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Barrowman
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Welcome to the forum @Fozabog I was 77 as well when diagnosed with T2 last year and I'd agree everything is confusing and a little worrying too, but thanks to all the help and information on here I've now settled into my new lifestyle well. There are many knowledgeable and helpful members who are only too willing to help with any questions however silly they may sound to you, just ask away and good luck.
Thanks for that. It seems the key is to lose 15% of my weight.
Docb
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Hi @Fozabog and welcome to the forum.
If you are overweight then losing some of it is a good idea and could well improve your blood glucose control but describing losing 15% of bodyweight as the "key" illustrates one of the problems with diabetes. In reality there are a number of approaches to improving blood glucose control and to describe any one of them as the "key" does not give the whole picture.
If there is a "key" then it is to understand what is going on, work out what approaches can be made and then work out what suits you.
So my suggestion is that you read around the forum and perhaps check out the Learning Zone found on the red tab above. Above all ask questions and we will try and help you to get a perspective.
If you are overweight then losing some of it is a good idea and could well improve your blood glucose control but describing losing 15% of bodyweight as the "key" illustrates one of the problems with diabetes. In reality there are a number of approaches to improving blood glucose control and to describe any one of them as the "key" does not give the whole picture.
If there is a "key" then it is to understand what is going on, work out what approaches can be made and then work out what suits you.
So my suggestion is that you read around the forum and perhaps check out the Learning Zone found on the red tab above. Above all ask questions and we will try and help you to get a perspective.
Drummer
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Hello @Fozabog and welcome.
There might be a lot of claims and courses to spend money on - but basically, a typical type 2 can reduce their blood glucose level by reducing the amount of carbohydrate they eat.
If that doesn't happen then they could well be something more interesting or exotic, but for many people using a blood glucose meter to check glucose levels after eating gives a very good idea of how much carbohydrate they can eat and keep glucose levels close to normal.
There might be a lot of claims and courses to spend money on - but basically, a typical type 2 can reduce their blood glucose level by reducing the amount of carbohydrate they eat.
If that doesn't happen then they could well be something more interesting or exotic, but for many people using a blood glucose meter to check glucose levels after eating gives a very good idea of how much carbohydrate they can eat and keep glucose levels close to normal.
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Welcome to the forum @Fozabog
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis.
Yes diabetes can be a confusing business to begin with, and there are all sorts of contrasting and conflicting messages you may come across.
I think that’s one of the great things about the forum - we have literally centuries of lived diabetes experience on the forum, and all sorts of different people using their own uniquely assembled toolboxes of approaches, strategies, eating plans, medications (or lack thereof) which they have found helps them manage their diabetes in a way thats works for them.
Good luck in finding your own version!
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis.
Yes diabetes can be a confusing business to begin with, and there are all sorts of contrasting and conflicting messages you may come across.
I think that’s one of the great things about the forum - we have literally centuries of lived diabetes experience on the forum, and all sorts of different people using their own uniquely assembled toolboxes of approaches, strategies, eating plans, medications (or lack thereof) which they have found helps them manage their diabetes in a way thats works for them.
Good luck in finding your own version!
Barrowman
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If it's any sort of incentive at all I've lost 2.175 stone since being diagnosed last May, and it wasn't particularly hard! achieved mainly by cutting out chocolate biscuits, sweets and all the other junk we push down our throats.
Oh, and using a smaller dinner plate with more veg on, and increasing my exercise regime.
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