Hello

[Wilma]

Hi, I’m wilma live in Glasgow, just been told yesterday I have type 2 diabetes, so I’m looking forward to finding good tips, thank you

 

[Ralph-YK]

Welcome to the forum Wilma from a fellow T2.

 

[Wilma]

Thank you guys, sorry it took so long to get back to you as I’m working, I was wondering how long it takes for your sugar level to come down if you have been eating all the right things, I’m a chocoholic and crisp lover so I’ve got a good bit of diet to change, I said to the doc I would like to see what I can do myself rather that go on medication just now, so I have 3 months to get levels down, so I’m hoping I can manage to get them down a good bit in that time.

 

[adrian1der]

Hi Wilma
This was what happened to me following diagnosis. Number along the bottom are weeks after diagnosis and vertical axis is my weekly average BG reading

 

[Wilma]

Oh right, well if I keep a good diet I should get my levels down in the 3 month hopefully.

 

[Ralph-YK]

I was wondering how long it takes for your sugar level to come down if you have been eating all the right things

It varies for everyone.

 

[Wilma]

Well done your GP for letting you try. Believe me, that's not typical. Many newly-diagnosed have been put onto medication when they were barely into diabetes territory.

In terms of timescale, for me at least, when I was diagnosed my DN told me I had to get my BG into single figures before my next appointment two weeks later. Changed my diet and managed it the day before I saw her. It took another 4 weeks before I was getting both fasting and post-prandial readings that were consistently in range.

Martin

Thank you for your reply Martin, so does that mean you are controlling it without medication.

 

[Wilma]

Yes, I was on Metformin for a few weeks but have been diet controlled for 19 months now. There are other members doing likewise.

Well done Martin that’s great, hopefully I can do the same.