Hi Good morning all I've just came across this forum I'm 6 month into knowing I've type 2 diabetes its been a struggle but managed to loose 2st and now struggling to loose more somewhere like here could possibly help me out trying to balance a weight loss with slimming world and diabetic food is quite difficult ill go through pages in here to check for some info pages I know there's a lot out there but it sure does mess with the mind .
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Admiral Benbow
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Good job on losing the 2st, that's like 12kg which is quite the accomplishment. What are you metrics now (height, weight, waist, BMI etc?) I was told on this forum that if you can get your BMI down to 22, diabetes has a very hard time surviving, so aim for that BMI I say. I'm one to believe this beast can be slain.
Thanks Admiral Benbow during the winter months was very hard and stuck in a office for 10hrs doesn't help hopefully light nights i can get back out walking and trying to stop eating the snacks in the grandsons cupboard the dietician nurse couldnt believe the blood sugars have came down in the time from very dangerous in red to green levels fingers crossed for the months ahead and again THANKS for your reply
Hi JOHNG2307, welcome to the forum.
Congratulations! You've done well so far to improve your health which is a great start.
I think food is one of the most tricky parts of the journey for type 2's so you're not alone. As you may have realised, there are no 'diabetic foods', it really depends on how your meals impact your blood sugar levels which you can test using a glucose metre.
If you take the low carb approach, for example, you can have a look at which food options work well for you and build a meal plan around that.
It's not unusual to get leaner when you eat in a way that works well for your body so it may not need to be as complicated as it feels.
We've got a really good food section so do have a look at what other type 2's are experimenting with and let us know if we can help in any way.
Congratulations! You've done well so far to improve your health which is a great start.
I think food is one of the most tricky parts of the journey for type 2's so you're not alone. As you may have realised, there are no 'diabetic foods', it really depends on how your meals impact your blood sugar levels which you can test using a glucose metre.
If you take the low carb approach, for example, you can have a look at which food options work well for you and build a meal plan around that.
It's not unusual to get leaner when you eat in a way that works well for your body so it may not need to be as complicated as it feels.
We've got a really good food section so do have a look at what other type 2's are experimenting with and let us know if we can help in any way.
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