Hello, I'm new.

[pinknitwit]

Er - change the food. For many it is the key to control.
Use your blood glucose meter 2 hours after starting to eat and alter your carb intake. You can eat at any time, but having the after meal test results usually gives good insight into how the meal suited you, plus how you are coping with foods.

Much of the advice on what and how to eat is flim-flam at best.

An ordinary uncomplicated type 2 can't deal with the amount of carbs in the modern diet.
It is nothing we have done, it is as much part of ourselves as eye colour or shape of nose.
I eat two meals a day, eating at roughly 12 hourly intervals leaves lots of time for other things. I sleep soundly, so don't wake in the night.
As you are not high on the HbA1c scale you could decide to cut right back on starches and go on eating whatever you fancy - it might well mean no bread, pastry, biscuits or potatoes in any form, but it really is your choice, though best be guided by your meter.
The really good news is that weightloss can happen like magic for some who have found it almost impossible to lose weight eating carbs - I never even thought about dieting to lose weight after diagnosis as I concentrated only on my blood glucose levels. All my clothes were loose and my trousers slid to my ankles a few times but I was badly affected by the tablets I was prescribed. A nurse insisted I was weighed and told me I was 90b down from the heaviest weight they had recorded.

Hi,

Yes I am changing the food, going for the easy obvious things to cut out ffirst , the obviously sugary stuff , cakes , pop, biscuits and crisps, takeaways... tough one for my son as he will miss the weekly mcdonalds, I don't think I can go there and ot crumble yet.... this may come.

Further swaps I'm going to make is to cauliflower rice, and I've ordered a spiraliser for noodle replacement .... I was thinking butternut squash for this so ordered a metal spiral thing so it'll be strong.

Hoping to adjust so I don't end up doing 2 entirely different meals every night! I'm sure it's possible even if it's a huge adjustment.

How long was it before you started to feel better? I'm so exhausted, but that might also be part of being low about everything too.

P

 

[pinknitwit]

Definitely try the low carb approach. Four months ago my results were similar to yours, 47 and then 50 three weeks later. It is now at 40.

Worth noting that all the useful information about carbs came from people on this forum, rather than a nurse.

Nurse simply advised to eat less, rather than less carbs.

Thankyou that's reassuring. I'm thinking I'll aim to get to 130g carbs day and see how I do on that? It'll take e a while to figure it out tho, it's a huge change to how i was eating to go low carb. I'll get used to it.

P

 

[Shaun1971]

Thankyou that's reassuring. I'm thinking I'll aim to get to 130g carbs day and see how I do on that? It'll take e a while to figure it out tho, it's a huge change to how i was eating to go low carb. I'll get used to it.

P

Slow and steady wins the race and you're not really depriving yourself of anything, you're just discovering new, nicer things to eat.
Three months down the line, your taste will change anyway. You'll notice it when it happens.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi,

Yes I am changing the food, going for the easy obvious things to cut out ffirst , the obviously sugary stuff , cakes , pop, biscuits and crisps, takeaways... tough one for my son as he will miss the weekly mcdonalds, I don't think I can go there and ot crumble yet.... this may come.

Further swaps I'm going to make is to cauliflower rice, and I've ordered a spiraliser for noodle replacement .... I was thinking butternut squash for this so ordered a metal spiral thing so it'll be strong.

Hoping to adjust so I don't end up doing 2 entirely different meals every night! I'm sure it's possible even if it's a huge adjustment.

How long was it before you started to feel better? I'm so exhausted, but that might also be part of being low about everything too.

P

That is why the Freshwell program is good in that it based on real foods so there is no reason why meals should not suit the whole family.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I am feeling really down about things. Useless and like I'm so stupid to have let this happen. But I've also self referred for some counselling. I have questions but will try to ask them in the appropriate threads.

Awww! A big forum (((hug))) to you @pinknitwit

You didn’t choose to get diabetes, and not everyone is able to dodge it if they are predisposed to developing it (which can be a number of genetic factors, including taste preferences and satiety). Plus a proportion of people could have followed your path exactly, but would not have developed T2. And at the end of the day, beating yourself up about the past will only exhaust you and demotivate you. The thing to focus on is how you are responding now - not everyone takes the positive and proactive steps you are taking. You can’t change the past, but you can improve your future health, and learn to live well with diabetes.

Funnily enough many people on the forum later reflect that their diagnosis became a catalyst which prompted them to make positive changes towards a healthier and more active life. Perhaps changes that they had been intending to make for years. And that those positive changes helped improve all sorts of other gripes and ailments and lead to feeling much healthier and fitter than they have in years!

As you say, the tiredness can be a symptom of your diabetes. Often you don’t realise how weary, worn down and lethargic you have been feeling. Erratic and elevated blood glucose levels can be exhausting and are linked with low mood, but this may have come on quite gradually. Making the positive changes you are can give you more energy, a clearer mind, and a brighter outlook.

Plus the regular checks you get after a diagnosis with diabetes mean that any potential problems may be spotted earlier, and can be sorted out sooner.

 

[Drummer]

Hi,

Yes I am changing the food, going for the easy obvious things to cut out ffirst , the obviously sugary stuff , cakes , pop, biscuits and crisps, takeaways... tough one for my son as he will miss the weekly mcdonalds, I don't think I can go there and ot crumble yet.... this may come.

Further swaps I'm going to make is to cauliflower rice, and I've ordered a spiraliser for noodle replacement .... I was thinking butternut squash for this so ordered a metal spiral thing so it'll be strong.

Hoping to adjust so I don't end up doing 2 entirely different meals every night! I'm sure it's possible even if it's a huge adjustment.

How long was it before you started to feel better? I'm so exhausted, but that might also be part of being low about everything too.

P

Just days. I'd been so pressured to eat carbs for ages, it was such a relief.