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Hi
What was your HbA1c and have you been put on any medication?
Generally with type 2 you need to reduce carbohydrate intake, as your body is insulin resistant so has difficulty in getting blood glucose down after you eat carbohydrates (all of them, not just sugar).
Depending on how high your number was (HbA1c) and what medication you are on (if any) will affect how much to try reducing by initially.
I'm newly diagnosed and am now aiming to have less than 130g per day, although since I'm not often having much in the way of bread, wheat pasta, rice or potatoes some days I have a great deal less. I have mostly replaced the carb portions of my meals with more vegetables.
What was your HbA1c and have you been put on any medication?
Generally with type 2 you need to reduce carbohydrate intake, as your body is insulin resistant so has difficulty in getting blood glucose down after you eat carbohydrates (all of them, not just sugar).
Depending on how high your number was (HbA1c) and what medication you are on (if any) will affect how much to try reducing by initially.
I'm newly diagnosed and am now aiming to have less than 130g per day, although since I'm not often having much in the way of bread, wheat pasta, rice or potatoes some days I have a great deal less. I have mostly replaced the carb portions of my meals with more vegetables.
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Welcome to the forum. If you would like to say a bit more about your diagnosis and what your HbA1C is as that will indicate how much work you need to do. Have you been given any medication yet or are you being given the opportunity to make some lifestyle changes.
Many people find a low carbohydrate approach is successful in reducing blood glucose and losing weight if you need to. This link has good explanation of what you need to be doing with some meal and food ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/.
The Learning Zone here also has some links and modules you can work through.
Many people find a low carbohydrate approach is successful in reducing blood glucose and losing weight if you need to. This link has good explanation of what you need to be doing with some meal and food ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/.
The Learning Zone here also has some links and modules you can work through.
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my HbA1c was 89 so next week I’m starting insulin, my head is all over the place so I guess will have to wait until Thursday
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In that case the link I posted may not be appropriate for you as low carb may not be the right way for you.
Hopefully the people who are Type 2 on insulin will be able to answer any questions and make suggestions.
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Welcome to the forum @Missy128
Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit all at sea with your diagnosis
It can feel a bit scary starting on insulin, but it really can help you get your levels to start behaving. Just take it steady, and keep plugging away at it. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and your doses may need adjusting to get them to work right to start with.
It’s a good idea to note down any worries you have, and questions you’d like answers to in a notebook before your appointment. It’s all too easy to have a list of questions in your head, but then get swept up in the conversation when you start getting asked questions yourself. Having a list to refer back to can help make sure you don’t get home and realise you forgot to ask the main thing that’s been on your mind!
One of the important aspects of insulin therapy is being able to balance the injections you take with the food you are eating, to get the numbers you are looking for (and keep your weight where you want it). So getting an idea from your nurse or GP of what sorts of meals they suggest, and how to adjust your menu if your numbers don’t do what you are hoping for, can be really helpful. Simplistically, your insulin will be trying to balance the carbohydrates in your menu - and the more carbohydrates you eat the bigger the doses may need to be. But you don’t want to have ‘feed’ insulin doses which need larger meals than you’d usually eat, as this could lead to weight gain. It’s all a bit of a balancing act!
Try not to worry though. We’ve lots of friendly forum folks who have been successfully using insulin to treat various different types of diabetes for years. So there are lots of people to share your worries and experiences with. 🙂
Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit all at sea with your diagnosis
It can feel a bit scary starting on insulin, but it really can help you get your levels to start behaving. Just take it steady, and keep plugging away at it. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and your doses may need adjusting to get them to work right to start with.
It’s a good idea to note down any worries you have, and questions you’d like answers to in a notebook before your appointment. It’s all too easy to have a list of questions in your head, but then get swept up in the conversation when you start getting asked questions yourself. Having a list to refer back to can help make sure you don’t get home and realise you forgot to ask the main thing that’s been on your mind!
One of the important aspects of insulin therapy is being able to balance the injections you take with the food you are eating, to get the numbers you are looking for (and keep your weight where you want it). So getting an idea from your nurse or GP of what sorts of meals they suggest, and how to adjust your menu if your numbers don’t do what you are hoping for, can be really helpful. Simplistically, your insulin will be trying to balance the carbohydrates in your menu - and the more carbohydrates you eat the bigger the doses may need to be. But you don’t want to have ‘feed’ insulin doses which need larger meals than you’d usually eat, as this could lead to weight gain. It’s all a bit of a balancing act!
Try not to worry though. We’ve lots of friendly forum folks who have been successfully using insulin to treat various different types of diabetes for years. So there are lots of people to share your worries and experiences with. 🙂
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