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Found out I'd become Type 2 in April. Been doing stuff to loose weight and reverse this. Hopeful this forum will help.
 
Yorkie said:
Found out I'd become Type 2 in April. Been doing stuff to loose weight and reverse this. Hopeful this forum will help.
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Welcome to the forum, You will find lots of good information in particular the Learning Zone and this link which is very useful for a low carb approach with menu plans and good suggestions for a way froward with modifying your diet. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
Welcome to the forum
Were you told what your HbA1c result was? Also have you been put on any meds? If you are able to share these details members can offer more tailored suggestions in response to any questions you have.
If you have any questions please ask, someone here will be able to offer an answer 🙂
 
I was told the HbA1c result was 56 and should be 48 or lower and yes blood pressure meds. I'm saying no to statins at the moment, want to see what huge change to diet since April and increased exercise has done first.
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Yorkie said:
I was told the HbA1c result was 56 and should be 48 or lower and yes blood pressure meds. I'm saying no to statins at the moment, want to see what huge change to diet since April and increased exercise has done first.
Thank you for the welcome.
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To put in context. 56mmol/mol is not desperately high so you have every chance of getting it down. Anything over 47 leads to a diabetic diagnosis, 42-47 is prediabetes or at risk and below 42 is normal.
It depends on you point of view about what you aim at.
Personally I would rather be below that prediabetic range.
 
Hi @Yorkie and welcome to the forum!

I’m sorry about your diagnosis, but I’m glad to see you’re already making necessary changes. As a few people here already mentioned - you’ll find a lot of useful links and ideas in the forum for how to put your T2 in remission, but any questions you might have - feel free to share!
 
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To put in context. 56mmol/mol is not desperately high so you have every chance of getting it down. Anything over 47 leads to a diabetic diagnosis, 42-47 is prediabetes or at risk and below 42 is normal.
It depends on you point of view about what you aim at.
Personally I would rather be below that prediabetic range.
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Thank you that's the most clear definition/explanation I've had. Yes I want to be below that pre diabiatic range...so that's the aim.
 
Yorkie said:
Thank you that's the most clear definition/explanation I've had. Yes I want to be below that pre diabiatic range...so that's the aim.
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Lifestyle changes should be enough to turn things around. Many of us have done so from far higher HbA1c numbers than yours.
 
Lowering cholesterol without statins is likely to be achievable.
I had high cholesterol at the end of january 2024, but decided on lifestyle change rather than statins
I pushed cholesterol changes hard as I did not want to be pressurised to take statins, and on 25 july my results were normal
I took my serum cholesterol down to 4.4 mmol/L (was 7.7), and my triglycerides down to 1.1 mmol/L (was 2.4).
I had also dropped my HbA1c by 2 points - it's now 40!

The method I used was lose a lot of weight, increase exercise, avoid saturated fat, use the supermarket brand of yogurt drink for cholesterol reduction, and eat oats/oatbran to give me 1.5 grams of β-glucan a day (3g is quoted as a cholesterol busting aid) https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/the-wonder-of-oats-
(oats can spike blood sugar for some folks diagnosed diabetic, so please be aware of this)

Since my hba1c was only 42 my main focus was weight loss and limit carbohydrates to approx 100g daily (to help with both), then focus all my attention on the cholesterol. I'm hoping to take my hba1c lower tho.
 
Yorkie said:
Found out I'd become Type 2 in April. Been doing stuff to loose weight and reverse this. Hopeful this forum will help.
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Yep its tough as its hard to give up many of the things that you like. I reversed after 6 months but i’m still boarder line to be honest. I went very aggressive on sugars main offender was bread for me and was very hard to give up. Also didn’t swap sugars for sweeteners which really helps now even a very small amount sugar in food gets detected and tastes overly sweet. Not claiming an overall health benefit but awarded myself a few Real Golden Ales produced by a proper brewery as a treat on the grumpy days. Very low in sugar and not too strong. Best of luck! Zero sugar Rose’ has been god send this summer
 
s'nic said:
Lowering cholesterol without statins is likely to be achievable.
I had high cholesterol at the end of january 2024, but decided on lifestyle change rather than statins
I pushed cholesterol changes hard as I did not want to be pressurised to take statins, and on 25 july my results were normal
I took my serum cholesterol down to 4.4 mmol/L (was 7.7), and my triglycerides down to 1.1 mmol/L (was 2.4).
I had also dropped my HbA1c by 2 points - it's now 40!

The method I used was lose a lot of weight, increase exercise, avoid saturated fat, use the supermarket brand of yogurt drink for cholesterol reduction, and eat oats/oatbran to give me 1.5 grams of β-glucan a day (3g is quoted as a cholesterol busting aid) https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/the-wonder-of-oats-
(oats can spike blood sugar for some folks diagnosed diabetic, so please be aware of this)

Since my hba1c was only 42 my main focus was weight loss and limit carbohydrates to approx 100g daily (to help with both), then focus all my attention on the cholesterol. I'm hoping to take my hba1c lower tho.
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Thank you for the support on not taking statins....my cholesterol level is (according to one doctor) ok where as the other one who is the Diabetic GP at our surgery is very keen for me to take them...but is letting me make the choice.
 
Also, I don't think change on change is a good thing. Try one thing first, ie changing the way you eat and attempting to lower your hba1c. I know statins are taken for a different reason, but a change in diet may work for cholesterol as well. If you start on statins, you won't know whether the reduction is diet or statin based.
 
Thank you...yes I think I'm one of those. In fact I feel that particular doc would put everyone over 50yrs on them "just on the safe side" and deal with any side effects if they happen. Thank you for that page...I'll ask questions next blood tests (November I think)
 
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