I was diagnosed back in August this year with a blood test reading of 58 ive just had my 3 month check up and it's now 52. I've also lost 11 pounds in weight. I've just made a few life style changes ,no diet. I'm hoping that I can bring it down even more as I don't want to go on medication to lower it. Has anyone else managed to to into remission by life style changes?
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Hi @Newtype2 Yes, but not through exercise alone. We find that we have to either eat less carbohydrates or eat a lot less calories (which probably also entails eating fewer carbs).
Top less obvious things to reduce or cut out include Fruit juice, tropical fruit such as bananas, grains including whole grains (which includes Oats). Most people think porridge (or breakfast cereal) is a good breakfast - it may be for some, but not for Type 2 diabetics.
Better choices are eggs, cold meat or fish or cheese, full fat greek-style yogurt (or double cream) with a few nuts and/or berries in it. Berries are about the only fruit that almost all Type 2's are OK eating - from best to less good they are raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, gooseberries, blueberries (the less ripe ones are better).
Top less obvious things to reduce or cut out include Fruit juice, tropical fruit such as bananas, grains including whole grains (which includes Oats). Most people think porridge (or breakfast cereal) is a good breakfast - it may be for some, but not for Type 2 diabetics.
Better choices are eggs, cold meat or fish or cheese, full fat greek-style yogurt (or double cream) with a few nuts and/or berries in it. Berries are about the only fruit that almost all Type 2's are OK eating - from best to less good they are raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, gooseberries, blueberries (the less ripe ones are better).
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Sadly, I did need to diet to lose weight.
It was a lifestyle change, I simply ate less, and cut the calories by going onto low fat.
I checked which carbs didn't spike me by getting as BG meter,
All carbs are certainly different.
Exercise also made a lot of difference, and so did the weight loss.
Eventually I did lose 5 stones, and reversed my diabetes.
Carbs aren't just sugar, honey or fruit juice or even fruit. Starchy carbs like bread, baked or mashed potato and pastry can spike Blood Glucose even faster that table sugar does.
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I did a lot of testing when eating to the low GI diet. You'll find the fibre, fat, and proteins slow down the absorption of the carbs in those. Pure sugar will be digested faster.
All carbs are different.
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Welcome to the forum @Newtype2
Well done on your HbA1c reduction and the positive changes you have already made. At 52 your HbA1c is only a smidge above the threshold of diabetes diagnosis (48), so you may find that just a few tweaks and swaps, and some reductions in portion-size could have a dramatic effect - halving the number of spuds, and bulking up with more veg… having an ‘open sandwich’ with more filling and only one slice of bread, trying celeriac mash, or cauliflower ‘rice’…
People’s reactions to carbs are very individual, and some can cope well with more than others. Most forum members find the total carbohydrate content is far more useful than ‘of which sugars’, as all carbohydrates are broken down into glucose. And our bodies can be frustratingly fickle, and not necessarily absorb at a speed that logic or reputation suggests. So the important thing is not to try to avoid all carbs all together, but to try to find the level (and types) that your body can cope with best.
Good luck, and keep asking questions!
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