Hi I’m new but also old!

[Aline Taylor]

I was diagnosed as type 2 about 15 years ago (I’m 60) but it was so well controlled that I basically ignored it. Lately I’ve felt ill but I put it down to stress because my husband died a year ago and life is just more stressful. Anyway I went to my usual diabetic clinic expecting my usual pat on the head and instead I was told my readings were very bad and I need to have new meds and take regular bloods and change my diet. I’m in shock. I’m going to be asking for lots of advice I’m afraid. I don’t know what I should be eating or how often and I don’t understand the readings when I test my blood so I don’t know whether they are good or bad. But I will learn, with lots of help I expect

 

[Mark Parrott]

Hi Aline & welcome to the forum.🙂 Carbs raise our blood sugars (not just sugar) so you need to reduce things like bread, rice, potatoes & pasta. Wholemeal versions can be a bit better but still need moderation. The figures on your meter are in mmols/l. Check your bloods on waking, just before eating & 2 hours after eating. Ideally, you are looking for a rise of no more than 3mmols/l. Your blood sugars may be running quite high at the moment (above 8.5) but these will come down in time.

 

[Aline Taylor]

Thank you mark, do you know that’s the most sense and reassurance I’ve heard since this panic started.

 

[AdeleTurner72]

Hello Aline and welcome to the forum. So sorry to hear of your bereavement, no doubt stress and grief won't have helped your blood glucose levels. I'm fairly newly diagnosed, 3 months ago, so I'm still learning but plenty of folks on here have loads more experience than me. Just wanted to welcome you and let you know that the info I've picked up on here has been fantastic. Good luck with your journey!

 

[SHORAN]

60 aint that old......80 is .......

 

[Aline Taylor]

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Hello Aline and welcome to the forum. So sorry to hear of your bereavement, no doubt stress and grief won't have helped your blood glucose levels. I'm fairly newly diagnosed, 3 months ago, so I'm still learning but plenty of folks on here have loads more experience than me. Just wanted to welcome you and let you know that the info I've picked up on here has been fantastic. Good luck with your journey!

Thank you, so encouraging. X

 

[Chris Hobson]

Hi Aline, I would like to second what Shoran said about 60 not being old. My avatar is a pic of me finishing my first ironman at the age of 58. I suppose that I need to be honest and say that I was planning to do another ironman this year and I'm probably not going to be able to do it due to some unexpected health problems but still, sixty isn't old it's just that the wheels fall off a bit more often.

 

[Drummer]

I was diagnosed at 65 and it took only a few weeks to sort out - stopped eating the 'healthy' carbs and stuck to low carb foods - now I am normal - or as normal as I'll ever be.

 

[Ralph-YK]

Welcome Aline from a fellow T2, diagnosed 3 years ago last month.

 

[Lanny]

Grief can hit diabetes hard! I went through the same thing a couple of years ago. I lost my mum to pancreatic cancer. It happened very fast: passed away 6 weeks after diagnosis. I'm still dealing with the fallout but, things have improved.