Hello all, newly diagnosed (one week ago 29.06.2018)

[Stephen Turner]

Hello my name is Steve. Diagnosed last Friday with type 2 diabetes. Carbs cut immediately but feeling a little strange now. Fuzzy headed. Is it my imagination? Any one else experiencing this.? Get to meet by diabetic nurse on the 12th July.

 

[Ljc]

Hello @Stephen Turner . Welcome to this friendly forum and the club that no one wants to join.

I’m thinking it could be what we call a false hypo ( low blood glucose) you see it’s likely you have been diabetic for some time and our brain can get used to having higher levels of the only fuel it can run on glucose, when we start lowering our BG (blood glucose) levels it’ can get very concerned it’s being starved to death so sends out panic signals.

Till I re read your post properly my first thought was false hypo’s .
Since reading that you’ve cut carbs out completely, I’m wondering if you are having real hypo’s.
Can you giv3 us an idea of what have for meals and snacks on an average day.

 

[Stephen Turner]

Only my first week, but bread gone. Breakfast an egg or soya yoghurt with seeds. Lunch salad, chicken and some cheese. Evening meals a little varied, wife very supportive, but low carbs, no potatoes. I am still putting a splash of milk in my tea 4 to 5 cups a day, some nuts for snacks and a square of 80% cocoa chocolate mid evening.

 

[Stephen Turner]

I am on 500mg of metaformin a day from GP until I see nurse.

 

[Ljc]

With that menu I would hazard a guess you’re having false hypo’s, don’t worry they are not at all dangerous , just not pleasant. When you have those symptoms try having around 15 g of fast acting carbs . As your body adapt to lower BGs they will go.

Their is nowt wrong with milk , have a look at the carb content of this full fat milk
.
Protein and good fats are usually fine for us.

Now please don’t take this the wrong way, because you have done really
well !!! But imo you’ve been a little to drastic to start with, though others may not agree with me on this. Diabetes is a marathon not a sprint.

Back later my tum wants its dinner.

 

[Lyn68]

Hello and welcome. I’m fairly new at this as well only diagnosed type 2 in May. Do you do regular blood test? If not I would suggest you get and meter and start testing it will let you see what you blood glucose levels are. You can get one on Amazon fairly reasonable price. You need to see how your body reacts it’s the only way we learn how certain foods affect us. It may be just your body reacting to the reduced carbs and could even out or maybe your just not eating enough. I didn’t cut carbs out completely just switch to different type and cut down. I have noticed when I eat just protein my blood sugar readings go quite low between 4 and 4.5. So if your not already testing I would suggest that should be your first port of call

 

[Brando77]

Hallo. I wouldn't cut carbs out straight after diagnosis just go for good carbs in smaller portions. This was the advice I got on here and it worked. Maybe the fuzzy feeling is due to jumping in at the deep end too soon 🙂
Ps- keep reading posts here, there's no better advice from peeps that have lived the D life.

 

[CathyB]

Hi Stephen, as the others have said, it sounds like your body is reacting to the drop in bg levels, mine did the same for a while. Checking your bg is important so you can track how you are doing but also to see how your body reacts, I found it really helpful to keep a food diary 🙂

 

[kentish maid]

I remember reading somewhere that people who embark on a low-carb way of eating speak of a "carb crash" —feeling jittery, lethargic, or just not themselves. Maybe that is what you are experiencing Stephen

 

[Ljc]

I’m now repeat 🙂.
I agree with self testing , it really is the only way to see how the various carbohydrates affect us . Sadly the nhs in the main don’t agree with T2s self monitoring unless we are on medications that can cause hypo’s, Metformin usually doesn’t and won’t provide a glucose meter and test strips. Many here self fund their own, the cheapest one we know of to self fund the ongoing cost of the test strips is the SD Codefree available from Amazon or directly fro Homehealth .
We use the mmoll measurement in the uk and you’re entitled to claim VAT relief.

I don’t know if you have already seen these threads apologies if you have.
test-review-adjust , by Alan S.

painless-pricks also by Alan S.

A highly recommended book by Gretchen Becker, who has T2 herself, she goes through month by month her first year with diabetes and how she learnt to control it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...fm-21&linkId=0fe91e54d4071470ef950412cbbd7e95.

You’ll find the above and more apron the pinned thread (top) , the newbies forum .
Useful links for people new to diabetes.

 

[Mark T]

I remember reading somewhere that people who embark on a low-carb way of eating speak of a "carb crash" —feeling jittery, lethargic, or just not themselves. Maybe that is what you are experiencing Stephen

"low carbing flu"!

It takes a bit to adjust but it does go away eventually.

 

[Ljc]

If you’d like to see what we eat
what-did-you-eat-yesterday.

We have some great innovative cooks who put their recipes here

 

[Stephen Turner]

Thanks for the advice much appreciated.

 

[Flakie]

I did exactly the same thing when I was first diagnosed! Had a very low carb day thinking I was being good and then thought I was having a heart attack! Awful feeling. Had a quick search in here and found what was wrong and quickly had something sugary.