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SB2015
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Welcome to the forum Jackey
There are two key factors to consider in managing your T2.
The glucose in us comes from a trickle from the liver to keep us ticking over, and the main source is the carbohydrates that we eat. For those with Diabetes we do not produce enough (or in the case of T1 any) insulin to balance the carbs we are eating This includes all carbs, which will come not just from sugar, but also from pasta, potatoes, bread, veg as well as the more obvious cakes and biscuits. If you can calculate the amount of carbs you are currently eating at each meal (you can use the labels in the packaging of raw ingredients or from meals that you are eating) you can then make decisions about changes to your diet or portion size to reduce this.
Exercise will also help to reduce the glucose levels. When we exercise more glucose gets taken out of our blood. The intensity and type of exercise will determine the amount that you use.
Many people on here manage their T2 through changes to diet and exercise, so you have come to the right place for help and advice. Keep in touch and keep questions coming and someone will help out.
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Welcome to the forum @Jackey61
Increased activity will certainly help. but as others have suggested, taking a look at your meal plan is also a vital piece of the puzzle.
There is also pretty compelling evidence that weight loss (if you are carrying extra weight, particularly around your middle) is another important componend. Especially if the weight is ’visceral fat’ around your organs.
Where did you get the figure of 4x exercise? And what was the suggestion of the amount/duration/intensity.
Increased activity will certainly help. but as others have suggested, taking a look at your meal plan is also a vital piece of the puzzle.
There is also pretty compelling evidence that weight loss (if you are carrying extra weight, particularly around your middle) is another important componend. Especially if the weight is ’visceral fat’ around your organs.
Where did you get the figure of 4x exercise? And what was the suggestion of the amount/duration/intensity.
Drummer
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Obviously advice from someone with not the foggiest idea.
Type two diabetes is the inability to deal with carbohydrates in the diet - there are other things which happen later, but it starts with what you eat.
Reduce the sugar and starch consumed down to the levels you can cope with and you are most likely fixed - that is if you are plain ordinary everyday type two. There are other possibilities but hoping for the simplest option and acting on it is a good start and it might be all you need to do.
You might find that once your metabolism is feeling better you will be wanting to be far more active and energetic than before, but when I was diagnosed I felt as though I was dragging myself through the days and exercise set my heart pounding and I was gasping for air and it hurt,so more likely to do me damage than good, I'd have thought.
Type two diabetes is the inability to deal with carbohydrates in the diet - there are other things which happen later, but it starts with what you eat.
Reduce the sugar and starch consumed down to the levels you can cope with and you are most likely fixed - that is if you are plain ordinary everyday type two. There are other possibilities but hoping for the simplest option and acting on it is a good start and it might be all you need to do.
You might find that once your metabolism is feeling better you will be wanting to be far more active and energetic than before, but when I was diagnosed I felt as though I was dragging myself through the days and exercise set my heart pounding and I was gasping for air and it hurt,so more likely to do me damage than good, I'd have thought.
Hi All sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Thanks for the advise I was told by my doctor to exercise 4 times a week. I currently did do regular walks but not at a speed to get me out of breath which I've now increased by walking up and down some Hills in the Park.
I'm now walking for an hour instead of 30 minutes daily but i'm really confused with what i should and shouldn't eat
I'm now walking for an hour instead of 30 minutes daily but i'm really confused with what i should and shouldn't eat
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Hiya sorry for not getting back to you sooner this whole thing is just stressing me out and if i',m being honest i feel a bit lost
I was told that my blood test was 192 and the doctor said I had Type 2. no further help was given or advice other than to exercise 4 times a week to reverse the condition if I didn't want to take medication which I have now started to improve daily
At Xmas I weighed 178lbs and I set a new year resolution to lose 20 pounds before this all happen. I got down to 168 and just stayed there going up and down but when I was told about Diabetic i went into the panic mood and lose 9 pounds in 4 weeks. Yes I am overweight starting with a BMI 28 but now I a 27 with still more weight to loose
I was told that my blood test was 192 and the doctor said I had Type 2. no further help was given or advice other than to exercise 4 times a week to reverse the condition if I didn't want to take medication which I have now started to improve daily
At Xmas I weighed 178lbs and I set a new year resolution to lose 20 pounds before this all happen. I got down to 168 and just stayed there going up and down but when I was told about Diabetic i went into the panic mood and lose 9 pounds in 4 weeks. Yes I am overweight starting with a BMI 28 but now I a 27 with still more weight to loose
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Not surprised you felt a bit lost - our aim is to try and help you feel more supported. Hence the advice already given, to cut down on the amount of carbohydrate generally you eat, which should help you to lose weight anyway, plus assist your blood glucose level to drop.
Aim for easily achievable reductions to begin with - like if you have 4 spuds for dinner reduce it to 3, if you use thick sliced bread, have thin sliced - or swap to what we used to call a small loaf instead of a large one, eat more 'above ground' veg and salad than 'root' veg, cut out cake and biscuits entirely or at least reduce the amount of them you consume. Keep the amount of protein the same at the moment - though please note for an average person we only actually need an amount of protein equivalent to the size of a packet of 20 cigarettes, with any meal we eat.
It is only carbohydrate our bodies have trouble with, once we have diabetes. We are OK with protein and fat, but best not to increase the amount of fat you eat until you get a lot more weight off - and you will!
When are you due to have further blood tests?
Aim for easily achievable reductions to begin with - like if you have 4 spuds for dinner reduce it to 3, if you use thick sliced bread, have thin sliced - or swap to what we used to call a small loaf instead of a large one, eat more 'above ground' veg and salad than 'root' veg, cut out cake and biscuits entirely or at least reduce the amount of them you consume. Keep the amount of protein the same at the moment - though please note for an average person we only actually need an amount of protein equivalent to the size of a packet of 20 cigarettes, with any meal we eat.
It is only carbohydrate our bodies have trouble with, once we have diabetes. We are OK with protein and fat, but best not to increase the amount of fat you eat until you get a lot more weight off - and you will!
When are you due to have further blood tests?
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Losing weight is probably a good thing - but it will be your blood glucose which determines if you are diabetic or not.
Can you test your blood glucose two hours after starting to eat a meal and see how the carbohydrates you eat affect it? That is the way that many people have managed to return to normal.
Your exercise and weightloss is probably a good thing - but it is not a treatment for diabetes
Can you test your blood glucose two hours after starting to eat a meal and see how the carbohydrates you eat affect it? That is the way that many people have managed to return to normal.
Your exercise and weightloss is probably a good thing - but it is not a treatment for diabetes
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