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Hi im a newbie

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Hi @Toni 23 and welcome. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How you came to be diagnosed and what your HbA1c was. It helps people to tailor there answers to your specific situation
 
Welcome to the forum @Toni 23

if you would like to tell us a little more of how you were diagnosed, it can help people when replying To any questions you pose.
 
Welcome to the forum @Toni 23

Make yourself at home, and feel free to ask any questions you have. How long ago were you told that you are at increased risk of developing diabetes? Does it run in your family? did you get checked at the Drs, or did you find out with the ‘know your risk‘ tool?

You may be able to get extra support as part of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, which you can refer yourself to.

Details here:
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At risk of diabetes? You can refer yourself for extra support

As part of a pilot programme, people at risk of developing T2 diabetes in England can now refer themselves for additional supoort as part of the NHS diabetes prevention programme. (If you live in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland you will still need contact your GP if your risk is moderate or...
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Hi a routine blood test last year but doctor wasnt overly concerned so apart from stop taking sugar i didnt do alot.
I have booked another test as ive bin getting symptoms ie goin to the loo a lot .
So now ive bin looking into diet but its very confusing dont no what to do to be honest .
 
There are four things you can do. Firstly try and reduce the amount of carbs you eat. This includes starchy things like bread, pasta, rice and potatoes as well as sugary things. Carbs are rapidly converted in your body into glucose. Secondly exercise will help to use up the excess glucose in your blood. A combination of smaller portions of carbs and increase exercise will hopefully lead to weight loss if you need to loose any. This will also lower your BG. Finally there are various drugs that will help
 
Yes i read this the confusion came when reading brown rice and pasta wer ok .
No weight problem at all very slim my job entails alot of walking about the building i work in does that count ?
Also if i cant have rice pasta or potatoes with meal a replacement is proving hard to find lol
 
Toni 23 said:
Yes i read this the confusion came when reading brown rice and pasta wer ok .
No weight problem at all very slim my job entails alot of walking about the building i work in does that count ?
Also if i cant have rice pasta or potatoes with meal a replacement is proving hard to find lol
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Cauliflower rice is great. I also make courgetti spaghetti with a spiraliser. I use turnips in stews instead of potatoes and love celeriac mash and celeriac puree. I made cauliflower puree last night from Tom Kerridge's book Dopamine Diet which was fantastic! Have a look at the thread https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/posts/1064319/ for recipe ideas
 
Toni 23 said:
Yes i read this the confusion came when reading brown rice and pasta wer ok .
No weight problem at all very slim my job entails alot of walking about the building i work in does that count ?
Also if i cant have rice pasta or potatoes with meal a replacement is proving hard to find lol
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It does take a bit more effort to find lower carb substitutes and sometimes they need 'spicing' up a bit but you will get used to the idea that it is not necessary to always have potatoes. rice or pasta as the main focus of the meal and to fill your plate with green veg or salads.
Have a look at the thread What did you eat yesterday for some meal ideas and you will see that People with Type 2 focus their meals on meat, fish, eggs, cheese, full fat dairy and plenty of vegetables and berries as the main fruit.
The carbohydrate content of the 'brown' varieties of bread, rice and pasta is little different to the 'white' version, it is just that it is metabolized a bit more slowly but still is converted into glucose.
The book or app Carbs and Cals is a good guide to the carb value of a whole range of foods and meals and also look for the total carbohydrate on packaging, usually on the back in small print. Ignore the traffic light numbers as they can be very misleading only showing the sugar content.
If you do not need to lose weight then making sure you replace the carbs with protein and fats otherwise you will feel hungry. It is important to choose meals and foods you like as it will be easier for you to stick with it.
 
Well you can still have spuds rice and pasta - just LESS of them! Have more 'other' veg instead.
 
Toni, do you have a blood sugar meter so you can test your own blood levels? If you haven't got one I do recommend you invest in one. There are a range of reasonably priced ones here https://shop.spirit-health.co.uk/collections/caresens-n and you will need test strips that go with the meter. Then you can test before and after meals to see how foods affect you. Some people can tolerate some foods better than others. For example I am fine with potatoes, but bread makes my BGs go really high.

As you are slim and seeing these symptoms I am just wondering what type of diabetes you may have.
 
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As you are slim and seeing these symptoms I am just wondering what type of diabetes you may have.
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Yes I was wondering that too Patti

Worth bearing in mind that sometimes Drs assume all adults will be developing T2, but there are slow-onset forms of T1 which can look a lot like T2 to start with.

If you begin to get unexplained weight loss and/or raging thirst and frequent urination, it may be worth asking your GP to check you for LADA rather than T2?
 
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