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Advice please
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Cherrelle DUK
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Hi Getsorted, welcome to the forum.
It's tricky getting appointments atm so I'm glad you've found us here.
The forum and site is full of great info but these two are my fav as they help with what to eat and checking your blood sugar levels.
www.diabetes.org.uk
www.diabetes.org.uk
I'm sure the community will be along to help and support so do let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
It's tricky getting appointments atm so I'm glad you've found us here.
The forum and site is full of great info but these two are my fav as they help with what to eat and checking your blood sugar levels.
Eating with diabetes
If you, or someone in your family, has type 1, type 2 or another type of diabetes, you'll know that it can sometimes be difficult to know what to eat. Start here for the key information you need to make healthy food choices for a balanced diet.
How to check your blood sugar levels
Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your diabetes and reduces your risk of having serious complications – now and in the future. On this page:
I'm sure the community will be along to help and support so do let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @Getsorted
Your name says it all, and there is plenty of experience to tap into on here, with some managing without meds by changes to their diet and exercise levels.
Prior to your appointment you might find it useful to keep a brutally honest food diary, alongside the amount of carbs that you are eating at each meal. This will get you familiar with where the carbs arein your meals, especially the hidden ones. We quite quickly became familiar with our more regular meals, and calculated the carbs in our homemade bread. Your DN will then be able to help you identify possible swaps to reduce the carb content and/or reductions to portion sizes.
If you also accompany this diary with blood test readings (see Cherelle’s link above) before and again two hours after a meal, this will show you how different sources of carbs impact you personally. Frustratingly we all react in different ways. Some can tolerate porridge, I hoped I could, but found that it spiked my levels every time. We each have to find out what works for us.
Read around the forum, come back with any questions that arise.
nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
Your name says it all, and there is plenty of experience to tap into on here, with some managing without meds by changes to their diet and exercise levels.
Prior to your appointment you might find it useful to keep a brutally honest food diary, alongside the amount of carbs that you are eating at each meal. This will get you familiar with where the carbs arein your meals, especially the hidden ones. We quite quickly became familiar with our more regular meals, and calculated the carbs in our homemade bread. Your DN will then be able to help you identify possible swaps to reduce the carb content and/or reductions to portion sizes.
If you also accompany this diary with blood test readings (see Cherelle’s link above) before and again two hours after a meal, this will show you how different sources of carbs impact you personally. Frustratingly we all react in different ways. Some can tolerate porridge, I hoped I could, but found that it spiked my levels every time. We each have to find out what works for us.
Read around the forum, come back with any questions that arise.
nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
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Welcome to the forum @Getsorted
Here are a few more bits of background reading for you to work through in your own time that are often recommended on the forum: Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which will give you a solid starting point.
It can feel overwhelming at the start, and you may read lots of what appear to be conflicting and confusing bits of advice, bit mostly thats because different approaches work for different people. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ so it’s a question of you figuring out what works for you and your diabetes, and what you can sustain in the long term 🙂
Keep asking questions on the forum too. Lots of experienced friendly folk here, with years and years of lived diabetes experience between them 🙂
Here are a few more bits of background reading for you to work through in your own time that are often recommended on the forum: Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which will give you a solid starting point.
It can feel overwhelming at the start, and you may read lots of what appear to be conflicting and confusing bits of advice, bit mostly thats because different approaches work for different people. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ so it’s a question of you figuring out what works for you and your diabetes, and what you can sustain in the long term 🙂
Keep asking questions on the forum too. Lots of experienced friendly folk here, with years and years of lived diabetes experience between them 🙂
Ditto
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Hello and welcome to the forum @Getsorted 🙂
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