Hi, I am new to the forum although not to Type 2. I was diagnosed late 2013 & have managed to keep my blood sugars low until now so thought this would be the perfect place to regain as much control as I can and reduce my hba1c from 84 (eek) to sensible levels. Any advice would be welcome, I guess cutting the carbohydrate intake would be the best place to start.
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Huge increase to HBa1c
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Hello @Munchkin Yes - low carb eating is usually effective for someone who is an ordinary type two and not anything more exciting.
I started off with Hba1c at 91 and cut out all the high carb foods I'd been encouraged to eat as so healthy - but that wasn't working, it never did. It means I get the roast meat or the fish. and the tasty veges, don't need to eat the bread potatoes and other foods I find boring.
I started off with Hba1c at 91 and cut out all the high carb foods I'd been encouraged to eat as so healthy - but that wasn't working, it never did. It means I get the roast meat or the fish. and the tasty veges, don't need to eat the bread potatoes and other foods I find boring.
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Welcome to the forum @Munchkin
Glad you have joined us!
If you would like to add to the knowledge you’ve already picked up, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
Plus there is the Learning Zone (link in the main menu) which has a host of modules you can work through in your own time.
If you’d like to see what other forum members are choosing to eat, you might like to dip into the ’What did you eat yesterday’ thread
Best of luck in working on reducing your HbA1c. Keep us posted with how things are going. 🙂
Glad you have joined us!
If you would like to add to the knowledge you’ve already picked up, members here frequently recommend Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
Plus there is the Learning Zone (link in the main menu) which has a host of modules you can work through in your own time.
If you’d like to see what other forum members are choosing to eat, you might like to dip into the ’What did you eat yesterday’ thread
Best of luck in working on reducing your HbA1c. Keep us posted with how things are going. 🙂
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