New diagnosed and bit scared

[Jo7]

Hiya thanks for your response, I’m defo not pregnant had my tubes clamped years ago and my periods are still bang on monthly so I don’t know, it’s just all a bit confusing to me and this is what is making me feel so panicky having the symptoms but my HbAc1 level only 50mmol it’s very confusing x
Oh and I do have the thirst as well and a lot of peeing x

 

[Drummer]

It could be that you are reacting to the changes you have made quite quickly - I had some real wobbly moments in the first three or four months after diagnosis.
Perhaps checking your supermarket shopping receipts if you have them to see just how many carbs you were getting through in the average week could help give you a starting point.
That Hba1c of 50 is not that high (compared to some) so cutting back on starchy stuff - bread and potatoes are usually easy targets, and right down of sugary foods and drinks might be all you need to do to get back into the normal range - which is below 42.
Watch out for things labelled low fat - usually they are loaded with carbs to make then 'taste nice' - but we do need fats (surprise surprise) to use as fuel when cutting back on carbs. Type twos like me - those really sensitive to carbs have to really cut back on them, but I still manage to eat well - and the food is so nourishing and sustaining I only need to eat twice a day. An added bonus is losing weight and then size - I am three years from diagnosis and making things to wear - now the cold weather has arrived I find that things which fitted last year, just, are now flapping about like tents - even though I have lost hardly any weight, I have lost size, or volume - and some of my clothes are sliding south again - I have been wearing braces this last month...

 

[Jo7]

Ok brilliant I will check what you’ve said , thanks for getting back to me x