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Hi, I'm Jo and am continually struggling with my weight - going from pre-diabetes to Type 2 diabetes. I am hoping this group will help me.
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Eddy Edson
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The "classic" ways are: losing weight, building muscle, exercising, taking meds like Metformin.
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Welcome to the forum @Titchy27
Sorry to hear about your weight problems, and that you‘ve moved from being at risk of diabetes to a diagnosis with T2.
The DIRECT trial has published some very encouraging results which demonstrate that for many people, losing a significant amount of weight, particularly the visceral fat around the organs, can help a great deal to restore the efficient functioning of the organs, and insulin sensitivity.
Moderate exercise also helps a great deal, because it stimulates the body to take up required glucose from the bloodstream directly, and increases blood flow.
Moderating the total amount of carbohydrates in the diet (starchy carbs as well as simpler sugars) can also help balance your metabolism’s capacity to process glucose, with the amount of glucose being made available from the food you are eating, so that it can be used properly, rather than remaining in the bloodstream and/or spilling over into urine. Higher BG levels create a form of insulin resistance by themselves, so the more even and in-range you can aim to get your BG to remain, the better chance your metabolism has of coping 🙂
It might help for you to keep a food and activity diary for a week or two, so that you can see what your average grams of carbohydrate is most days (be brutally honest, and include all meals, snacks and drinks!) alongside where you are being active enough to raise your heart rate for 30+ minutes (from hoovering or housework to a brisk walk or other planned activity).
If you struggle to know where to start to increase your level of activity Diabetes UK have a special team dedicated to supporting you and encouraging you to succeed. You can speak to @Francesca DUK or find out more here:
forum.diabetes.org.uk
Sorry to hear about your weight problems, and that you‘ve moved from being at risk of diabetes to a diagnosis with T2.
The DIRECT trial has published some very encouraging results which demonstrate that for many people, losing a significant amount of weight, particularly the visceral fat around the organs, can help a great deal to restore the efficient functioning of the organs, and insulin sensitivity.
Moderate exercise also helps a great deal, because it stimulates the body to take up required glucose from the bloodstream directly, and increases blood flow.
Moderating the total amount of carbohydrates in the diet (starchy carbs as well as simpler sugars) can also help balance your metabolism’s capacity to process glucose, with the amount of glucose being made available from the food you are eating, so that it can be used properly, rather than remaining in the bloodstream and/or spilling over into urine. Higher BG levels create a form of insulin resistance by themselves, so the more even and in-range you can aim to get your BG to remain, the better chance your metabolism has of coping 🙂
It might help for you to keep a food and activity diary for a week or two, so that you can see what your average grams of carbohydrate is most days (be brutally honest, and include all meals, snacks and drinks!) alongside where you are being active enough to raise your heart rate for 30+ minutes (from hoovering or housework to a brisk walk or other planned activity).
If you struggle to know where to start to increase your level of activity Diabetes UK have a special team dedicated to supporting you and encouraging you to succeed. You can speak to @Francesca DUK or find out more here:
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