Hi my name is Lynnette and I’ve just been diagnosed two weeks ago with type two diabetes. I do need to lose a bit of weight and I’m feeling very positive that can do this. It’s not nice to be told that you may have a heart attack or you may have a stroke, being positive is the best thing that I can do. Stick to a program, and so far I have found it quite easy. I’ve not really had any cravings as such. I have really cut down on my carbs, but otherwise I tend to eat quite healthy anyway, so hopefully I can get this reversed in the future. Thanks for allowing me to join.
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Martin.A
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Sorry you've had to join us @Lynnette but welcome. I was also diagnosed aged 70 but through the well-tried combination of losing some weight, becoming more active, adopting a low-carb diet and (for a while) taking medication I managed to turn things around. Others have done the same, and hopefully you'll be able to do so too.
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Alan44
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Welcome to the forum @Lynnette
It's good that you are feeling positive and I'm sure we can answer any questions you may have.
Diabetes remission is quite possible and many people on here have achieved it with some lifestyle changes.
My aim when diagnosed T2 was just to control the controlables , those being
1) Weight
2) Diet
3) Exercise
If you don't mind sharing, What was your HBA1c when diagnosed, as that will be your starting point and an indication of what you need to do.
Alan 😉
It's good that you are feeling positive and I'm sure we can answer any questions you may have.
Diabetes remission is quite possible and many people on here have achieved it with some lifestyle changes.
My aim when diagnosed T2 was just to control the controlables , those being
1) Weight
2) Diet
3) Exercise
If you don't mind sharing, What was your HBA1c when diagnosed, as that will be your starting point and an indication of what you need to do.
Alan 😉
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Welcome to the forum
Dietary changes are so important as often people feel they have had a healthy diet but that is not always the case if your body struggles to cope with carbohydrates. The emphasis has been low fat and carbs which is just the wrong way round.
This link may help you with some ideas for modifying your diet, it is low carb not NO carb based on a suggested no more than 130g carbs not just sugar per day.
Freshwell Low Carb Project - Home
lowcarbfreshwell.com
Drummer
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@Lynnette welcome to the forum.
People do tell newly diagnosed diabetics some awful things - I think they would be better off saying nothing at all.
If you have really lowered your carb intake do be sure to up your protein and fats - I always found that reducing calories was not a good way to lower weight - it is the quality not the quantity of food which seems to be important - a certain Mr Banting found that out in the mid 1800s and published 'a Letter on Corpulence' at 3d per copy. Unfortunately GPs seem intent on proving that low fat and low calorie diets work, in the teeth of all experience to the contrary.
The description 'healthy' does tend to make me flinch a bit - all those high carb foods do for me is increase my weight and my blood glucose.
After my annual tests I have been told 'well done' as though the way of eating I have settled on is somehow difficult - it is embarrassingly easy, sticking to foods with 10% carbs or less still leaves a lot of tasty things to eat.
People do tell newly diagnosed diabetics some awful things - I think they would be better off saying nothing at all.
If you have really lowered your carb intake do be sure to up your protein and fats - I always found that reducing calories was not a good way to lower weight - it is the quality not the quantity of food which seems to be important - a certain Mr Banting found that out in the mid 1800s and published 'a Letter on Corpulence' at 3d per copy. Unfortunately GPs seem intent on proving that low fat and low calorie diets work, in the teeth of all experience to the contrary.
The description 'healthy' does tend to make me flinch a bit - all those high carb foods do for me is increase my weight and my blood glucose.
After my annual tests I have been told 'well done' as though the way of eating I have settled on is somehow difficult - it is embarrassingly easy, sticking to foods with 10% carbs or less still leaves a lot of tasty things to eat.
Hi @Lynnette welcome the forums and a world of advice and help. I joined the forum when initially diagnosed last October and with the support of people on here achieved a significant reduction in my HbA1c when tested in January 2025. While I reduced carbs, I also increased my level of exercise and make sure that I have both high, medium, and low intensity exercise throughout the week. As Drummer mentions increasing your protein and fat intake as you reduce your carbs as otherwise you can find yourself with a lot less energy as a consequence. It is important that you still consume sufficient calories to meet you activity requirements, reducing carbs can impact on that.
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