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Greetings from soggy Cornwall

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Smutmeister

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First of all - Hello to all. I am plodding through the forum and hopefully something will sink in.....time will tell.

My top tip:

Don't go to your doctor to get biopsy results on your birthday and casually mention that you feel like rubbish and you get up just about every night to pee what feels like the urine output of a racecourse full of racehorses.

It really does take the shine off what was already a pretty grim day (SAGA minus 2 - not that I'm counting and one of the biopsy results wasn't too welcome)

Later that day I gave my birthday cake a long hard stare but it didn't apologise and back out of the room as it should have done if it had any decency at all. It's now in the fridge snarling at me whenever I take a peek to try to fathom out what I can actually eat without descending into a sugary Hades or exploding into flames at the very least.

I've ordered some of the books that have been recommended on this site so will be sitting beside the letterbox in anticipation. At least by sitting there I won't be looking in the fridge.

I have no idea what my sugar levels are/were. I think it's a state secret but I'm seeing my doctor in the morning and will challenge him to an arm wrestle if he's not forthcoming. I have started taking my Metformin like the good little boy that I've promised to become. He mentioned 'exercise' the other day but by that point I had my fingers in my ears....at least he didn't say 'sport'

Thank you for reading this far. If I wore a hat I'd take it off to you in appreciation of your tenacity when faced with several paragraphs of tripe.

Ian
 
Hi Ian, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry you have to be here, but I hope that in time you will look back on this and think 'well, maybe it's not so bad - could have been worse!' 😉

Sounds like you have aquainted yourself already with some of our usual recommendations - I'm sure things will appear much clearer once things have settled down and sunk in a bit. If there is anything you're not sure about, please ask and we'll try our best to help out. I was SAGA minus 1 when I got diagnosed, so I know what it feels like to suddenly have your world turned upside down and all the things you took for granted suddenly seem to dominate your thoughts, like how does a pancreas work, what food can I eat, what happens if I drink beer when taking these tablets...

I look forward to hearing more from you, hope the appointment goes well - try and get a meter for testing if you can, whatever the doctor says it's one of the most useful tools there is for learning about how to manage your diabetes.
 
Welcome to the forum Ian.

If you can schedule in some regular exercise each day, I'm sure that you'll find it really useful. Almost from day one following diagnosis I went for a daily walk. Slowly at first but as time progressed I managed to go further and faster (still just walking tho).

For me, it has meant that I have been able to control my diabetes entirely through diet and I no longer need any medication.

I can also be fairly relaxed with my diet too, but it is far far healthier than it used to be. I can even have the odd piece of cake as the mood takes me! 😉

For me, being diagnosed was the best thing that could have happened. I am now healthier and fitter than I've been since leaving University many many years ago!

Andy 🙂
 
Hi Ian and welcome to the club no one wants to join. I was diagnosed at Saga minus 4 and am now Saga plus 3 and counting. I'm glad you've found the forums helpful so far and hope you continue to do so. I look forward to getting to know you better and Happy Birthday anyway.
P.S. There are no carbs in tripe so bring it on! 🙂 XXXXX
 
Happy Birthday Ian and welcome to the club you didnt want to join 🙂.
 
Welcome to the forum. Please note is does not rain in Cornwall.
That wet stuff is liquid sunshine and the rust coloured skin is sun tan honest 😛
 
Welcome to the forum Ian 🙂
 
Hi Ian, and another welcome.

I like your sense of humour as it matches my own - so OK I'm biased in your favour. I was 61 when diagnosed 3 years ago (you can "do the math" as they seem to say across the Pond).

Somerset is pretty soggy today too - where the heck did Summer go ?

Good luck at the Drs and try not to be too hard on him/her - they are only trying to help.

Good luck with the reading. Ask any questions you may have on here - nothing is too silly. If anything is bothering you, then it's worth raising here as some of the others are really good at answering queries. 😉


Look forward to hearing of your progress with this blasted Big D.
 
Love your humour 🙂
At least you weren't saga -20 which is what I am:D
 
Thank you all for the warm welcome.

What did I start with the SAGA minus thing?! 🙂

I forgot to add a warning about my sense of humour, but so far I have managed to keep the smutty side of it out of my posts. A struggle on a par with avoiding cake.

I found out that my sugar level was 22.6 on Tuesday and is now down to 15.9
No cake has passed my lips and I haven't peeked inside the fridge to see if the birthday cake is still lingering.

I have to lose 2 stone and once I have done I'll have to stand up twice to cast a shadow. To be honest a target weight of 15 1/2 stone for a big framed 6'5" bloke strikes me as a bit low. Perhaps I will be able to give up the day job and go busking as the human xylophone.

Once again, thank you for letting me join the club that no-one wants to be in.
It's probably the only place that would have me...........

Ian
🙂
 
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I used to work for SAGA! 🙂 Be aware that the forum moderators jump on anything remotely smutty as we do have children reading, but we do welcome humour as the best way to tackle what life throws at us sometimes 🙂
 
Hi there and a warm welcome to the forum,dont worry this place is riddled with smut lol
 
Welcome! How'd you get so funny!

I am LMFAO as the youngsters say these days...

We are all here to help, support and fight that nasty diabetes fairy for teasing you with that cake!!!!

You could invite some friends or family round and I'm sure that they would glady help to polish off the cake or maybe open your home up to the public as the new comedy club in town and do a promotion
'stand up and cake offer ?20!'

Good luck with getting to grasps with it all and please continue to make me ROFL with plenty of posting!
 
Hi and welcome to the forum, I am sire you will fit in nicely.
 
Great news! The scary cake has gone, shortly to be replaced by left-wing greenery.

I had a wobble this afternoon. Having reduced the quantity of food for lunch and added some foliage to the mix I felt quite woozy by late afternoon once the goodness from the sparrow sized portion had worn off. I'm sure that it was the shrubbery what did it.
A lesson learned.

As for my sense of humour.....my first range of birthday cards is off to the printers next week having finally found a printer that could cope with smut and rudery.
Instead of settling down to read 'Photoshop for middle-aged dolts' I'm immersing myself in 'Learn to love vegetables' , 'The Joy of Sprouts' & 'The Veg-A-Sutra'
This learning curve isn't steep - it's vertical! Still, I do relish (no added sugar) a challenge.

Ian
 
Smutmeister said:
This learning curve isn't steep - it's vertical! Still, I do relish (no added sugar) a challenge.

Ian
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Just be careful of the no added sugar labels as you might find certain sweeteners added as a replacement. The exercise you need will step up a gear as you break the land speed record to the little boys room. The added cost of said products will give you the RUNS for your money :D
 
all in moderation ...firstly cut out all obvious sugars experiment with different diet versions of fizzy ...i at the mo am addicted to sugar free ginger beer ...🙄😱 switch your bread pasta rice intake to wholemeal/ seeded /brown or basmati ...up the non root veg.... moderate the root veg...if you need chocolate get the best darkest one you can and savour a small peice at a time ..... re exercise...... increase your walk by 5 mins a week.... in 4 weeks you'll be walking and extra 20mins ...6 weeks 30 minutes ..etc etc
by the way ...welcome !!amx🙂
 
One week in....and it's all good news.

I'm feeling a lot better in myself. The doom laden lethargy seems to have passed and I certainly have more energy.

I've changed my diet and am almost content to be eating foliage. In fact I'm enjoying my hearty lunchtime salads, but please don't tell anyone as I do have a reputation to maintain. Fatty foods have all but been banished and apart from a few digestive biscuits mid morning and afternoon I haven't been near anything sweet in a week.

After a couple of days having a bit of a mope I decided that I ought to view this as an opportunity to change my life around. PMA - positive mental attitude!

I was diagnosed with skin cancer last year and took the same approach. I have to have another chunk of skin removed shortly, but looking on the bright side it's a little bit more weight lost.

Thank you am64 for your giant 'moderation' I just can't seem to get the hang of that. It's all or nothing for me. I stopped drinking 10 years ago because of my inability to moderate, so giving up sweet stuff shouldn't be too hard. All I need to do is find a way of not working 70ish hours a week - although I do have a plan forming....

To all of you on this forum - thank you. I have read many, many posts in the last week and I'm beginning to find my way through the fog.

Ian
 
Smutmeister said:
Great news! The scary cake has gone, shortly to be replaced by left-wing greenery.

I had a wobble this afternoon. Having reduced the quantity of food for lunch and added some foliage to the mix I felt quite woozy by late afternoon once the goodness from the sparrow sized portion had worn off. I'm sure that it was the shrubbery what did it.
A lesson learned.

As for my sense of humour.....my first range of birthday cards is off to the printers next week having finally found a printer that could cope with smut and rudery.
Instead of settling down to read 'Photoshop for middle-aged dolts' I'm immersing myself in 'Learn to love vegetables' , 'The Joy of Sprouts' & 'The Veg-A-Sutra'
This learning curve isn't steep - it's vertical! Still, I do relish (no added sugar) a challenge.

Ian
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I am sitting here with tears streming down my face....you've made my day. Amanda :D
 
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