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Welcome to the forum @MartyB
How long have you been diagnosed? Is there any diabetes in your family?
Can you remember the results of your HbA1c that gave you the diagnosis (this will be a number higher than 48).
What advice have you been given so far? Have to been offered any medication?
Diabetes is a serious condition, but it’s also one that can usually be managed well with a few changes and adaptations - it’s something that you can learn to live well with, and it shouldn’t stop you doing things you enjoy. Try not to be disheartened about your diagnosis, many people on the forum later reflect that their diagnosis became a catalyst which prompted them to make positive changes towards a healthier and more active life. Perhaps changes that they had been intending to make for years.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. Along with an estimate the amount of total carbohydrate (not just of which sugars) in your meals and snacks. This can feel like a bit of a faff to begin with, but getting a handle on the distribution of carbs in your meals/snacks is a very useful piece of the puzzle.
This will give you a good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. There are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits. It’s not that you have to avoid all these things entirely, but a bit of moderation and portion control of your total cerbohydrate intake can really help your metabolism to cope 🙂
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
How long have you been diagnosed? Is there any diabetes in your family?
Can you remember the results of your HbA1c that gave you the diagnosis (this will be a number higher than 48).
What advice have you been given so far? Have to been offered any medication?
Diabetes is a serious condition, but it’s also one that can usually be managed well with a few changes and adaptations - it’s something that you can learn to live well with, and it shouldn’t stop you doing things you enjoy. Try not to be disheartened about your diagnosis, many people on the forum later reflect that their diagnosis became a catalyst which prompted them to make positive changes towards a healthier and more active life. Perhaps changes that they had been intending to make for years.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a food diary for a week or two. Be brutally honest! Note down everything you eat and drink. Along with an estimate the amount of total carbohydrate (not just of which sugars) in your meals and snacks. This can feel like a bit of a faff to begin with, but getting a handle on the distribution of carbs in your meals/snacks is a very useful piece of the puzzle.
This will give you a good idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu. There are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits. It’s not that you have to avoid all these things entirely, but a bit of moderation and portion control of your total cerbohydrate intake can really help your metabolism to cope 🙂
Good luck, and let us know how you get on.
Hi.
Just had my first official appointment since my blood test.
HbA1c was 83 so a tad high :-(
No history of this on my family and I know it's purely to overeating/drinking which I am tackling now.
Am starting to keep a diary but I think I know that i need to change eating habits, drink less and exercise more.....
Starting on Metformin later this week..
Just had my first official appointment since my blood test.
HbA1c was 83 so a tad high :-(
No history of this on my family and I know it's purely to overeating/drinking which I am tackling now.
Am starting to keep a diary but I think I know that i need to change eating habits, drink less and exercise more.....
Starting on Metformin later this week..
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