in carbs as is Weetabix. I know they are filling but its not the best diet.
Do you have access to a local market where you can buy veg? And only veg that grows above ground, broccoli cauli and cabbage.
Soups are easy to make with lots of veg and the odd bit of bacon thrown in. Salads are good esp. if you top it with tuna.
Good luck.

You say you lost weight over the summer with your parent's catering, but at the end of June you also mention doing a job that included walking several miles a day; and later in August doing a 5:2 diet so I'm not sure to what you can attribute your summer weight loss (?)

Honestly, I don't think anyone here whatever type of diet they favour would think it sensible for either weight loss or glucose control to eat lots of chips and baked beans , most would think that vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. It's hard to against what your parents say but it looks like you still have a lot of weight to lose to get into a healthy range. You won't lose it overnight, it's maybe better to aim at a slow steady loss with achievable intermediate targets.
Lots of people have given you ideas on how to buy and cook more healthy produce on a student budget.

It's good that you are trying to exercise but from what I read the workout you are doing isn't very long so perhaps you need to look into how to get some more sustained exercise. Brisk walking is good. (or even look at the Leslie Sansome videos on you tube, they are easy don't need any equipment and can get the heartrate up into the 'calorie burning' zone. I've used them on days when I can't be bothered to do anything else.
However, you certainly need to mention the nose bleeds to your doctor, I don't think that this should be happening.

Good luck with your appointment, do try to get the doctor to discuss in detail the pros and cons of any of his proposals for medication change.

like you I have a lot of weight to shed, and ive been diabetic for 3 weeks lol new to it but it was the kick up the ass I neeed to get back on track ive only lost 6lbs in few weeks but its made a world of difference to me in my life and how im feeling , im losing half my body weight and hope next year I get a good way ther, I bought a econd hand tredmill and alk 1 hr aday combined with my job, please stay away from chips and beans I see them as posion now as much as I do sugar, I know moneys tight but if you look around you will find good food that will help you shed the pounds , have confidence in yourself to want the best for you I kno how comfortable you get when ur big food becomes confort when the world shuts you out, give yourself a little goal between now and xmas to lose 2 lb .. see if you can feel better about the situation saldy its with us forever xx

Hi

let us know how you get on tomorrow. But as others have said in this post and in answer to posts you have made before, unless you can get a grip with your weight and actively try to lose weight it's not likely that you can control your blood sugars.

I speak as someone who has been a broke student and also has someone who has benefited from weight loss.

Ask if the doctors will pay for you to join weight watchers or slimming world or similar. I know some areas will do this.

You need to get a diet plan and stick to it. Once the first stone or so has come off you WILL feel better

Good luck
Cara

Hi. It won't be easy as a hard-up student to modify your diet but it is essential to reduce your carbs to get both weight and blood sugar down. Some of this may be thru reducing portion size (we all eat too much) and the rest thru trying to go for lower-carb foods. Eliminate sugar where you can e.g. use sweeteners and avoid foods such as baked beans that have a lot of sugar added. Read all the labels. If you can get the weight down I can almost guarantee your blood sugar will come under better control without more meds.

Hi. The advice to have a low-fat mediterranean diet whilst it is good overall won't help the diabetes unless it is also low-carb. Fats in sensible quantity aren't a problem for most diabetics and are a better way of getting calories in rather than carbs. Listen to the dietician in Feb then put it into context from your summary of the many posts on this forum from those with diabetes who have successfully modified their diets.

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Daibell said:

Hi. The advice to have a low-fat mediterranean diet whilst it is good overall won't help the diabetes unless it is also low-carb. Fats in sensible quantity aren't a problem for most diabetics and are a better way of getting calories in rather than carbs. Listen to the dietician in Feb then put it into context from your summary of the many posts on this forum from those with diabetes who have successfully modified their diets.

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Would I be better off just following a low-carb diet than following the low-fat mediterranean diet.

is having natural or greek yoghurt an acquired taste as I bought some over the weekend and I did not the like the taste of it on its own, also i've been told that one of my presents for xmas is a blender for me to make healthy veg & fruit juice for when i go back to uni next year and is making juice from veg better than making juice from fruit.

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Providing you eat carbs that don't spike you a Mediterranean diet is my preference. I follow that, eat low fat, lots of veg. I put a small handful of fruit into my Alpro plain yoghurt.
For smoothies, veg is always better than fruit, less sugary carbs, which is good on any diet.

All I can suggest is that you remind them that your doctor suggested a Mediterranean diet . Perhaps you could show them these 2 pages from patient UK .I'm thinking that they might accept them as coming from a legitimate source (personally, I think it's a very Anglicised version but it's better than pies and beans)
I suspect that cost may be a factor, that's where eating more veg and substituting pulses helps reduce cost.
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/how-to-follow-the-mediterranean-diet
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/health-benefits-of-the-mediterranean-diet

You might also point out to them the eventual consequences of high glucose levels because maybe that really don't appreciate the problem.
Good luck
(going through the pages, I think that there are sections you could print off and highlight particularly in the restricted sections.
It's hard though, I'm in my 60s and I'm still scared of arguing with my father)

I'm afraid you must explain to them what your diet needs are. Diabetes is a serious condition and the reason some have serious end consequences is ignoring the reality of the wrong food. I'm sure if you explain some of the consequences they will understand. If not you will have to prepare your own food; you mustn't continue with the food you have listed.

I totally agree with Diabell, its YOUR body, YOU have to take control.

'tis true what the others have said above although it seems hard right now-But you're a young man with a potentially long,happy and productive life ahead of you and as a Uni student you're most likely far cleverer than I'll ever be but your current diet needs to change...If you can gain good control now there's no reason why you should not remain free of nasty diabetic complications but you do need to be your own man and take control-even if it offends some family members initially-I'm sure all they wish you is good health even though they don't seem to get your diagnosis right now.