Evening folks, I was diagnosed T2 in late October ‘21 with a HBa1c level of 94. I was showing symptoms of excess thirst/toilet, fatigue and occasional blurry vision, I was put onto metformin 3 times a day and advised to change my ways as my weight, diet and sleep were admittedly terrible.
2 months on I’ve done just that, the usual bad carbs have not entered my system, no bread, pasta, rice pastries etc…, no processed crap, nothing with added sugar etc…, no alcohol. I’ve taken my own approach to the Newcastle Diet, having 2x 250cal shakes a day with a healthy evening meal of around 400-500cals and increased my exercise level. As a result since diagnosis I’ve lost nearly 3 stone (currently 17 stone so still a chunk!) and I general I feel “better”.
Since diagnosis / metformin I found the thirst and toilet frequency stopped almost immediately, I feel less fatigued but that may be because I’ve been taking better care of my self. Shortly after (within a couple of weeks) I started experiencing occasional numbness/tingling in my hands and feet, more so in my hands (my little fingers have gone to sleep just typing this post whilst laying down). It comes and goes, some days worse than others, I wouldn’t say it’s ever particularly painful and I never loose operation, as soon as I drop my hands for example my fingers will quickly return to normal. I’ve also found my circulation isn’t as good and frequently find myself with cold hands/feet when previously this hasn’t been an issue. I’ve also found on the worst days I feel muscular pains in my lower arms and legs. These days have been few fortunately but still of a concern for someone new to this.
I’m aware these can be symptoms of T2, of course this thing doesn’t just turn off with a diagnosis and pills, is this just part of the process or should I be taking further action?
Thanks,
2 months on I’ve done just that, the usual bad carbs have not entered my system, no bread, pasta, rice pastries etc…, no processed crap, nothing with added sugar etc…, no alcohol. I’ve taken my own approach to the Newcastle Diet, having 2x 250cal shakes a day with a healthy evening meal of around 400-500cals and increased my exercise level. As a result since diagnosis I’ve lost nearly 3 stone (currently 17 stone so still a chunk!) and I general I feel “better”.
Since diagnosis / metformin I found the thirst and toilet frequency stopped almost immediately, I feel less fatigued but that may be because I’ve been taking better care of my self. Shortly after (within a couple of weeks) I started experiencing occasional numbness/tingling in my hands and feet, more so in my hands (my little fingers have gone to sleep just typing this post whilst laying down). It comes and goes, some days worse than others, I wouldn’t say it’s ever particularly painful and I never loose operation, as soon as I drop my hands for example my fingers will quickly return to normal. I’ve also found my circulation isn’t as good and frequently find myself with cold hands/feet when previously this hasn’t been an issue. I’ve also found on the worst days I feel muscular pains in my lower arms and legs. These days have been few fortunately but still of a concern for someone new to this.
I’m aware these can be symptoms of T2, of course this thing doesn’t just turn off with a diagnosis and pills, is this just part of the process or should I be taking further action?
Thanks,
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