Age 61 a very active male informed I had T 2 Christmas 2021. Struggle to work out how to control as I thought I was a good healthy eater, not overweight and keep fit. I often feel that my body is floating when I try to sleep and it makes me very anxious. Hopefully others will share some expertise and help. Looking forward to hearing from the forum. Thank you in advance.
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Hi Welcome to the forum. Many are in your situation, diagnosed as diabetic when they thought their lifestyle was healthy.
Sadly some food which are regarded as healthy are no so great if diabetic as all the high carb foods like bread, pasta, rice whether wholewheat or not convert to glucose which is what the body has a problem with if diabetic, so reducing those as well as starchy veg, cereals as well as the obvious cakes, biscuits, and sugary drinks will go a long way to reduce your blood glucose.
How much you will need to do will depend on your HbA1C and whether you have been prescribed any medication.
Have you had any checks since diagnosis as it would be usual to have a repeat HbA1C after 3-6 months to see if you were on the right track with your dietary changes and also eye and foot checks.
Many find having a home testing blood glucose monitor to see the effect of meals and to monitor progress .
This link may help with some ideas for modifying your diet.
https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Often the problem is that for people who do not need to lose weight is most of the advise designed for weight loss so it would be important that you make sure you have enough protein and healthy fats to compensate for a reduction in carbs.
It would be help if you would share what your HbA1C is and if you are taking any medication.
Some examples of your typical meals would help people spot if there are any problem foods.
Sadly some food which are regarded as healthy are no so great if diabetic as all the high carb foods like bread, pasta, rice whether wholewheat or not convert to glucose which is what the body has a problem with if diabetic, so reducing those as well as starchy veg, cereals as well as the obvious cakes, biscuits, and sugary drinks will go a long way to reduce your blood glucose.
How much you will need to do will depend on your HbA1C and whether you have been prescribed any medication.
Have you had any checks since diagnosis as it would be usual to have a repeat HbA1C after 3-6 months to see if you were on the right track with your dietary changes and also eye and foot checks.
Many find having a home testing blood glucose monitor to see the effect of meals and to monitor progress .
This link may help with some ideas for modifying your diet.
https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
Often the problem is that for people who do not need to lose weight is most of the advise designed for weight loss so it would be important that you make sure you have enough protein and healthy fats to compensate for a reduction in carbs.
It would be help if you would share what your HbA1C is and if you are taking any medication.
Some examples of your typical meals would help people spot if there are any problem foods.
Thank you for your prompt reply I will endeavour to answer your questions. I take 500mg of Yaltormin in the morning and 1 at bedtime. I think my last check registered 53?? But not sure what that means. I also take 4mg of Perindopril for high blood pressure and 40mg of Satins per day, I never miss taking my pills. I stick to 3 meals a day, small portions and try and stick to a healthy diet cutting back on sweet stuff.
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Yaltormin is a slow release form of metformin which is a medication which helps your body to use the insulin it produces more efficiently and slows release of glucose from the liver so together with dietary changes will hopefully be successful at reducing blood glucose. Metformin is normally taken with meals as that will reduce the likelyhood of stomach issues not because it acts directly on the food you eat.
The number 53 mmol/mol is the result of the test to diagnose and check diabetes and anything over 47mmol/mol is diabetic, the aim therefore is to reduce it to below that hoping to get back to normal of below 42mmol/mol.
It looks like you are making good progress as I assume your HbA1C was much higher when diagnosed to have been given medication.
Again thank you for your information and expertise sort of feel better already!! I will double check my blood sugar level and I have just viewed a diet plan (much is the way I eat now) but I will make some changes and get back to you regarding the level I may be incorrect.
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Welcome to the forum @Pete17
Sorry to hear about your diabetes diagnosis.
Do you have anyone with diabetes in your close family?
It sounds like there are some atypical aspects to your diagnosis - which doesn’t necessarily mean that you are not T2, but it may be worth keeping an open mind about your diabetes type if your attempts to manage your diabetes don’t work as expected.
Stereotypically type 2 tends to be associated with people who are overweight, but we have forum members with T2 who were normal weight or underweight at diagnosis who discovered that they carry extra weight in ‘visceral fat’ around their organs - sometimes called TOFI (thin outside, fat inside).
But we also have members who were mistakenly diagnosed with T2, largely because of their age, who were later reclassified as a different type (there are lots!)
Hope you find the forum a helpful source of information, links, shared experiences, and support 🙂
Sorry to hear about your diabetes diagnosis.
Do you have anyone with diabetes in your close family?
It sounds like there are some atypical aspects to your diagnosis - which doesn’t necessarily mean that you are not T2, but it may be worth keeping an open mind about your diabetes type if your attempts to manage your diabetes don’t work as expected.
Stereotypically type 2 tends to be associated with people who are overweight, but we have forum members with T2 who were normal weight or underweight at diagnosis who discovered that they carry extra weight in ‘visceral fat’ around their organs - sometimes called TOFI (thin outside, fat inside).
But we also have members who were mistakenly diagnosed with T2, largely because of their age, who were later reclassified as a different type (there are lots!)
Hope you find the forum a helpful source of information, links, shared experiences, and support 🙂
Thank you for your response. The GP believes it’s an heredity my mother died at 58, my 2 elder siblings are in the same boat (75 & 70) younger sister fine. Father was fine but passed at 85. Think I will need to book another appointment to speak with my GP and mention the detail you mentioned. Thanks again for the clear understandable advice.
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