Hello and Hi!

[Valcot]

So I was feeling a little rundown and my GP thought it was stress at work. She noticed that I hadn't had bloods taken for 18 months so arranged for that. I got called back for second bloods fairly quickly and then got the phone call telling me that my HbA1c was 55 and that put me into the Type 2 Diabetes category. My cholesterol was 6.2.

We agreed that as I was already trying (and now had an increased motivation!!) to lose weight, we'd give me 3 to 6 months to see if I could lose enough weight to put my blood score into remission territory. I was put on Atorvastatin, though, for cholesterol.

So... More exercising, longer walks (I've even joined The Ramblers!), and watching what I eat. I was doing Weightwatchers but I found the zero point foods ('free foods') not that helpful. It all seemed a little wishy washy and I didn't feel it was targeting me losing weight as well as I wanted to. Everyone's different and if WW works for you, brilliant. But for me, I wanted more control, and really to understand what I was putting in my body.

So I'm using Nutracheck and finding it is just what I need. I'm losing weight at a sustainable rate, I'm feeling in control and I'm happy with my progress. It could be that after all this, I lose weight but my blood scores don't change the way I would have hoped. If that's the case, so be it. But if I do lose weight, it's still going to be better than being the weight I currently am with the spare tyre around my middle! I'm 5'10 and 103Kg so I've still a long way (weigh! ) to go!

 

[trophywench]

Hi ! Well done for taking yourself in hand for starters. Have you got a BG meter and if not, you should and test before and 2 hours after meals, to see how that particular meal has affected your blood glucose - if the difference between the two results is more than 3.0 - then your body can't cope with that much carbohydrate at that time of day - so next time have less. Gradually you'll get a picture of what's OK and what isn't.

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome to the forum. 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Welcome to the forum @Valcot

It sounds like you have made a good start to your revised plans, in order to put your T2 in remission.
Whatever choices you make it is important to find something that you can then sustain.

Testing you BG before and after meals will help you to work out what impact individual meals has on your glucose levels. Do your Nutracheck meals tell you how many carbs are in each one. For Diabetes we need to keep a watch on those as all the carbs will be converted into glucose once inside you. This applies whether it comes from Bread, root veg, rice, ...

There is plenty of experience to tap into on here. Just ask any questions that arise.

 

[Lucyr]

On the phone app for nutracheck you can see two nutrients at once on my phone (though the second has a drop down to easily switch to other nutrients). I have my two set to calories and carbs, so it’s really easy to see which foods have what carbs in

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Well done on your great start @Valcot

Sounds like you have been working really hard, and can already see it paying off. That sort of determination wil, stand you in very good stead going forwards.

Steadily losing weight should gradually begin to help with your BG numbers, especially if you can lose any visceral fat that may have been building up around your organs.

As others have said, reducing your total carbohydrate intake is also an extremely powerful strategy for improving your blood glucose outcomes, so keeping track of the portions of carbs in your diet can be really helpful.

Welcome to the forum, and keep us posted with how things go 🙂