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Moeli
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Docb
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Hi Moeli. Although UK based the forum welcomes members from foreign climes, they help us to understand how different countries deal with diabetes and can be an invaluable source of information for members intending to travel.
Do you want to tell us a little about yourself and expand on which do's and dont's you are finding difficult to get the hang of?
Do you want to tell us a little about yourself and expand on which do's and dont's you are finding difficult to get the hang of?
Ljc
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Hi @Moeli . Welcome to the forum. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about diabetes, we will do our best to help.
As this is a uk site. The measurements we use for our blood tests including the Hb1ac may well be different to what you are used too.
But someone here will be able to convert them if you ask.
What do’s and dont’s do you need help with
As this is a uk site. The measurements we use for our blood tests including the Hb1ac may well be different to what you are used too.
But someone here will be able to convert them if you ask.
What do’s and dont’s do you need help with
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Welcome to the forum @Moeli
Hope we can provide a useful source of support and encouragement. We have lots of experience of different approaches and ways of managing diabetes on the forum, and no question will be thought of as too obvious or ‘silly’ so fire away with any questions you have.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a completely honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink. And take the time to make a reasonable estimate the amount of total carbohydrate in the meals and snacks (not just ‘of which sugars’. It is the total carbohydrate which will give you the most reliable indication of which foods are likely be raising your blood glucose. Different people have different tolerances to types and portion sizes, and there’s no simple ‘one size fits all’ approach that works for everyone, so it’s very much a question of working things out for yourself.
A BG meter can give you very helpful information on how you are reacting to different foods and meals. You can check before and again 2hrs after the first bite of food. Ideally you’d be looking for a rise of no more than 2-3 mmol/L (35-55mg/dl) from whatever you’ve eaten at the 2 hr mark. If you can keep the rises down to fairly modest levels, your overall readings should begin to come down gently on their own.
Good luck! 🙂
Hope we can provide a useful source of support and encouragement. We have lots of experience of different approaches and ways of managing diabetes on the forum, and no question will be thought of as too obvious or ‘silly’ so fire away with any questions you have.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a completely honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink. And take the time to make a reasonable estimate the amount of total carbohydrate in the meals and snacks (not just ‘of which sugars’. It is the total carbohydrate which will give you the most reliable indication of which foods are likely be raising your blood glucose. Different people have different tolerances to types and portion sizes, and there’s no simple ‘one size fits all’ approach that works for everyone, so it’s very much a question of working things out for yourself.
A BG meter can give you very helpful information on how you are reacting to different foods and meals. You can check before and again 2hrs after the first bite of food. Ideally you’d be looking for a rise of no more than 2-3 mmol/L (35-55mg/dl) from whatever you’ve eaten at the 2 hr mark. If you can keep the rises down to fairly modest levels, your overall readings should begin to come down gently on their own.
Good luck! 🙂
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I am 80 years and have been pre diabetic for approx 15 years and kept my numbers about 5.5 when doing a strip test. However they are starting to stay pretty much in the mid 6.6 and higher. My diet is mostly mixed salads with every meal loads of green veggies, proteins and minimal carbs if any. I basically have a Mediterranean diet. I use a treadmill twice a day for 20mins. I don’t want to be medicated and am looking for advice from others who managed to keep it at bay
Thank you for listening to me and I hope I don’t sound pathetic
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You sound like you’ve done amazingly - not pathetic in the slightest!
Sorry you are seeing your BG levels rise slightly. They still seem to be in a pretty good place, but I can see how this would be a worrying trend for you.
I wouldn’t discount the possibility of medication entirely. I completely understand your resistance. It often t
strikes me that it’s easier for T1s, because medication for us is never going to be optional. Unfortunately some Drs and healthcare professionals seem to ‘threaten’ people with T2 with some medications - as is they are a punishment for ‘not doing well enough’, or give the impression that it is a mark of some sort of failure or worsening of their condition - when actually it is just that some people’s metabolisms just need a little support or help. As far as I am concerned there should be no stigma attached.
Everyone needs to build their own diabetes management toolkit, with a combination of food choices, activity, and any medication that supports their individual metabolism and genetic make-up 🙂
Sorry you are seeing your BG levels rise slightly. They still seem to be in a pretty good place, but I can see how this would be a worrying trend for you.
I wouldn’t discount the possibility of medication entirely. I completely understand your resistance. It often t
strikes me that it’s easier for T1s, because medication for us is never going to be optional. Unfortunately some Drs and healthcare professionals seem to ‘threaten’ people with T2 with some medications - as is they are a punishment for ‘not doing well enough’, or give the impression that it is a mark of some sort of failure or worsening of their condition - when actually it is just that some people’s metabolisms just need a little support or help. As far as I am concerned there should be no stigma attached.
Everyone needs to build their own diabetes management toolkit, with a combination of food choices, activity, and any medication that supports their individual metabolism and genetic make-up 🙂
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