I'm a new member who has been told 8 months ago that im border line Diabetic 2, i've had no treatment or seen anyone since because of Covid 19 virus. I think i eat very good, but always feel thirsty and tired. I'm disabled and cannot walk very far so exercise that way is painful. I do try to do home exercises but struggle. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Hello to you all,
I'm new to this so please bear with me. I'm one of the elderly persons, ive been told i'm borderline Diabetic 2 , no idea when i'll next see a nurse or have a check up. I am disabled which prevents me from doing most exercises but i do do sitting down ones, but this causes my pain to worsen. My mother who is now deceased had type 2 and was Insulin dependent, I dont want to get to that stage if i can avoid it. Any advice would be welcome on things to help.
Thankyou in advance.
I'm new to this so please bear with me. I'm one of the elderly persons, ive been told i'm borderline Diabetic 2 , no idea when i'll next see a nurse or have a check up. I am disabled which prevents me from doing most exercises but i do do sitting down ones, but this causes my pain to worsen. My mother who is now deceased had type 2 and was Insulin dependent, I dont want to get to that stage if i can avoid it. Any advice would be welcome on things to help.
Thankyou in advance.
SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @Alana48
It is great that you have been picked up whilst still borderline. This can give you the opportunity to make changes. With T2 your body is not making/using enough insulin to balance the carbohydrates that you are eating. By reducing the amount of carbohydrates (which all get changed into glucose once inside you) you are eating this reduces the amount of insulin that you need and you may find that you can get it back in balance.
The news reports tend to headline sugar but it is not just sugar. It is important to focus on total carbohydrates that you eat. These include the more obvious ones like cakes, biscuits, sugar, but also these are hidden in pre prepared meals. If you were to start to look at the total carbohydrates (ignore the of which sugar) on whatever you are eating you can then reduce these.
It is great to hear that you are trying seated exercises. It is understandable that initially this may make the pain worse, as your body gets used to using the muscles again. It may be that your GP can signpost you to some exercise programmes to help you. This can also then use up more of the glucose in your system and again reduce the need for so much insulin.
I hope that this helps.
It is great that you have been picked up whilst still borderline. This can give you the opportunity to make changes. With T2 your body is not making/using enough insulin to balance the carbohydrates that you are eating. By reducing the amount of carbohydrates (which all get changed into glucose once inside you) you are eating this reduces the amount of insulin that you need and you may find that you can get it back in balance.
The news reports tend to headline sugar but it is not just sugar. It is important to focus on total carbohydrates that you eat. These include the more obvious ones like cakes, biscuits, sugar, but also these are hidden in pre prepared meals. If you were to start to look at the total carbohydrates (ignore the of which sugar) on whatever you are eating you can then reduce these.
It is great to hear that you are trying seated exercises. It is understandable that initially this may make the pain worse, as your body gets used to using the muscles again. It may be that your GP can signpost you to some exercise programmes to help you. This can also then use up more of the glucose in your system and again reduce the need for so much insulin.
I hope that this helps.
Drummer
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As there is no difference between starches and sugars when it comes to high blood glucose levels, you need to pick your battles - if you want bread there are low carb versions, but potatoes, you need to weigh and test to see what you can cope with. I don't eat carbs even on special occasions, but it does give me normal BG levels.
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