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Welcome to the forum @Pony1
Glad you have joined us 🙂
We have all sorts of friendly members here all managing various different types of diabetes in different ways, and all trying to find the best approaches for them.
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach, and different strategies work for different people, because diabetes affects everyone so differently, and folks have different tastes, aspirations, metabolisms, and gut biomes.
How long have you been living with diabetes? And how are you finding things? Are there any particular challenges or irritations you are facing at the moment?
Glad you have joined us 🙂
We have all sorts of friendly members here all managing various different types of diabetes in different ways, and all trying to find the best approaches for them.
There’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach, and different strategies work for different people, because diabetes affects everyone so differently, and folks have different tastes, aspirations, metabolisms, and gut biomes.
How long have you been living with diabetes? And how are you finding things? Are there any particular challenges or irritations you are facing at the moment?
Hi and thankyou
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last October at the same time I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, so the diabetes bombshell was ignored as I battled the cancer and chemo. I’m now in a place where I’m wanting to be more aware of my diet and exercise ( which I haven’t been able to do after recovering from my surgery) I’ve been out on 2 types of meds to try and bring my blood sugars down and am waiting to see a dietitian, so any tips and advice would be very welcome 🙂
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last October at the same time I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, so the diabetes bombshell was ignored as I battled the cancer and chemo. I’m now in a place where I’m wanting to be more aware of my diet and exercise ( which I haven’t been able to do after recovering from my surgery) I’ve been out on 2 types of meds to try and bring my blood sugars down and am waiting to see a dietitian, so any tips and advice would be very welcome 🙂
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Sorry to hear of your brush with cancer and hopefully you are on the road to recovery.
What medications are you on as that can impact on dietary approach and how far you are in the diabetic zone, so what would your HbA1C be.
Most people find a low carbohydrate approach works for reducing blood glucose levels and that is suggested as being less than 130g per day total carbs. Some do go lower but that is not recommended with some medications.
This link may give you some ideas for modifying your diet and a few do's and don'ts. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
The foods to be cautious of are potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, breakfast cereals, tropical fruits and the more obvious cakes, biscuits, sugary drinks including fruit juice, all of which sound healthy food but are not so if Type 2 diabetic.
It sounds as if there is nothing you can eat but meat, fish, eggs, cheese, dairy, veg, salads and fruit like berries are all good options.
There is no need to feel hungry and by cutting down on carbs and increasing protein and healthy fats people find they are not hungry.
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