Long time normal, first time diabetic!

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Hello all.
Diagnosed only on Monday, with the doctors recommendation that, and I quote, “you are in an awful condition”, I thanked her obviously, I’ll take any compliments.
I only went thinking I had a minor thing, oh, how wrong I was.
 
Inquisitve Avocado said:
Hello all.
Diagnosed only on Monday, with the doctors recommendation that, and I quote, “you are in an awful condition”, I thanked her obviously, I’ll take any compliments.
I only went thinking I had a minor thing, oh, how wrong I was.
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I think they get more tutoring on how to check the cardiovascular system of their patients with a few well chosen words than any other subject.
Before being told I need to take Thyroxine every day - easy peasy - my GP told me, 'there is something terribly wrong' - my next GP told me I was 'a very bad diabetic' - but I was out of the diabetic range of HbA1c by the test done 80 days later.
Good thing is wasn't something simple but terminal.
I fixed the type two and a few other things by cutting out the high carb foods I'd been recommended for so long.
 
Drummer said:
I think they get more tutoring on how to check the cardiovascular system of their patients with a few well chosen words than any other subject.
Before being told I need to take Thyroxine every day - easy peasy - my GP told me, 'there is something terribly wrong' - my next GP told me I was 'a very bad diabetic' - but I was out of the diabetic range of HbA1c by the test done 80 days later.
Good thing is wasn't something simple but terminal.
I fixed the type two and a few other things by cutting out the high carb foods I'd been recommended for so long.
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I shall try and be a very good diabetic.
Got follow ups in 2 weeks, on metformin and statins.
Apparently they are investigating possible cancer also, so will wait and see on that.
 
Inquisitve Avocado said:
I shall try and be a very good diabetic.
Got follow ups in 2 weeks, on metformin and statins.
Apparently they are investigating possible cancer also, so will wait and see on that.
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Oh wow - I was put on Metformin and Atorvastatin - hit me like a ton of bricks, I was so very ill. I hope that you can cope better than I did - explosive incontinence and what seemed like dementia were not a fun prospect for Christmas 2016.
I lost the car at the supermarket, then when I found it again I discovered all the shopping from 2 days earlier was still in the back. I binned the tablets and stuck to low carb.
I hope that whatever happens you can get your blood glucose under control - there are some types of cancer which need glucose to grow. Hopefully that will not have to be taken into account.
 
Mornings are the worst for me, I feel at my roughest then.
I am happy to try anything worthwhile, it’s all just come as massive surprise.
 
Inquisitve Avocado said:
Mornings are the worst for me, I feel at my roughest then.
I am happy to try anything worthwhile, it’s all just come as massive surprise.
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Lots of people are being diagnosed as type 2 diabetic or close to it, and yet no one in authority seems to have put 2 and 2 together and is now blaming the heavy push towards eating carbohydrate even if it makes people feel unwell.
If I'd not had around half a century of bad diet advice I would not have become so huge - I was almost spherical at diagnosis and my joints would be in better condition without having to carry all that weight whilst struggling to stay active.
 
If you have been given your HbA1C result that will indicate how far into the diabetes zone you are and therefore how much work you will need to do. As you have been prescribed metformin it may be quite a way up there but dietary changes are also going to be important. Many feel they had a healthy diet but foods which may be healthy for a non diabetic are not so if Type 2.
This link may help you with some ideas for modifying your diet, it is a low carb approach which should be suitable. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
Inquisitve Avocado said:
I shall try and be a very good diabetic.
Got follow ups in 2 weeks, on metformin and statins.
Apparently they are investigating possible cancer also, so will wait and see on that.
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I am a Type 1 Diabetic and i have to take Levothyroxine 125mg i have Hypothyroidsim (underactive Thyroid,) my Thyroid Levothyroxine medicine was 150mg a day but that was too high. So no take Levothyroxine 125mg
 
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If you have been given your HbA1C result that will indicate how far into the diabetes zone you are and therefore how much work you will need to do. As you have been prescribed metformin it may be quite a way up there but dietary changes are also going to be important. Many feel they had a healthy diet but foods which may be healthy for a non diabetic are not so if Type 2.
This link may help you with some ideas for modifying your diet, it is a low carb approach which should be suitable. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
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Thank you, I shall have a look.
 
Beagle2 said:
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and i have to take Levothyroxine 125mg i have Hypothyroidsim (underactive Thyroid,) my Thyroid Levothyroxine medicine was 150mg a day but that was too high. So no take Levothyroxine 125mg
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Thank you for the advice. I am gradually building up the metformin, up to 4 a day, 2 morn and 2 evening, with food, with 1 statin at night.
 
Welcome to the forum @Inquisitve Avocado

Sorry to hear you’ve been given a diagnosis with T2 in pretty frank and uncompromising terms - seems like you are taking it with good humour though!

Elevated glucose levels can make you feel pretty grim non-ironically like wading through treacle, along with low mood, grumpiness, lethargy, and physical symptoms like thirst.

Depending on your starting point (which is where the HbA1c that has been mentioned is handy to know) it can be easier on the body, particularly the fine blood vessels supplying eyes and nerves, to reduce your glucose levels fairly gradually.

Hopefully as your levels begin to come down, you’ll feel a bit more energised and human again.

There are many different approaches to diabetes management. Some concentrate on weight loss, which can help restore proper function of the pancreas in some people, while others focus on moderating and reducing total carbohydrate intake (not just ‘of which sugars’) to maintain glucose levels in a healthier range.

There’s no one approach that will work for everyone, so it’s a question of finding an approach. or blend of approaches that work for you 🙂
 
Thanks for that.
I haven’t been given figures or readings yet, but have a follow up in 2 weeks, so maybe then.
For me, I have to take it in good humour, it’s happened, I didn’t know, so now I live with it.
I’ll take advice and try and work out what works best for me.
I think that is the best way of handling it all, in a way that I can do it.
 
Inquisitve Avocado said:
Thanks for that.
I haven’t been given figures or readings yet, but have a follow up in 2 weeks, so maybe then.
For me, I have to take it in good humour, it’s happened, I didn’t know, so now I live with it.
I’ll take advice and try and work out what works best for me.
I think that is the best way of handling it all, in a way that I can do it.
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It would be worth a phone call to your GP to find your HbA1C result rather than just waiting 2 weeks, it pays to be proactive when it come to making changes as sooner the better.
 
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