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kalori65

kalori65

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Hi my name's Karen I'm a type 2 diabetic & on gliclazide 40mg . All been a bit overwhelming over the last 3 months . I'm up for my review this Friday so hoping for a few positives , I've been controlling my diet with the GL & GI diet as recommended by senior diabetic nurse.... Was very confusing to start with as didn't get any information, but I'm getting there. I'm so glad I joined this forum & very thankful for all the information I've found on here , you are helping me loads. My hbA1c test was 98, so now I'm over the shock I'm working hard on food & diet to get to a better healthier level & weight. So thank you guys as from reading alot of posts on here have explained alot about diabetes & also sorted out a few contradictions of can I ? or can't I have. Thank you.
 
kalori65 said:
Hi my name's Karen I'm a type 2 diabetic & on gliclazide 40mg . All been a bit overwhelming over the last 3 months . I'm up for my review this Friday so hoping for a few positives , I've been controlling my diet with the GL & GI diet as recommended by senior diabetic nurse.... Was very confusing to start with as didn't get any information, but I'm getting there. I'm so glad I joined this forum & very thankful for all the information I've found on here , you are helping me loads. My hbA1c test was 98, so now I'm over the shock I'm working hard on food & diet to get to a better healthier level & weight. So thank you guys as from reading alot of posts on here have explained alot about diabetes & also sorted out a few contradictions of can I ? or can't I have. Thank you.
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I hope all goes well for you on Friday and the efforts you have made have paid off in a reduced HbA1C. Keep reading the forum as there will always be something that resonates with your experiance.
 
Welcome to the forum, here's hoping you get good results on friday
 
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I hope all goes well for you on Friday and the efforts you have made have paid off in a reduced HbA1C. Keep reading the forum as there will always be something that resonates with your experiance.
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Thank you .
 
kalori65 said:
Hi my name's Karen I'm a type 2 diabetic & on gliclazide 40mg . All been a bit overwhelming over the last 3 months . I'm up for my review this Friday so hoping for a few positives , I've been controlling my diet with the GL & GI diet as recommended by senior diabetic nurse.... Was very confusing to start with as didn't get any information, but I'm getting there. I'm so glad I joined this forum & very thankful for all the information I've found on here , you are helping me loads. My hbA1c test was 98, so now I'm over the shock I'm working hard on food & diet to get to a better healthier level & weight. So thank you guys as from reading alot of posts on here have explained alot about diabetes & also sorted out a few contradictions of can I ? or can't I have. Thank you.
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Fingers crossed for Friday - but - I found that GI and GL made scarcely any difference for me.
If you are disappointed, just in case, do take comfort that by altering what foods you chose you can make a difference. As I realised after years of being insulted for not losing weight on low fat, low calorie, high carb diets, we have to work with how we are made, and no amount of encouragement to do the wrong thing is going to make any difference.
 
Hi @kalori65 and welcome to the forum! Do keep us posted on how you get on this week and any follow up questions or concerns you might have - shoot them down here. As a few users have mentioned - different approaches work for different people, so keep at it!
 
kalori65 said:
Hi my name's Karen I'm a type 2 diabetic & on gliclazide 40mg . All been a bit overwhelming over the last 3 months . I'm up for my review this Friday so hoping for a few positives , I've been controlling my diet with the GL & GI diet as recommended by senior diabetic nurse.... Was very confusing to start with as didn't get any information, but I'm getting there. I'm so glad I joined this forum & very thankful for all the information I've found on here , you are helping me loads. My hbA1c test was 98, so now I'm over the shock I'm working hard on food & diet to get to a better healthier level & weight. So thank you guys as from reading alot of posts on here have explained alot about diabetes & also sorted out a few contradictions of can I ? or can't I have. Thank you.
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Hey guys just updating as I have now had my 3 month review my hbA1c test as come back at 53, I'm going to be trialing with not taking my meds to see how much I'm controlling my sugars with food & exercise , I'm so glad to see some positives . I'm sorry I've not been on before due to having an infection in my tooth that as spread to ear & I now have sinusitis... Seriously not nice , at some point I have to have the tooth out. But just keeping you updated .
 
Sorry you're not well @kalori65 but hugely well done on your hba1c reduction.
 
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