Newly diagnosed T2

[Cozmicpurple]

Hi everyone

Just been diagnosis on Thursday, HbA1c 53 the week before it was 51. GP said she would not diagnose off just one test. Bit annoyed really as it turns out when I had my bloods done in October 2016 my HbA1c was 47 and nobody said anything. I was told blood test was fine even though I've since researched it and realise I was Pre-diabetic back then. I didn't get the chance to make changes to prevent becoming diabetic. Got my first appointment with Diabetic Nurse this Thursday..Diet control so GP says. Hopefully I can turn this around.

Need some low carb inspiration...also need some quick brekkie ideas as I never eat breakfast before going to work and I know I need to change this.

 

[PinkGrapefruit]

Welcome. Sorry to see you trip over into the T2 range (but only just)

Check the diet doctor link in my signature for a huge amount of low car info 🙂

 

[Ljc]

Welcome . 53 isn't too bad I was an awful lot higher when I was diagnosed 115 with no symptoms.
I think it was dreadful that you were not told you were pre Diabetc, when you had a chance to turn this around, tbph I think you should put in an official complaint in writing or by email to create a paper trail.

With the right info you should do very well. Many of us find lowering carbohydrates is a good choice.
Some people on here have yogurt and add some berries (not grapes) .
Scrambled eggs or an omelette doesn't take too long.

To give you a few ideas for meals Have a look on a thread called ' what did you eat yesterday'
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/what-did-you-eat-yesterday.30349/
And our recipe forum
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/recipes.21/
For future reference you'll find both in the 'food/carb queries and recipe ' forum.

Tbph one of the best thing you can do is self testing your blood glucose, sadly and wrongly in our opinion most T2s who are not on medications that can cause hypo's (low blood glucose) are told they don't need to test themselves, various excuses are given such as , it will only upset you, it hurts (done correctly you hardly feel it) , the Hb1ac is all you need etc etc.
On here we T2 s test to see how the variou carbs affect us, you see we are all different in what our bodies can handle well. ie some can eat porridge others cant touch it with a barge pole.

If they refuse to give you a glucose meter and testing strips and you decide you want to test, it's the ongoing cost of the test strips you have to watch , high street brands vary between £15 & £35 for 50, however many here use the SD Codefree meter whose test strips are around £8 for 50. available from Homehealth , on this sit you'll need to tick that you're diabetic to remove the VAT and if your in the uk ensure you tick the mmol/l measurement
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
Or Amazon , on here the automatically remive VAT
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/
On both sites you'll need to order more test strips and a box of lancets .

If you haven't already, have a read of 'test review adjust ' by Alan S
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html.

Feel free to ask questions we'll do our best to help.

 

[Bill Stewardson]

Hello to you.

 

[Maz2]

Welcome to the Forum Cozmicpurple. You will get lots of good advice here.

I joined last year when I was pre-diabetic and it is the best thing I have ever done.

It is a shame they did not tell you about the pre-diabetes. I only found out as I was in some medical research and they picked up a high fructose level and alerted my GP. She took an hba1c which came in at 42 and then another 3 months later which came in at 43. I was offered a diabetes prevention programme which I accepted although I don't like the emphasis on carbs all the time.. One of the GPs said it was best to have a balanced diet rather than have loads of carbs, loads of fat etc. He told me not everyone can do anything about it and all a patient can do is try.

My last three results have gone back to normal levels but are still higher than I would like so I have started testing myself. I am, unfortunately, a worrier and an anxious person so am tending to get worked up if I see something I don't like. Will have to get used to it I suppose. I am hoping to find out which carbs cause big spikes so that I can cut them down or out.

I can't use the weight loss option as I was not overweight in the first place and am now underweight.

 

[Grannylorraine]

Welcome