Hello Friends, I am Suresh from India. I am new to this Forum. I am Type 2 Diabetic, having Diabetes from December, 2018. I am facing lot of Challenges with Diabetes and Hypertension (High Blood Pressure). Wish You All a Good Health and God Bless You All.
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Hi @Sukumar and welcome to the forum.
I don't know how much you have already learned from this forum or from other sources, so forgive me for mentioning the basics. Also you don't say which medications (if any) you are on for your Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension.
We Type 2 diabetics tend to be overweight, but some are just Thin Outside, Fat Inside - like me.
We suffer from Insulin resistance, which is thought to be mainly due to our fat cells being so full of fat that it is hard to push any more fat into them. This situation leads to high Blood Glucose (also known as blood sugar).
The common misunderstandings are that :-
1. We only need to eat less sugary foods. Actually all digestible carbohydrates quickly turn into Glucose when we eat them. This includes grains (such as rice and wheat) starchy vegetables and of course fruit.
2. The disease is progressive and can't be managed with lifestyle alone. Actually there are several ways people use to put their T2 D into remission (often without any medication at all).
I understand that a low Carbohydrate way of eating is not so easy in India as it is in the UK, because it necessarily means eating more protein and more traditional fats (so as to replace at least some of the calories from carbohydrates). Alternatives/variations that people use are :
Very Low Calorie diets (which automatically makes then low carb). The typical Calorie limit for these is around 800 Calories per day and is done either with nutritional shakes, or with normal real food. These can only be done for 12 weeks maximum before all the deficiencies in vitamins, minerals etc. start to do too much damage.
Periodic fasting which is anything from just cutting out breakfast, to fasting for whole (single) days per week, through to fasting for 3 continuous days or more at a time.
Bariatric Surgery (usually only after all else (including medication) fails.
I always suggest trying Low Car at first since (to me ) seems the best (potentially least harmful). Please be aware that the reason conventional dieting fails is because as the calories are reduced, the body lowers it's Resting Metabolic Rate which makes it almost inevitable that it will pile on the pounds as soon as the calories increase.
If you try Low Carb, then it is best to buy a Blood Glucose meter and test each meal to find which foods are OK and which you need to cut out or reduce portions of. The meters (at least in the UK) all comply to the same standard, so it is best to get one with cheaper test Strips (which are specific to the type of meter) because you will be testing just before and then 2hrs after first bite of every meal for at least a couple of weeks. You want to find that the rise in Blood Glucose caused by a meal is 2.0 mmol or less.
I don't know how much you have already learned from this forum or from other sources, so forgive me for mentioning the basics. Also you don't say which medications (if any) you are on for your Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension.
We Type 2 diabetics tend to be overweight, but some are just Thin Outside, Fat Inside - like me.
We suffer from Insulin resistance, which is thought to be mainly due to our fat cells being so full of fat that it is hard to push any more fat into them. This situation leads to high Blood Glucose (also known as blood sugar).
The common misunderstandings are that :-
1. We only need to eat less sugary foods. Actually all digestible carbohydrates quickly turn into Glucose when we eat them. This includes grains (such as rice and wheat) starchy vegetables and of course fruit.
2. The disease is progressive and can't be managed with lifestyle alone. Actually there are several ways people use to put their T2 D into remission (often without any medication at all).
I understand that a low Carbohydrate way of eating is not so easy in India as it is in the UK, because it necessarily means eating more protein and more traditional fats (so as to replace at least some of the calories from carbohydrates). Alternatives/variations that people use are :
Very Low Calorie diets (which automatically makes then low carb). The typical Calorie limit for these is around 800 Calories per day and is done either with nutritional shakes, or with normal real food. These can only be done for 12 weeks maximum before all the deficiencies in vitamins, minerals etc. start to do too much damage.
Periodic fasting which is anything from just cutting out breakfast, to fasting for whole (single) days per week, through to fasting for 3 continuous days or more at a time.
Bariatric Surgery (usually only after all else (including medication) fails.
I always suggest trying Low Car at first since (to me ) seems the best (potentially least harmful). Please be aware that the reason conventional dieting fails is because as the calories are reduced, the body lowers it's Resting Metabolic Rate which makes it almost inevitable that it will pile on the pounds as soon as the calories increase.
If you try Low Carb, then it is best to buy a Blood Glucose meter and test each meal to find which foods are OK and which you need to cut out or reduce portions of. The meters (at least in the UK) all comply to the same standard, so it is best to get one with cheaper test Strips (which are specific to the type of meter) because you will be testing just before and then 2hrs after first bite of every meal for at least a couple of weeks. You want to find that the rise in Blood Glucose caused by a meal is 2.0 mmol or less.
Hi there, what a lovely introduction. Welcome. @ianf0ster has done a brilliant job of providing you with some information so haven’t got anything to add other than please feel free to ask anything you like, talk about what’s worrying you and we will try and help x
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Are we right in assuming that you live in India.
I don't know how much product information you have access to so It may be quite hard to find out how much carbohydrate is in things but if you cook mainly from fresh ingredients and spices then you are less likely to be adding hidden carbohydrates to your meals.
Things that are going to be carb heavy are rice and the breads and some of the tropical fruits, like mangoes and banana. But many of the vegetables, dairy, fish and meat are going to be fine if you eat those.
I don't know how much product information you have access to so It may be quite hard to find out how much carbohydrate is in things but if you cook mainly from fresh ingredients and spices then you are less likely to be adding hidden carbohydrates to your meals.
Things that are going to be carb heavy are rice and the breads and some of the tropical fruits, like mangoes and banana. But many of the vegetables, dairy, fish and meat are going to be fine if you eat those.
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Welcome to the forum Suresh @Sukumar
How have things been going over the last 4 years? Has the Covid pandemic meant that appointments with your Drs to help you with your diabetes have been more difficult to access (as they have in the UK)?
Do you take any medications? And do you know the results of your most recent HbA1c check?
How have things been going over the last 4 years? Has the Covid pandemic meant that appointments with your Drs to help you with your diabetes have been more difficult to access (as they have in the UK)?
Do you take any medications? And do you know the results of your most recent HbA1c check?
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