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Hello. I’m Nick and I’m new here
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Leadinglights
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Welcome to the forum.
It really helps people make appropriate comments and suggestions if you say a bit more about your diagnosis. Was it just a routine check or had you been having symptoms, what is your HbA1C ( that is the test which would give you a diagnosis if over 47mmol/mol), do you have weight that you need to lose and have you been prescribed any medication.
It is often very overwhelming at first but taking it day by day and plan to make the needed changes to your lifestyle, your diet is going to be the most important. Many find a low carbohydrate approach successful and this link may help you with some ideas for modifying your meals.
https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Low carb does not mean NO carbs but it is suggested that no more than 130g per day Total carbs not just sugar is a good starting point.
The learning zone here orange tab at the top is also full of information and some links.
It really helps people make appropriate comments and suggestions if you say a bit more about your diagnosis. Was it just a routine check or had you been having symptoms, what is your HbA1C ( that is the test which would give you a diagnosis if over 47mmol/mol), do you have weight that you need to lose and have you been prescribed any medication.
It is often very overwhelming at first but taking it day by day and plan to make the needed changes to your lifestyle, your diet is going to be the most important. Many find a low carbohydrate approach successful and this link may help you with some ideas for modifying your meals.
https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Low carb does not mean NO carbs but it is suggested that no more than 130g per day Total carbs not just sugar is a good starting point.
The learning zone here orange tab at the top is also full of information and some links.
Hello Leadinglights
Thank you for your reply.
I don’t fully understand my diagnosis yet. My bloods were sent away today after I was hospitalised on Monday with Diabetic ketoacidosis of 7.9 on Monday evening.
I’ve now been sent home with a glucose testing kit, some ketone strips, some meds (Metformin) and an insulin pen to give a daily slow release.
Apparently I’ll be called back in to get my HbA1C?
I need to lose weight. I’m 15 stone. I’d been on a health kick since Xmas. I had no clue I was diabetic.
Thank you for the information, it’s great to know you’re not alone.
Thank you for your reply.
I don’t fully understand my diagnosis yet. My bloods were sent away today after I was hospitalised on Monday with Diabetic ketoacidosis of 7.9 on Monday evening.
I’ve now been sent home with a glucose testing kit, some ketone strips, some meds (Metformin) and an insulin pen to give a daily slow release.
Apparently I’ll be called back in to get my HbA1C?
I need to lose weight. I’m 15 stone. I’d been on a health kick since Xmas. I had no clue I was diabetic.
Thank you for the information, it’s great to know you’re not alone.
Leadinglights
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Thank you for giving that information as it is important to know what medication people are taking as some of the usual advice for somebody who just puts Type 2 may not be appropriate if insulin is in the mix.
I suspect if you had DKA then your HbA1C may well be very high.
I hope you have been given advice about taking your insulin, knowing what insulin it is will help people advise, but also about keeping hypo treatment with you at all times as well as you testing kit and about testing if you drive.
It is rather a different ballgame if you are Type2 and taking insulin, there are quite a few on here who are and do from those who are Type 1 so do distinguish when reading things.
Also those who are Type 2 but manage by diet or diet and metformin will have a different approach to carbohydrate intake so again be aware. You will need to be cautious of reducing your carbs too much because of the insulin.
I expect you should have a follow up appointment soon so a good idea to have a list of questions to ask.
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Welcome to the forum @NickD
Yikes was the 7.9 your ketone levels?? That’s pretty much top of the scale I think?! I was under the impression that anything above 3 showed a big risk for DKA 😳
Good to hear you’ve been given some insulin while they send off bloods to try to see what version of diabetes you have. Do you know the names of the checks you are getting done? It’s possible that they are checking GAD antibodies (to help determine if your diabetes has an autoimmune element) and/or cPeptide (which helps gauge how much insulin your body is able to produce).
DKA is not all that common in T2, so it may be that you have a different flavour of diabetes. It’s good to know which sort you have developed as the treatment strategies for each can be different (as can the guidelines determining access to meds, gadgets, training courses and so on).
Hope your BG levels come down gradually. Don’t rush to get them back down into range in too much of a hurry. Give your body time to adjust and adapt as your levels gently coast downwards 🙂
Yikes was the 7.9 your ketone levels?? That’s pretty much top of the scale I think?! I was under the impression that anything above 3 showed a big risk for DKA 😳
Good to hear you’ve been given some insulin while they send off bloods to try to see what version of diabetes you have. Do you know the names of the checks you are getting done? It’s possible that they are checking GAD antibodies (to help determine if your diabetes has an autoimmune element) and/or cPeptide (which helps gauge how much insulin your body is able to produce).
DKA is not all that common in T2, so it may be that you have a different flavour of diabetes. It’s good to know which sort you have developed as the treatment strategies for each can be different (as can the guidelines determining access to meds, gadgets, training courses and so on).
Hope your BG levels come down gradually. Don’t rush to get them back down into range in too much of a hurry. Give your body time to adjust and adapt as your levels gently coast downwards 🙂
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