Hi Everyone

[Angie2904]

I'm Angie and have type 2 diabetes. Have been diagnosed now for about 10 years. I take metformin and gliclazide and other medication for other health issues. I'm overweight and my thyroid gland is inactive! Losing weight is a battle and with my inclination and motivation now non existent i am hoping to find others in similar situations that i can relate too hopefully with success stories! 🙂

Thanks in Advance

 

[Docb]

Hi Angie and welcome. You have come to the right place!. Here you will find a wide range of people, from those who have cracked it to those who still have to crack it, all of whom who are happy to share their experiences. Read around and with luck, you will find things to help you to get to grips with your T2.

I got there (although without the thyroid complication) with a mix of pills - metformin and gliclazide - a bit of weight loss and eating stuff that did not overload my pancreas. Others have got there by different routes and the first thing you will find is that everybody is individual and each needs to find the route which suits them. Don't forget, there are no magic buttons which if pressed will make things happen immediately. It takes time.

 

[Angie2904]

Hi Angie and welcome. You have come to the right place!. Here you will find a wide range of people, from those who have cracked it to those who still have to crack it, all of whom who are happy to share their experiences. Read around and with luck, you will find things to help you to get to grips with your T2.

I got there (although without the thyroid complication) with a mix of pills - metformin and gliclazide - a bit of weight loss and eating stuff that did not overload my pancreas. Others have got there by different routes and the first thing you will find is that everybody is individual and each needs to find the route which suits them. Don't forget, there are no magic buttons which if pressed will make things happen immediately. It takes time.

Hi, Thanks for the welcome and advice, I will take it on board and looking forward to finding some inspiration.

 

[ianf0ster]

Hi Angie2904 and welcome to the forum.
T2D is a marathon, not a sprint so each one of us needs to find something that works for us in the very long term.
Personally I prefer lifestyle dietary changes to the use on increasing medication, however since you are already on Glic (which can cause hypos) you would need to take extra BG readings and be careful if you decided to go the Low Carb way of eating route that I followed.

The reason I went for Low Carb, against my doctors advice, is that I recognised that T2D is an intolerance of carbohydrates in the quantity found in the modern day diet so it made sense to cut back on them and eat the sort of food that my grandparents and great grandparents ate. Little if any refined carbs, no tropical fruit (which are very high in sugars), just lots of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, full fat dairy and leafy green veg, berries and other low carb traditional foods.

 

[Angie2904]

Hi Angie2904 and welcome to the forum.
T2D is a marathon, not a sprint so each one of us needs to find something that works for us in the very long term.
Personally I prefer lifestyle dietary changes to the use on increasing medication, however since you are already on Glic (which can cause hypos) you would need to take extra BG readings and be careful if you decided to go the Low Carb way of eating route that I followed.

The reason I went for Low Carb, against my doctors advice, is that I recognised that T2D is an intolerance of carbohydrates in the quantity found in the modern day diet so it made sense to cut back on them and eat the sort of food that my grandparents and great grandparents ate. Little if any refined carbs, no tropical fruit (which are very high in sugars), just lots of meat, fish, eggs, cheese, full fat dairy and leafy green veg, berries and other low carb traditional foods.

Hi Ianf0ster,
Thanks for the welcome and info. I've not been on a forum before and it's nice that others are sharing their experiences and advice with me I shall take it on board.