newby lol

[Markbrown60]

Hello, my names mark, how's everyone

 

[Martin Canty]

Hi Mark, just doing great!!!! Welcome to the forum.

 

[Markbrown60]

[QUOT you so much for answering Martin. I've just been diagnosed last week & I'm petrified lol
E="Martin Canty, post: 617383, member: 15323"]Hi Mark, just doing great!!!! Welcome to the forum.[/QUOTE]
Thank

 

[Markbrown60]

Hello Martin, thanks for the welcome chum. I've just been diagnosed with type 2 last week & I'm petrified

 

[HOBIE]

Welcome to the forum Mark. Pls ask away ! Don't be shy & what meds are you on ?

 

[grovesy]

Welcome!

 

[Markbrown60]

Thank you

Welcome to the forum Mark. Pls ask away ! Don't be shy & what meds are you on ?

OTE="HOBIE, post: 617388, member: 4639"]Welcome to the forum Mark. Pls ask away ! Don't be shy & what meds are you on ?[/QUOTE]
Thank you Hobie. I was only diagnosed last week with type 2. Doc says I may not need meds but I'm scared ( funny I know ) but it's the unknown for me

 

[Ralph-YK]

Hi Mark and welcome from a fellow T2 who's 19 months in.

 

[Markbrown60]

Hiya mate, don't know if you got my first reply , so I'll say again lol. I've just been diagnosed last week and my heads swimming with thoughts, worries & questions

Hi Mark and welcome from a fellow T2 who's 19 months in.

Hi Ralph, I'm really new , just lastFriday lol

 

[Martin Canty]

I'm petrified

Hi Mark, it's quite normal to be scared, there is a lot of uncertainty at first (well all the time) & a lot, and I mean a lot of information to take in.... First thing to do is take a deep breath & decide that you will control this disease & not have it control you...

Members of this forum have a lot of experience in managing diabetes & it's rare that they cannot come up with suggestions and advice.

 

[Stitch147]

Hi Mark and welcome to the forum.

 

[Markbrown60]

Thanks so much Martin. Trying to get my head round it, but I feel better knowing there's good people like yourself to help me

 

[Martin Canty]

A couple of things to start you out.....

We are generally of the consensus that we need to know as much information as we can to manage our disease, so go & get yourself a test meter, the SD Codefree from Amazon is generally recommended as consumables are cheap.... With the test meter you will be able to determine what foods spike your BG & what don't (so much), we can talk about interpreting testing when you get your meter. The medical community are generally against us humble T2's from testing as for some reason not being on anti-diabetics or insulin makes us dumb....😱

Second is diet, our problem is processing carbs yet the establishment want us to eat more carbs, so cut (or reduce) things like bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc.... In fact anything high in carbs, replacing them with green leafy vegetables.... Forget about the Low Fat thing, fat can be our friend, carbs are definitely not!!!! Many low fat foods have added carbs to make them palatable....

 

[weecee]

Hi Mark. Welcome . Only found this site myself last week and love it already. Everyone is really friendly and helpful and willing to share their experiences with this beastie . No question is silly and often someone else has been through the same thing. It is amazing how we all have the same thing but it can affect each of us so differently. By reading through different posts I have already learnt lots. We are not alone

 

[Markbrown60]

Thank you you stitch

OTE="Stitch147, post: 617405, member: 14142"]Hi Mark and welcome to the forum.[/QUOTE]
Tha

A couple of things to start you out.....

We are generally of the consensus that we need to know as much information as we can to manage our disease, so go & get yourself a test meter, the SD Codefree from Amazon is generally recommended as consumables are cheap.... With the test meter you will be able to determine what foods spike your BG & what don't (so much), we can talk about interpreting testing when you get your meter. The medical community are generally against us humble T2's from testing as for some reason not being on anti-diabetics or insulin makes us dumb....😱

Second is diet, our problem is processing carbs yet the establishment want us to eat more carbs, so cut (or reduce) things like bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc.... In fact anything high in carbs, replacing them with green leafy vegetables.... Forget about the Low Fat thing, fat can be our friend, carbs are definitely not!!!! Many low fat foods have added carbs to make them palatable....

 

[trophywench]

Hey Mark - there really is no need actually to thank every person personally for just saying Hi!

By the way - Hi !!