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hi guys,
first visit to the forum,looks like everyone is out to help. i was diagnosed as type 2 a fortnight ago so still coming to terms with the fact.i changed my diet immediately not a lot was needed in theory.
apperrently i am an atypical type 2 sufferer due to the amount of excercise i get due to my work - gardening - i cover about 10k a day. i could do to loose a bit of wieght but at the moment i am loosing about 7 pounds every 10 days lol.
i seem to be about 1000 calories a day short. hopefully seeing a dietician to give me some help and a.t.worrell books on the way. thanks for reading this
 
Hiya Banjo and welcome.🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It sounds like you've got off to a great start! Hope the dietician gives you some useful info. 😛
 
banjo said:
hi guys,
first visit to the forum,looks like everyone is out to help. i was diagnosed as type 2 a fortnight ago so still coming to terms with the fact.i changed my diet immediately not a lot was needed in theory.
apperrently i am an atypical type 2 sufferer due to the amount of excercise i get due to my work - gardening - i cover about 10k a day. i could do to loose a bit of wieght but at the moment i am loosing about 7 pounds every 10 days lol.
i seem to be about 1000 calories a day short. hopefully seeing a dietician to give me some help and a.t.worrell books on the way. thanks for reading this
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Hi banjo, welcome to the forum 🙂 How did you come to be diagnosed? Do you have any relatives with diabetes? Something like 20% of Type 2 diabetics do not fit the stereotype, and often the cause is due to abdominal fat around the organs, and not being overweight in general. If this is the case with you then hopefully the weight loss will help to improve your insulin sensitivity.

Did your symptoms come on quickly? Or perhaps you didn't have symptoms. The reason I ask is that we have seen a number of members who were initially diagnosed as Type 2, but were subsequently diagnosed as slow-onset Type 1. These members were also atypical of Type 2, and it's important to get the right diagnosis so that you can receive the correct treatment, so do keep a close eye on things. Are you testing your levels at all at home to determine if there is any improvement?

If you want a more general approach to diet, other than the AWT books, I would recommend looking at the GL (Glycaemic Load) diet - this explains ways of selecting and combining food in order to have a slow and steady impact on your blood sugar levels, and so can be readily applied to any meal of your own concoction, increasing the flexibility in your diet. A good introduction is The GL Diet for Dummies 🙂

Sorry for all the questions, but it helps us to help you 🙂
 
thanks for the welcome guys , suspect im from the same neck of the woods as you Notherner.
no worries about all the questions ill try to answer them lol
both my parents have been diagnosed with type 2 dad about 10 years ago mum about 7 tho mum was always overweight my dad never was.i was a bit over weight about 2 years ago - crept over 16 stone at 6ft 1 - decided i wasnt happy at that and reduced it to 15 - a bit over sometimes a bit under other.
always had a bit of a tummy never held fat anywhere else.
i have had no symptoms it was a wellman check up - new doctors surgey - i moved 5 yrs ago and they had never seen me lol.
testing bloods as surgery nurse asks - atm - 3 times daily - waking - post brekkers and post evening meal. been hanging aroun 6-7 morning and 7-8 after meals - except last few days when i have had higher morning readings - by a little then after evening meals - cant figure why - i knoiw metformin has a half life - buit its not happened b4 - i have had a few higher readings amongst those odd 1 around 10 - and a 13 when i forgot to take my metformin after evening meal - ooops
been looking at gi - seems to work for me - so any and all sugestions happily accepted and acted upon
 
Hi banjo, I''m from Brighouse originally 🙂

It sounds like your blood sugars are pretty good, and about what we are asked to aim at, so it looks like your weight loss and diet modifications are doing a good job. I wouldn't worry too much about the odd reading that is a bit higher, unless it becomes a pattern. It would be worthwhile doing some pre-meal tests as well so that you can see what the change in levels is between pre- and post-meal i.e. how much you are rising by.

GL is based on GI, but takes portion size into account, which means you can include some foods which may appear to be high GI but in the amounts you eat them (and combined with other, lower-GI foods) means your levels will not rise as much as you might think.

It does sound as though it might be the abdominal fat that is the biggest contributor to your insulin resistance, so as you reduce that, hopefully things will improve frther 🙂

Good luck with things and keep us updated! 🙂
 
Sounds like you are doing good Banjo. Please let us know how you are getting on & welcome 🙂
 
Hi Banjo

Have to say not keen on Worrell Thompsons recipes as they are far too full of carbs - whereas the latest advice is to CUT the carbs (which was also the OLD advice 40 years ago when I was diagnosed) At least - it's what a lot of Type 2s find plus what the dietician at my hospital goes for.

Generally, you are far better off eating protein and especially fats, for putting weight on than carbs because neither of them increase your blood glucose very much whereas carbs definitely do.

But to be absolutely honest with you if it's anything like the weight loss with T1 - once your BG is properly under control your body will replace the weight with not much help from you other than the control!
 
Hi Banjo
Welcome aboard! Hope that weight loss calms down soon, I too had problems keeping weight on the bones but now I have control it's stopped dropping off, so with any luck you'll find that improved control will help 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum banjo 🙂
 
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