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[Colin73]

Good morning to all, hope to find support and information, so thank you all in advance
Colin

 

[Leadinglights]

Good morning to all, hope to find support and information, so thank you all in advance
Colin

Welcome to the forum Colin, there is lots of information and links you can look at but what is appropriate for you will depend on a number of things so any more information you can give will help direct you to the right places.
This is not the third degree but how long have you been diagnosed, what is your HbA1C, are you on any medication and have you been given advice about diet, all these make a difference as to what people might suggest to help you manage your condition.

 

[saffron15]

Welcome to the forum. I joined after underwhelming appointment with diabetes nurse and wish I'd joined after first blood test. Lots of support and tips here.
I see you've mentioned levels increasing. Are you prepared to say when first diagnosed and hba1c? If you are on medication sharing can help as some diets don't work with some meds. I use diet as to food choices rather than weight loss but many people have fat to lose.

 

[Ieva DUK]

Hi Colin and welcome to the forum from me too! Feel free to share as much or as little that you feel comfortable with, ask questions or just have a rant when needed. This is a supportive community with an amazing hive-mind of information

 

[Colin73]

Welcome to the forum. I joined after underwhelming appointment with diabetes nurse and wish I'd joined after first blood test. Lots of support and tips here.
I see you've mentioned levels increasing. Are you prepared to say when first diagnosed and hba1c? If you are on medication sharing can help as some diets don't work with some meds. I use diet as to food choices rather than weight loss but many people have fat to lose.

Hi cant recall exact dates but referring to patient records it would be around 2019 that GP starting monitoring. Review in Apr 21 recorded my mmol reading as 48 increasing to 51 in Oct 21. Tried Oviva programme without success and started taking medication in November 23 2 x 500mg , this was increased in Dec 2024 to 3 x 500mg which is current dosage.

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi cant recall exact dates but referring to patient records it would be around 2019 that GP starting monitoring. Review in Apr 21 recorded my mmol reading as 48 increasing to 51 in Oct 21. Tried Oviva programme without success and started taking medication in November 23 2 x 500mg , this was increased in Dec 2024 to 3 x 500mg which is current dosage.

The Very low calorie programs work for some people but not others as they are not really something that is sustainable which it needs to be.
It looks as if things have gradually crept up but metformin alone without dietary changes only helps a small amount.

 

[Jodee]

Good day and welcome Colin
There are lots of very knowledgeable and experienced people here, but may be let us know which diabetes type you are and along what lines you would like information.

I would recommend asking your doctor for results of HbA1c test in fact I get all my blood test results and have arranged so I can view them on line. I would also recommend going to a Diabetes education course your doctor should refer you / advise, or the diabetes nurse. Also check out Home page information here:

Diabetes UK - Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK

We are Diabetes UK, the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.

www.diabetes.org.uk

 

[gail2]

hello and welcome to the forum feel free to have a look around and ask any questions, none to small/large or to silly
gail

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Colin73

Sorry to hear that the Oviva/Soup and shake programme didn’t work well for you.

The good news is that the same benefits have been shown to be possible however the weight is lost. So you may find it better to gradually reduce weight with a lower carbohydrate approach that focusses more on blood glucose management, and where the weight loss often happens naturally as a welcome extra 🙂

Reducing the portion-sizes of carbohydrates (all carbohydrates raise BG levels, not just sweet and sugary things) can significantly help meds like Metformin work at maximum effectiveness.

Good luck, and let us know how things go 🙂

 

[Colin73]

Welcome to the forum @Colin73

Sorry to hear that the Oviva/Soup and shake programme didn’t work well for you.

The good news is that the same benefits have been shown to be possible however the weight is lost. So you may find it better to gradually reduce weight with a lower carbohydrate approach that focusses more on blood glucose management, and where the weight loss often happens naturally as a welcome extra 🙂

Reducing the portion-sizes of carbohydrates (all carbohydrates raise BG levels, not just sweet and sugary things) can significantly help meds like Metformin work at maximum effectiveness.

Good luck, and let us know how things go 🙂

Thanks for the info, unfortunately the viva programme didn’t stretch to the soups it was restricted to online management and diary based entries, which was made even worse when neighbouring local authorities did provide the full aviva programme with soups etc. Have started low carb today so

 

[pjgtech]

Hi and welcome, low carb does work for lots, but not everyone, good luck with it.
I highly recommend the carbs and cals book (in conjunction with DUK) as a very useful resource.
Keep us updated with progress.

 

[HayleyR]

Hi @Colin73 and welcome from me too 🙂. I'm not best place place to advise being Type 1 but there are lots of friendly Type 2 members who are happy to help and support. Keep us updated!