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[TSwinhoe]

Hi everyone
I've just been diagnosed with Type 2 last week and I'm finding this site an absolute godsend. I've spent the weekend reading loads of articles and watching videos on here and it has all been so helpful.

I'm now waiting for my appointments coming through for various things and have a call with my nurse next week.

Looking forward to reading everyones posts on here

Thanks

Tony

 

[adrian1der]

Welcome Tony. If you have any questions please fire away. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How did you come to be diagnosed, what was your HbA1c at diagnosis and what, if any, medication you are on? That way people can tailor responses to your specific situation

 

[TSwinhoe]

Welcome Tony. If you have any questions please fire away. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How did you come to be diagnosed, what was your HbA1c at diagnosis and what, if any, medication you are on? That way people can tailor responses to your specific situation

Hi

Yes absolutely. I was diagnosed following a routine check up with a nurse. My HbA1c came back at 64 and was the same following another test which were the results I discussed with my GP last week. He has prescribed Metformin which I have started taking one a day so far

T

 

[adrian1der]

As you'll see form my signature - I was very similar at diagnosis. I was already dieting and exercising more so basically kept it up. I starting testing my blood glucose (BG) before and two hours after meals to see what effect the food was having on my body and reduced my intake of carbs as they rapidly break down in the body into glucose. That is not just sugary things but also starchy things like rice, pasta, potatoes, bread etc. Reducing your carbs will help. The second thing is exercise - even gentle exercise will also help lower your BG. Of course, the combination of lower carbs and more exercise will also help you shed any weight you might need to loose - which in my case was a lot 🙂 Don't try and rush as gradually reducing your BG is better than a rapid drop which can cause problems. And as I said ask lots of questions until you get your head around things. Everyone on here is very supportive and there are no daft questions

 

[Cherrelle DUK]

Hi Tony, welcome to the forum.

Glad to hear that you're finding the forum useful. Your numbers seem 'workable' so hopefully with the right management you can get your numbers to a healthy state.

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns that we can help with.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @TSwinhoe

Glad you have found the content on the main Diabetes UK site helpful. If you’ve not discovered it yet there’s lots of useful stuff to get stuck into in the Learning Zone too.

Plus of course you can compare notes with the friendly members here where we have literally centuries of lived diabetes experience between us, and we understand how sometimes diabetes doesn’t play by the rules, and how individual it can be 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Welcome to the forum @TSwinhoe

You have already had loads of useful advice, so I will just encourage you to fire away with any questions that you have. Nothing is considered silly on here. just ask.