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Hi all, I'm Richard and live in Telford , Shropshire , Soon be 70, next week, , now divorced, and recently taken up walking again, I had given up 20 years ago as my ex had arthritis in her hips and knees, I was diagnosed with type 2 in 2004. never given me much of a problem until now when I've become more active, I'd sorta accepted the brick wall lack of energy, but walking up hills its now a PITA.
I've also found now that a hidden disability really attracts discrimination, which I find is abhorrent.

I'm also a bit of a rebel
 
Hi @Richard1951 and welcome to the forum
I was also born in 1951, but only diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in April 2019 (in remission from September 2019 or before).
If you don't mind saying, what is your latest HbA1C reading and how do you manage your diabetes - lifestyle ? or medication or a combination?

I was fortunate to hear about Dr David Unwin the GP in Stockport who has around a 50% success rate of remission of his T2 D patients using just a Low Carb way or eating, which also improves energy, weight, blood pressure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
 
Richard1951 said:
I'm not sure what my last HbA1C was , my GP.s only send a result if its out of range.
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If it isn't below 42 then it is out of the normal range (i.e. pre-diabetic or if above 47 fully diabetic).
Mine was caught early - so only 53 when diagnosed, it is now 37.
 
ianf0ster said:
Hi @Richard1951 and welcome to the forum
I was also born in 1951, but only diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in April 2019 (in remission from September 2019 or before).
If you don't mind saying, what is your latest HbA1C reading and how do you manage your diabetes - lifestyle ? or medication or a combination?

I was fortunate to hear about Dr David Unwin the GP in Stockport who has around a 50% success rate of remission of his T2 D patients using just a Low Carb way or eating, which also improves energy, weight, blood pressure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Also a 1951er. Completely agree with the low carb way of eating, makes total sense. You might also be interested in Dr Jason Fung the Diabetes code as it explains a lot of why we are in this diabetes epidemic.
 
Welcome to the forum @Richard1951

Glad to hear that you have reconnected with your walking. Hopefully the extra activity will increase your sensitivity to insulin.

We have lots of different approaches represented on the forum. Many people find moderating their carbohydrate intake to be a helpful strategy, while for others focussing on weight loss is more effective.

If you are looking at making some changes to your menu, it seems best to make these gradually - partly because they need to be sustainable long term - but also because very rapid and sudden changes to blood glucose levels are harder on the fine blood vessels, and changing things more gently will give your body time to adapt.

Keep firing away with any questions you have, and keep us posted with how things are going 🙂
 
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