Hi, I was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of weeks back following an HBA1C result of 51. I was tested routinely following on from gestational diabetes in 2018. My previous HBA1C was 41 6 weeks post partum. I missed my test last year due to the first COVID lockdown and then didn’t get round to rescheduling until recently.
My diet has been pretty shocking I’ll admit but I’m desperately upset at my diagnosis. I blame myself for letting this happen and I’m terrified.
I’m trying to make changes to what I eat but I’m finding so much conflicting advice it’s hard to know which is the right path to follow. General ‘healthy’ eating/low carb/high fat/food pairing etc. Do they work? Are they safe? I know I struggled to tolerate much in the way of carbs when I was pregnant and ended up on metformin and Insulin. My GP has prescribed me Metformin 500mg at the moment. Does anybody please have any advice?
My diet has been pretty shocking I’ll admit but I’m desperately upset at my diagnosis. I blame myself for letting this happen and I’m terrified.
I’m trying to make changes to what I eat but I’m finding so much conflicting advice it’s hard to know which is the right path to follow. General ‘healthy’ eating/low carb/high fat/food pairing etc. Do they work? Are they safe? I know I struggled to tolerate much in the way of carbs when I was pregnant and ended up on metformin and Insulin. My GP has prescribed me Metformin 500mg at the moment. Does anybody please have any advice?