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Diagnosed with type 2 in 2015. Typically high blood sugar levels until recently. I've put a lot of work into getting them low over the past few months with exercise and diet. I monitor blood sugar daily with a Tee2+. I am looking at buying a blood pressure monitor as soon as I can.
 
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Diagnosed with type 2 in 2015. Typically high blood sugar levels until recently. I've put a lot of work into getting them low over the past few months with exercise and diet. I monitor blood sugar daily with a Tee2+. I am looking at buying a blood pressure monitor as soon as I can.
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Hello @RichardsUsername ,

Thank you for joining and posting on the forum. You mentioned that your blood sugars levels were high until recently. Well done on trying to lower them. What was your diet and exercise plan? did you follow a particular diet?
 
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Hello @RichardsUsername ,

Thank you for joining and posting on the forum. You mentioned that your blood sugars levels were high until recently. Well done on trying to lower them. What was your diet and exercise plan? did you follow a particular diet?
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Thank you Josh. Good to be here. I haven't followed a particular diet, just tried to eat food that is more healthy with an eye on carbs. Fresh fruit has been added however portion size has also been a factor I have had to look at. The exercises I do and exercise plan I have mainly created myself. The routine is daily and on the intense side as I read an article that said intense lowers the blood sugar levels several times faster than walking for example and has worked wonders for me. No machines, equipment or weights. Instead using the body. I do 5 x 1 minute exercises for each muscle with 15 seconds inbetween. Type of exercise would be rowing, overhead press etc. A lot of reps at a fairly good pace. I can't do walking at present as I have a serious health condition affecting my feet that makes it virtually impossible. Which is a shame as I like to get out for a walk and was doing 4 miles a day at one point. Have a good day.
 
RichardsUsername said:
Thank you Josh. Good to be here. I haven't followed a particular diet, just tried to eat food that is more healthy with an eye on carbs. Fresh fruit has been added however portion size has also been a factor I have had to look at. The exercises I do and exercise plan I have mainly created myself. The routine is daily and on the intense side as I read an article that said intense lowers the blood sugar levels several times faster than walking for example and has worked wonders for me. No machines, equipment or weights. Instead using the body. I do 5 x 1 minute exercises for each muscle with 15 seconds inbetween. Type of exercise would be rowing, overhead press etc. A lot of reps at a fairly good pace. I can't do walking at present as I have a serious health condition affecting my feet that makes it virtually impossible. Which is a shame as I like to get out for a walk and was doing 4 miles a day at one point. Have a good day.
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You might find the book or app Carbs and Cals will give you some guidance on portion sizes and carbs for that portion makes it easier to compare different fruits and veg and decide what you would rather have.
I tend to think are the carbs in anything worth it for enjoyment value or would I rather not bother.
 
Leadinglights said:
You might find the book or app Carbs and Cals will give you some guidance on portion sizes and carbs for that portion makes it easier to compare different fruits and veg and decide what you would rather have.
I tend to think are the carbs in anything worth it for enjoyment value or would I rather not bother.
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Thanks I'll take a look. I have an additional problem with diet as the anti-psychotic I take for Schizophrenia has the side effect of making you feel hungry 24 hours a day no matter how much you eat. But that's typical with meds for mental illness. However that side of things is well controlled. I've also moved onto an up-to-date med that is supposed to be better for side effects but the problem remains. When I was first diagnosed I was my ideal weight and extremely fit. Following being put on these things I piled on the weight but at the time I was suicidal. So.
 
Have you ever tried such things as 'fooling' your stomach to tell your brain it's full, by drinking more than enough carb free liquid, when it tell you 'you're hungry!' ? Obviously water works for that process but could be anything else like eg. tea or coffee, as long as you have packed up sugar in it anyway.
 
trophywench said:
Have you ever tried such things as 'fooling' your stomach to tell your brain it's full, by drinking more than enough carb free liquid, when it tell you 'you're hungry!' ? Obviously water works for that process but could be anything else like eg. tea or coffee, as long as you have packed up sugar in it anyway.
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Thanks. I drink a lot of water, tea and coffee. Water specifically as a coping mechanism for severe anxiety. Sometimes there is no magic bullet.
 
OK - eating something very low carb, if not Nil?
 
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