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Welcome @Louise Jayne 🙂

What are you confused about? Ask anything you want no matter how trivial. No question is silly.
 
Hi Louise and welcome to the forum. Being diagnosed with diabetes can be very confusing, with that said there is lots of information on Diabetes UK about Diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

What is it that you are confused about? I'm sure you can find lots of answers from the wonderful community we have here on the forum.
 
Welcome to the forum that no one wants to need to join @Louise Jayne

As others have said there is plenty of info available in here, as well as a wealth of experience to draw on. There is a lot of info in the Learning Zone (a tab at the top of this page), as well interesting chats in What did you eat yesterday thread.

Whatever questions you have just ask. Nothing is considered silly on here, and it is a lot to take in at the start. Plenty of help on here.
 
EllsBells said:
Welcome and sorry to hear it. How did you find out and what was your HbA1c level?
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Hi, I was having blood tests done for others health issues and it was flagged up. My HbA1c level is 52. Tbh I’m not sure if that’s really high or not.
 
Hi @Louise Jayne The cut off for diagnosis is 48 so at 52 you are only just over the line. With a few minor adjustments you should be able to bring that down.
 
Hi all, thank you for you replies. I’ve had a rough start to type 2 as the meds have made me feel so unwell. Thankfully dr has now changed them. I see a lot of ppl test their bloods but I’ve been told I don’t need too, just need a blood test every 3 months. Is this true for all? I struggle with food as I’m so fussy! I’ve cut out all snacking so hopefully will have lost weight when I go back. Stay safe
 
adrian1der said:
Hi @Louise Jayne The cut off for diagnosis is 48 so at 52 you are only just over the line. With a few minor adjustments you should be able to bring that down.
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Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me what the best way forward is to lose weight. I see you’ve done incredibly well....good for you. What does GI mean? What health eat plan is best for me? Low carbs?
 
GI = glycaemic index @Louise Jayne It’s a measure of how fast foods put blood sugar up, so, for example, sugar would be high GI because it puts blood glucose up quickly.

What kind of foods do you like? What would a typical day’s food look like for you at the moment?
 
Hi @Louise Jayne I would start by reducing your portions of carb heavy food. So bit less bread, spuds, rice, pasta etc. You can replace those elements with green veg. Carbohydrates are rapidly converted into glucose in your body. If you take a bit more exercise as well that will also help your BG. Of course, with smaller portions and a bit more exercise you should also see the pounds dropping off which in turn will further improve your BG. It is a virtuous circle!
 
Inka said:
GI = glycaemic index @Louise Jayne It’s a measure of how fast foods put blood sugar up, so, for example, sugar would be high GI because it puts blood glucose up quickly.

What kind of foods do you like? What would a typical day’s food look like for you at the moment?
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I’d currently have porridge or weetabix for breakfast, a piece of fruit around 10 ish, then tuna salad at lunch. Dinner might be a curry or jacket potato with baked beans. Another piece of fruit in the evening say an apple or banana. I don’t have bread every day. I’ve changed to brown rice and whole meal bread. I’ve cut out butter, chocolate, biscuits, crisps sweets, cakes.
 
adrian1der said:
Hi @Louise Jayne I would start by reducing your portions of carb heavy food. So bit less bread, spuds, rice, pasta etc. You can replace those elements with green veg. Carbohydrates are rapidly converted into glucose in your body. If you take a bit more exercise as well that will also help your BG. Of course, with smaller portions and a bit more exercise you should also see the pounds dropping off which in turn will further improve your BG. It is a virtuous circle!
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Thank you for your advice. What are the recommended amounts of carbs, salt, sugar etc per day.
 
SB2015 said:
Welcome to the forum that no one wants to need to join @Louise Jayne

As others have said there is plenty of info available in here, as well as a wealth of experience to draw on. There is a lot of info in the Learning Zone (a tab at the top of this page), as well interesting chats in What did you eat yesterday thread.

Whatever questions you have just ask. Nothing is considered silly on here, and it is a lot to take in at the start. Plenty of help on here.
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Thank you
 
Louise Jayne said:
Thank you for your advice. What are the recommended amounts of carbs, salt, sugar etc per day.
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It's hard to say as everyone varies in their tolerances. This is why many members use a finger prick test. If you test before a meal and two hours afterwards you are looking for a rise of less than 3 and ideally less than 2 after the meal. If you keep a food diary and test you will soon learn what foods your body can, and can't tolerate.
 
Your diet would be a disaster for me, as I am very sensitive to carbs. Eating low carb means that I only need to eat twice a day, and do not snack.
As your Hba1c is a lot lower than mine at diagnosis you might well be able to reduce back to normal eating far more carbs, but if you tot up the amount you are eating you might be surprised.
I eat no more than 40 gm of carb a day, and my meter shows normal numbers.
You don't ned to cut out butter - it is better than seed oils or spreads made from them.
Chocolate - a high cocoa one should be fine - it is the amount of sugar in ordinary chocolates which is the problem.
Brown carbs are no better than white ones, it is the amount which is the key factor.
Choosing fruit with lower percentages of carbs is a good idea - berries are the lowest.
 
adrian1der said:
It's hard to say as everyone varies in their tolerances. This is why many members use a finger prick test. If you test before a meal and two hours afterwards you are looking for a rise of less than 3 and ideally less than 2 after the meal. If you keep a food diary and test you will soon learn what foods your body can, and can't tolerate.
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I’ve not been given a machine to test. I’ve been told I don’t need to do this
 
Louise Jayne said:
I’ve not been given a machine to test. I’ve been told I don’t need to do this
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Many are - but would a car driver prefer to have a speedometer in the car or rely on the absence of speeding fines at the end of each quarter?
 
Non working speedo is an MOT failure here.
 
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