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Newbie to T2

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Lilsis

Lilsis

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Good morning everyone.
I'd been living with pre-diabetes since just before the first lock-down and managed to keep it at bay, due to being a keen walker and after lots of online research, changing to a LCHF diet. Unfortunately, I had some serious injuries last year (torn hamstring and trapped nerve) that meant even taking the dog for a walk, left me almost in tears, due to the pain.. I also caved when badgered by others to not follow my choice of diet. End result, a week after my 60th birthday in November, I was told I now have T2 with a HPLC (?) of 49. Not the worst I know but it's still frustrating..
So my walking shoes are back on and I'm back on LCHF and have lost 1 stone in the past month.
I've found more information on the Diabetes UK website than I'm getting from my Dr's.. Have others had a similar experience?
 
Hi and welcome. It sounds like 49 is your hba1c (3 month average), which is only just into the diabetic range. Seems you’ve made Ah great start so you’ll soon have that improved. Yea it’s normal to find out more online than from your GP - your GP knows a little bit about lots of things, we here know a lot about one specific thing (diabetes) as we live with it every day.
 
Hello and welcome. Like you I hovered around the pre diabetic range for a number of years before my bad habits turned into diabetes. You've made a great start with the weight loss and exercise. I was very lucky as my GP surgery and nurse practitioners are excellent and keep on top of monitoring me. I also had two friends and a next door neighbour all Type 2, and full of helpful information. However I gather I am very lucky to have had this support system - many don't. Two things I find very helpful: an app to help me plan and monitor my daily carbs; the swimming pool for my painful body. Best wishes
 
Same story for me, retirement meant I was not doing as much walking etc and the sneaky piece of cake crept in but followed the principals in this link https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/ and reduced my 50mmol/mol which pushed me into diabetic zone back to a normal 36mmol/mol despite being less active with walking because of a knee injury and surgery.
If you get back to the diet you found successful before you should crack it.
 
Hi Lilsis, welcome to the forum.

You're only just within the diabetic range and have made a great start so far. There's every chance you can get your numbers under control if you stick to the plan you've created.

We've got quite a few members on the forum following a similar plan so feel free to reach out at any point and ask as many questions as possible.
 
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