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danieljsamson

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Recently i have been diagnosed with type 2, and i am seeking advice on how to manage my diabetes.
 
Hi Daniel. So many people here to help. A little more information would be great, do you know what your hba1c was? this is useful to know so you know how much effort you got to put it. Have you been given any medication ? Ask anything you like. We are a friendly bunch
 
EmmaL76 said:
Hi Daniel. So many people here to help. A little more information would be great, do you know what your hba1c was? this is useful to know so you know how much effort you got to put it. Have you been given any medication ? Ask anything you like. We are a friendly bunch
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so i don't know what hba1c is. I am on week 4 of taking metaformin 500mg tablets. i take 4 each day (2 in the morning and 2 in the evening). I've been on many appointments with the diabetic nurse, and I've been referred to hospital for high blood pressure. There has been many numbers thrown at me since I was diagnosed. With all of these appointments I feel like I live at my local GP.

I have a pretty good diet and exercise routine, I have a meal plan based on the recommendations on the diabetes UK website. I am really struggling with work right now. I get pains in my feet, legs, upper back, arms, and joints. This seems to consistent with peripheral neuropathy. It prevents me from getting sleep during the night and concentrating during the day.

I guess my question is, are there any others who suffer the same condition and have to do a similar job, eg.. being a software engineer? How did they manage?

Does anyone else also struggle to keep the house tidy?

Since been diagnosed with type two diabetes, I find it really difficult to do basic or simple tasks, as I often feel pains which prevent me from doing such tasks. It seems to be really hard to stay focused and be able to concentrate. I've also experienced blurred vision, nausea and high blood pressure.

The NHS is mostly focusing on my blood pressure, but I need to get a solution to these pains I'm feeling. I'm really concerned that I could lose my job as a result of not being able to deliver on time.

As well as being physically tired, I am also emotionally exhausted. I've been experiencing anxiety, depression and fear. I don't want my condition to get it to lead to anything worse.
 
danieljsamson said:
so i don't know what hba1c is. I am on week 4 of taking metaformin 500mg tablets. i take 4 each day (2 in the morning and 2 in the evening). I've been on many appointments with the diabetic nurse, and I've been referred to hospital for high blood pressure. There has been many numbers thrown at me since I was diagnosed. With all of these appointments I feel like I live at my local GP.

I have a pretty good diet and exercise routine, I have a meal plan based on the recommendations on the diabetes UK website. I am really struggling with work right now. I get pains in my feet, legs, upper back, arms, and joints. This seems to consistent with peripheral neuropathy. It prevents me from getting sleep during the night and concentrating during the day.

I guess my question is, are there any others who suffer the same condition and have to do a similar job, eg.. being a software engineer? How did they manage?

Does anyone else also struggle to keep the house tidy?

Since been diagnosed with type two diabetes, I find it really difficult to do basic or simple tasks, as I often feel pains which prevent me from doing such tasks. It seems to be really hard to stay focused and be able to concentrate. I've also experienced blurred vision, nausea and high blood pressure.

The NHS is mostly focusing on my blood pressure, but I need to get a solution to these pains I'm feeling. I'm really concerned that I could lose my job as a result of not being able to deliver on time.

As well as being physically tired, I am also emotionally exhausted. I've been experiencing anxiety, depression and fear. I don't want my condition to get it to lead to anything worse.
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I can relate to a lot of this (And I'm a s/ware engineer.) The year I was diagnosed (2021) I started to get a pain in my right thigh, which started out more of a niggle, but ended up causing me so much pain I couldn't sleep. I was also very stressed at work with the project I was leading and pretty much supporting it all myself.

By the end of summer, the pains were getting so bad and had moved to both legs. I couldn't sleep much at all and was waking up in agony. GP said it was 'wear and tear'.

My home office was in the attic, and I struggled to get up the ladder. Pretty much gave up doing everything apart from work, which was getting very stressful (I moved back into the office during the summer.) I struggled on a walking holiday with long distances - legs just cramped up when going up hills (But oddly was fine when walking level!) It was so bad I could barely be bothered to crawl over to the Blu-ray player to put a disc in and stopped listening to vinyl as I couldn't be bothered to change the record.

It was worse when lying or sitting down, though, so at night I used to keep getting up.

My eyesight had gone blurry as well, but I wear glasses and hadn't had a test for a few years, so I just thought it was natural.

Got diagnosed about six months after this started, switched to a low-carb diet. (+1000mg of Metformin)
Within a couple of weeks all the pains went away and I could sleep well. Pretty much picked up doing everything as before.
Eyesight improved a lot.

It was a horrible time - struggling to get motivated to do anything and feeling very tired due to the lack of sleep. However, once diagnosed I just read most of the most recent research and set about losing weight.

It was pretty hard going at the start and certainly experienced some anxiety about it getting worse, so these things are all natural ways to feel.

Do you test your blood sugar?
 
danieljsamson said:
i am seeking advice on how to manage my diabetes.
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I simply reduced my eating window but cutting out breakfast entirely and replacing it with coffee and double cream and changing what I ate to an ultra low carb / keto diet.

Still in remission 7 years later and a host of other health conditions are now things of the past.
 
I don’t record my blood sugar because I’m afraid of needles, however, I recently lost quite a bit of weight I was 88 kg at the start of this year and I am currently 79 kg. I am currently doing my best to improve my diet and I hope to reverse the symptoms.
 
bulkbiker said:
I simply reduced my eating window but cutting out breakfast entirely and replacing it with coffee and double cream and changing what I ate to an ultra low carb / keto diet.

Still in remission 7 years later and a host of other health conditions are now things of the past.
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I was the same until I got diagnosed with diabetes. My diabetic nurse recommended that I need to not skip meals because the metaformin can make you nauseous. Since my diet, I don’t eat any bread, pasta and added sugar
 
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danieljsamson said:
I was the same until I got diagnosed with diabetes. My diabetic nurse recommended that I need to not skip meals because the metaformin can make you nauseous. Since my diet, I don’t eat any bread, pasta and added sugar
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Skipping meals and then overeating on junk food got me into being diabetic.
I simply took the meds, worked with the NHS, lost weight, reversed my diabetics, and now eat a healthy Mediterranean style diet.
You have to choose something that works for you, and you can stick to.
 
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