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[Iain1953]

You could be looking at some dietary changes which you could run past the dietician. Low carb approach which may find successful is suggested as being no more than 130g per day. You could keep a food diary of everything you currently eat and drink and estimate the carbs that you are having to see where some savings could be made and also to discuss at your appointment.

I use the app My sugr to record all my daily actions as to what i eat, carbs (max 100), blood sugars, exercise and such like. I'm writing up a report with all my medical info, detailed blood readings and eating habits, to discuss with the dietetician 🙂

 

[Helliem]

Hi, been a type 2 for many years now, had a few physical medical issues with my back and my knees, and my weight went up to 118kgs (257lbs in old money) and my BMI was 38 back in 2019. But when i was doing my sports degree, i looked into Diabetes as a student, as i had access to lots of medical papers written by many worldwide Universities. I have always been active, started playing badminton at 14, running since i was 18, and i'm 70 next birthday. I had left knee TKR surgery back in Oct 2019, my weight was down to 97kgs by then, and today i'm 86.8kgs BMI is 28, so thats a weight loss of 30.2kgs (66.4kgs)!! This is all due to me, nothing to do with seeing a GP, who over many years have only just prescribed tablets and not bothered to get a grip of my diabetic problem!! Only after getting a refferal to see a diabetic dietetician at a local NHS centre, who advised me of how i can get to grip of of own health, giving me a blood test kit to use with an app called 'My Sugr', to help me monitor my life style. I now have over a years supply of data, that have reduced my daily Hba1c levels from over 12-13 to around 5.4 on average.
I'm now trying to get another referral to see the dietetician again, to help lose another 6-8 kgs, and get down to 78kgs, which is the weight i am meant to be, according to the NHS. Also I need to see about getting the tablets i take reduced or stopped. Sorry about the long post, but i have had no help from GP's over many years, who are not interested in my health, but only to prolong the problem.

Well done you
I'm only a newbie but am reading and reading and have lost 1.5 stones in 6 weeks
Am so grateful to Diabetes UK
Found so much information and recipes which I love
I hope I can reverse my diabetes as I was just on the threshold with 48
I know it will take time
I have been on steroid meds which put me 4st on
Which I have just about lost now
But need another2 st to loose at least
Like reading positive messages like yours
Thank you

 

[pinkjude]

Sounds like you have the same mentality as me 🙂

Yep! I hare people who think you can't do it