Newly diagnosed type 2 Diabetes

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Hi everyone, hope you're keeping well. Ive just found out I have type 2 diabetes. At the moment Im absorbing the info. Feeling like Ive done it to myself due to my eating habits since lockdown 2. However I have a condition where I eat a low residue diet (ie low fibre). High fibre foods unfortunately result in a hospital admission and Im in a pickle for a week or so.
I have an appointment with a diabetes nurse next month so am sure I'll find out more about how to eat healthier without triggering my gut condition. I guess I need to exercise more and become more active. So Im understanding some of getting healthy is common sense however if you have any good advice I'd be happy to hear.
Thanks in advance and good luck with your own health journey 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum.
You may find that the foods that it is better not to have to manage blood glucose is not too incompatible with a low fibre diet as those foods with high fibre are high carbohydrate also.
Have a look at this link as it might give you ideas of foods you can have. https://lowcarbfreshwell.co.uk/
 
Can you ask your GP if you can get a referral to a dietician?
I'm thinking balancing eating a low residue diet along with thinking about what foods you should/shouldn't have would be tricky, and getting to talk to someone who knows the subject inside and out might be a good place to start.

Do you know what your HbA1c was at diagnosis? It's a number which shows how far into diabetes you, it's a measure of how sugary your haemaglobin is. If it's 48 mmol/mol or over, you're diabetic. What I'm thinking is if you're only just over, you may not need to make drastic changes to your current diet. The diabetes nurse will be able to advise what it was, and hopefully give you some dietry advice too.
Maybe if you can take a list of the foods that you currently eat with you to the nurse (or a dietician if you can see one) would be a help for them, they can try and tailor their advice around what your digestive system is happy having.

I piled the weight on during the pandemic - don't be hard on yourself!
Sarah
 
Windy said:
Can you ask your GP if you can get a referral to a dietician?
I'm thinking balancing eating a low residue diet along with thinking about what foods you should/shouldn't have would be tricky, and getting to talk to someone who knows the subject inside and out might be a good place to start.

Do you know what your HbA1c was at diagnosis? It's a number which shows how far into diabetes you, it's a measure of how sugary your haemaglobin is. If it's 48 mmol/mol or over, you're diabetic. What I'm thinking is if you're only just over, you may not need to make drastic changes to your current diet. The diabetes nurse will be able to advise what it was, and hopefully give you some dietry advice too.
Maybe if you can take a list of the foods that you currently eat with you to the nurse (or a dietician if you can see one) would be a help for them, they can try and tailor their advice around what your digestive system is happy having.

I piled the weight on during the pandemic - don't be hard on yourself!
Sarah
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Thank you for messaging. I don't know any details at the moment only Im formally diagnosed. I have my first appointment with the nurse in April. Your message has given me a good idea of things to ask and info to share with them. Thank you 🙂
 
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