Last week I was officially informed that I had type 2. After years of being pre diabetes it finally got me. To be honest when I was told that I was prediabetic I didn't take much heed, stupidly, now it has hit me like a train. After years in our own business and not going away, my wife and I have been going abroad 2/3 times a year for the past 2 and a bit years. Drinking and eating too much no doubt, now I will have to rein myself in. Probably feeling sorry for myself and a little frightened at the moment.
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I was warned enough!
- Thread starter gandmbb
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Welcome to the forum, sorry that you have now gone over the threshold of 48mmol/mol into the diabetic zone, were you told the result of that test as that indicates how much work you will need to do and the likelihood of needing medication. If you are only a little way over then some dietary changes are likely to be sufficient.
Many find a low carb approach successful and this link will point you in that direction and you will see there are plenty of foods you can eat and still have filling tasty meals. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
Losing weight if needed and getting more exercise will also help.
Choosing your drinks wisely means you can still enjoy a glass or two of wine or spirits with diet mixers but beer and cider are rather too high carb.
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Welcome to the forum 🙂
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, Diabetes can come as a real shock even if you’ve been told you are at risk for some time. So be kind to yourself, and give yourself time to adjust and adapt.
Diabetes is serious, but it’s also something that can be well managed with a few changes and adaptations so don’t be too disheartened. Lots of people on the forum later reflect that following the changes they made after diagnosis, that they haven’t felt so healthy and energised for years.
The two main approaches which are popular on the forum are to lose weight which can help the organs in the abdomen work better and improve sensitivity to insulin, and to aim to reduce glucose levels by reducing portion-sizes of carbohydrates in the diet.
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, Diabetes can come as a real shock even if you’ve been told you are at risk for some time. So be kind to yourself, and give yourself time to adjust and adapt.
Diabetes is serious, but it’s also something that can be well managed with a few changes and adaptations so don’t be too disheartened. Lots of people on the forum later reflect that following the changes they made after diagnosis, that they haven’t felt so healthy and energised for years.
The two main approaches which are popular on the forum are to lose weight which can help the organs in the abdomen work better and improve sensitivity to insulin, and to aim to reduce glucose levels by reducing portion-sizes of carbohydrates in the diet.