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60 just diagnosed and starting to get worried
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Ljc
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1.5 LADA
Hello @Topaz , welcome to the forum and to the club no one wants to join.
It is perfectly natural to be worried, however I would like to try and reassure you that with the right info and some work by yourself that diabetes can be managed well.
Their is an awful lot of misinformation out there about diabetes, but you have come to the right place to get good info and cyber support.
How did you come to be diagnosed.
Have you been put in any medication for diabetes.
Many of us with T2 have found that at least initially we are given very little advise about the condition and are often left floundering about what to eat.
Basically We usually have no problems with protein or good fats , it’s the starchy carbs we have to worry about .
When you are ready and have a bit if time , have a read through these informative threads
maggie-daveys-letter-to-newly-diagnosed-type-2s
test-test-test by Alan S
If you decide you want to test so that you can make informed food choices Do ask for a glucose meter but unless a person is on medications that can cause hypo’s ( low blood glucose)
(Metformin doesn’t normally) it is highly likely I you will be told no.
Many here use the SD Codefree meter as it has the cheapest test strips we know of £8 for a pot of 50 other brands have strips that are over £15 , it’s an ongoing cost so price is important.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-Glucose-Monitor-Monitoring-Testing/dp/B0068JAJFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1506485682&sr=1-1&keywords=sd+codefree+meter+mmol/l&linkCode=sl1&tag=xfm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003&th=1.
Ask all the questions you you need to about diabetes,nwe’ll do our best to help.
It is perfectly natural to be worried, however I would like to try and reassure you that with the right info and some work by yourself that diabetes can be managed well.
Their is an awful lot of misinformation out there about diabetes, but you have come to the right place to get good info and cyber support.
How did you come to be diagnosed.
Have you been put in any medication for diabetes.
Many of us with T2 have found that at least initially we are given very little advise about the condition and are often left floundering about what to eat.
Basically We usually have no problems with protein or good fats , it’s the starchy carbs we have to worry about .
When you are ready and have a bit if time , have a read through these informative threads
maggie-daveys-letter-to-newly-diagnosed-type-2s
test-test-test by Alan S
If you decide you want to test so that you can make informed food choices Do ask for a glucose meter but unless a person is on medications that can cause hypo’s ( low blood glucose)
(Metformin doesn’t normally) it is highly likely I you will be told no.
Many here use the SD Codefree meter as it has the cheapest test strips we know of £8 for a pot of 50 other brands have strips that are over £15 , it’s an ongoing cost so price is important.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Codefree-Glucose-Monitor-Monitoring-Testing/dp/B0068JAJFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=drugstore&ie=UTF8&qid=1506485682&sr=1-1&keywords=sd+codefree+meter+mmol/l&linkCode=sl1&tag=xfm-21&linkId=f39210144fdc26c27738e45b6d957003&th=1.
Ask all the questions you you need to about diabetes,nwe’ll do our best to help.
Pine Marten
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- Type 2
Hi Topaz, welcome to the forum from another type 2. I was 57 when diagnosed so in much the same boat as you!
As Ljc says, give us some more info, ask any questions, and we'd be pleased to help 🙂
As Ljc says, give us some more info, ask any questions, and we'd be pleased to help 🙂
KARNAK
Much Missed Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hello Topaz welcome to the forum, some good advice already. As @Pine Marten & @Ljc says a little more info would be a great help, e.g. blood test figures, medication if any, as a forum we are here to help, you need only to tell us what you wish, take care.
Eddy Edson
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- In remission from Type 2
Diagnosed at 57, here. It's a common type of age for it, so it seems. No need to panic - it's amazing how much healthier you can get with a bit of focus on what you eat & a bit of exercise, even for old farts like us 🙂
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