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They seem to have missed out the crucial information that type two diabetes, in its simplest form is the inability to deal with carbohydrate in the amounts recommended as 'healthy'.
Just reducing your daily intake of sugars and starches should mean regaining normal numbers - and it is unlikely to do you any harm at all.
Just reducing your daily intake of sugars and starches should mean regaining normal numbers - and it is unlikely to do you any harm at all.
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Hi
It would help people to tailor their advice to your situation if you were willing to share what your HbA1C was which led to your diagnosis. If you do not know I suggest you ask as then you know where your starting point is and how much you might need to do to get your levels down. If you give examples of what your meals are people can point out some changes you might be able to make to your diet.
Looking at the Learning zone and at some of the other posts and threads where there are some useful ideas for meals.
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Just a suggestion, but if your HbA1c is under 60 you might like to ask if you can try and reduce by diet and exercise, rather than go straight in with medication. If you show willingness to work to stop your glucose rising they might agree. If it doesn't work, then you can take Metformin, but it does have side effects, which can be unpleasant. Mine on diagnosis was 57, and I got it down to 48 in 3 months. Then illness and COVID happened, so now I take Metformin, but many people will tell you it can be done.
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Welcome to the forum @catmum36
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Hopefully you can get a little more clarity than ‘not too high’ to help you plan your response and monitor your progress.
If you would like a good overview of T2 diabetes, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
You might also like the Learning Zone (the highlighted item in the main menu) which has lots of modules you can choose from.
And keep asking questions here too.
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Hopefully you can get a little more clarity than ‘not too high’ to help you plan your response and monitor your progress.
If you would like a good overview of T2 diabetes, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
You might also like the Learning Zone (the highlighted item in the main menu) which has lots of modules you can choose from.
And keep asking questions here too.
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