Hi all,

[Carolyn212]

Hi all, I have been diagnosed today with type 2 diabetes, taking metformin. Any advise would be appreciated thanks

 

[Lily123]

Welcome to the forum 🙂

Do you know what your HbA1C is? This is what would have come back high for your diagnosis

You might want to get yourself a BG meter as this will allow you to see what effects different foods have on your BG.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi all, I have been diagnosed today with type 2 diabetes, taking metformin. Any advise would be appreciated thanks

Welcome to the forum, it would be useful to have the information about your diagnosis as that will indicate how much work you need to do. If you have been prescribed metformin I assume it must be well into the diabetes zone, however it also needs some dietary changes and increasing exercise will also help.
Many find a low carbohydrate approach successful, that being no more than 130g total carbs per day. This link may help you with some info and ideas for meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Other people try a low calorie or shakes-based regime to give them a kick start but whatever you choose has to be enjoyable otherwise it will not be sustainable.

 

[Carolyn212]

Welcome to the forum 🙂

Do you know what your HbA1C is? This is what would have come back high for your diagnosis

You might want to get yourself a BG meter as this will allow you to see what effects different foods have on your BG.

Hi, 58 was a number she mentioned I have to go back in 2 months to see if the heathy eating and metformin are helping

 

[Carolyn212]

Welcome to the forum 🙂

Do you know what your HbA1C is? This is what would have come back high for your diagnosis

You might want to get yourself a BG meter as this will allow you to see what effects different foods have on your BG.

Welcome to the forum, it would be useful to have the information about your diagnosis as that will indicate how much work you need to do. If you have been prescribed metformin I assume it must be well into the diabetes zone, however it also needs some dietary changes and increasing exercise will also help.
Many find a low carbohydrate approach successful, that being no more than 130g total carbs per day. This link may help you with some info and ideas for meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Other people try a low calorie or shakes-based regime to give them a kick start but whatever you choose has to be enjoyable otherwise it will not be sustainable.

hi, thanks very useful

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi, they said 58 I have to go back in 2 months to see if the healthy eating and tablets have an effect.

58mmol/mol is not too bad and should be perfectly possible to reduce it a good bit by dietary changes. It is normal to have another HbA1C 3 months after the first test as that test is an average over the previous 3 months so to do the test sooner would not reflect the whole period for which you have made the changes.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Carolyn212

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis

Hopefully with a few tweaks and changes to your menu you will be able to reduce your HbA1c towards the recommended range.

Have you considered whether you might opt for a moderate-low carb approach, or aim for reduced calories to aim for weight loss? Both can be very successful strategies for different people.