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Hi Folks
I have recently been diagnosed with T2.
Absolutely heartbroken. As I've been requesting help with weight loss & dietary from GP for months & now look where I am.
What I know about T2 diabetes I could write on a postage stamp.
Hope you lovely lot can help me
 
NikkiRez said:
Hi Folks
I have recently been diagnosed with T2.
Absolutely heartbroken. As I've been requesting help with weight loss & dietary from GP for months & now look where I am.
What I know about T2 diabetes I could write on a postage stamp.
Hope you lovely lot can help me
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Sorry that you've had to join us but welcome to the forum. What you're feeling right now is perfectly normal. We've all been there and got that T-shirt. However, please be assured that it isn't the end of the world. You have every chance of living well with Type 2 diabetes. When I was diagnosed I came home from my meeting with the DN, put a pack of Metformin on the table and told my wife I had to take it every day for the rest of my life. After a few weeks I came to realise that wasn't necessarily the case and 5 months later my BG was back in normal range and the Metformin was history. There are others on the forum who've been equally successful in turning things around.

Do you know what your HbA1c was when you were diagnosed? Also, any meds and if so which one(s)? The more we know about your particular circumstances the more we can tailor any advice you need.
 
Martin.A said:
Sorry that you've had to join us but welcome to the forum. What you're feeling right now is perfectly normal. We've all been there and got that T-shirt. However, please be assured that it isn't the end of the world. You have every chance of living well with Type 2 diabetes. When I was diagnosed I came home from my meeting with the DN, put a pack of Metformin on the table and told my wife I had to take it every day for the rest of my life. After a few weeks I came to realise that wasn't necessarily the case and 5 months later my BG was back in normal range and the Metformin was history. There are others on the forum who've been equally successful in turning things around.

Do you know what your HbA1c was when you were diagnosed? Also, any meds and if so which one(s)? The more we know about your particular circumstances the more we can tailor any advice you need.
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Diagnosed today level 49?.starting me on metformin don't know what dose.just a blurr
 
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Have you been reffered to a diabetic clinic? my gp reffered me last week .
 
NikkiRez said:
Diagnosed today level 49?.starting me on metformin don't know what dose.just a blurr
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An HbA1c of 48 is diabetes so you're only just over the line. Some of us were diagnosed with much higher levels, sometimes in 3 figures. Mine was 114.

Metformin is usually the first line medication so no surprise you've been given that considering where you HbA1c is. My guess is that it's one to begin with (I was told to take mine with breakfast). However, can I just say that people diagnosed with an HbA1c as low as yours, or even slightly higher, are often given the opportunity to try lifestyle changes first, especially around diet. In that sense your GP practice appears to have been a little quick off the mark with the prescription pad. Were you not offered the option of trying lifestyle changes?
 
I've been asking for months since I got the pre results they gave me the pre & left me to it.despite asking for help
 
Welcome, it is unfortunate that you have been prescribed medication so soon without giving you the opportunity to make dietary changes which in the main are very successful at bringing your HbA1C down. It is often when the GP feels people will not be motivated or unable for one reason or another that they are not able to make changes that they reach for the prescription pad rather prematurely.
Many find a low carbohydrate approach is successful so this link may help you with that and the information will mean to will know a lot more than fits on a postage stamp, but as we often say everyday is a school day with diabetes, there is always learning that can be done to help manage the condition. It is a very manageable condition. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
Welcome to the forum @NikkiRez

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, and that your earlier appeals for help and support didn’t seem to get answered effectively :(

If you would like a good overview of T2 diabetes, to add to the knowledge you’ve already started to pick up, you might want to register for an account with the Learning Zone (the orange tab in the main menu) which is packed full of informative bite-sized modules. Additionally, for a more personal take, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter to the Newly Diagnosed which is one woman’s description of her own diagnosis, and all the things she wishes she’d been told at the start!

Good luck, and let us know how you get on 🙂
 
Leadinglights said:
Welcome, it is unfortunate that you have been prescribed medication so soon without giving you the opportunity to make dietary changes which in the main are very successful at bringing your HbA1C down. It is often when the GP feels people will not be motivated or unable for one reason or another that they are not able to make changes that they reach for the prescription pad rather prematurely.
Many find a low carbohydrate approach is successful so this link may help you with that and the information will mean to will know a lot more than fits on a postage stamp, but as we often say everyday is a school day with diabetes, there is always learning that can be done to help manage the condition. It is a very manageable condition. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
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Maybe due to the fact I have muscle wastage in my lowe back & a torn mcl ligament in my knee may be the reason for the meds I am really trying to up my activity levels but it's going to be slow due to pain from these issues???
 
NikkiRez said:
Maybe due to the fact I have muscle wastage in my lowe back & a torn mcl ligament in my knee may be the reason for the meds I am really trying to up my activity levels but it's going to be slow due to pain from these issues???
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Activity does help but not so much as diet. You can only do what you can do. There are some seated exercises from the NHS if you just search for those.
 
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