Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic here!

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Simone rahman

Simone rahman

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Hiya,
I'm 22 and I've just been diagnosed. I'm not seriously ill just yet but they said I'm gonna get there unfortunately. If anything I feel normal.
I'm not quite sure how this works (as in the forum) but I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'd just like to know what are the most delicious foods I can eat like things I can actually enjoy. If there is anything I should know or any advice just leave a comment.

I'd love to know what are your thoughts on peanut butter and fruit and fiber cereal? - I love them both.
 
Simone rahman said:
Hiya,
I'm 22 and I've just been diagnosed. I'm not seriously ill just yet but they said I'm gonna get there unfortunately. If anything I feel normal.
I'm not quite sure how this works (as in the forum) but I thought I'd give it a shot.
I'd just like to know what are the most delicious foods I can eat like things I can actually enjoy. If there is anything I should know or any advice just leave a comment.

I'd love to know what are your thoughts on peanut butter and fruit and fiber cereal? - I love them both.
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Hi Simone...can you tell us a little more about yourself...how recently were you diagnosed...what were the circumstances...I'm not sure what exactly you mean when you say 'I'm not seriously ill yet ...but...they said I'm gonna get there'...do you know what your blood glucose levels were when you were diagnosed...often our health care professionals are dismissive about what we can do to lower our blood sugars...that is what it is about...lowering our blood glucose levels...keeping within a healthy range...delaying/avoiding the complications that diabetes can cause...even if your levels are high...there is so much you can do to reduce them...have you been provided with any access to education courses...given any support/advice on diet or lifestyles changes...if you could answer those questions it would help members here offer the right advice...there are many experienced type 2s here that will be happy to answer any questions you have...post anything you need to ask...I'm sure one of us will be able to address it...what is important to remember is many of us here have not had the best introduction to diabetes (if there is such a thing)...but...with the right support & assistance diabetes is a perfectly manageable condition once you find the right routine...one that suits you...ask anything you need to know...one of us will be able to answer it.
 
Welcome to the forum. Peanut butter is generally ok, but try to find one with the lowest carbs. Fruit & fibre is likely a no no as it contains dried fruit which is basically 100% sugar as well as the carbs in wheat based cereals.
 
Well they bascially said that it's something I can never get rid of and that if it's not taken care of properly I can feel worse. So that scares me a little bit.

When I was called by my GP out of hours I was told to go to a&e right away as my sugar levels were 19.5. They then went to 24.4. I was kept in over night until they could get it as down as they could.

I'm home now thankfully and they sent me away with metaphormin so my levels are currently 14.3 but I'm just concerned about eating. I don't know if it's part of diabetes but I'm hungry a lot. Earlier I ate 4 slices of nimble bread and 2 poached eggs and I was still really hungry so I had a drink but then I got dizzy and drowsy and fell to sleep. Then when I wake up I feel dizzy also.

Is there anything that can boost my energy levels and stop me from feeling hungry all the time?
 
I was diagnosed 27/09/17 so only two days ago. They have given me this as a guideline for what food I should eat...
 

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The advise that my specialist nurse gave to me was to cut out as much sugar as possible, cut down on my carb intake, but to make sure I have a small portion with each meal so that I can see how I get on with it, but also to hopefully help my blood glucose levels stay as level as I can. I am avoiding white stuff - bread, pasta, rice and noodles. But you can still eat meat, you can still eat cheese, cream, butter, and eggs, and you may still be able to have a little fruit, plenty of veg. There are some wholemeal breads that are low carb. The RDA for carbs for an adult is around 260g. I personally decided to cut myself down to 100g or less - it lets me still have some carbs, although in small portions, and increase my fat and protein intake a little, so I feel less guilty about having bacon these days! It is working, and my BG levels have dropped well over the past few weeks in conjunction with the tablets. It is really bloody hard, but it's working and I have to stick to it. I kind of like being able to see and I'm quite attached to my feet so it's a great incentive.

Did you get a blood sugar meter so you can check your levels throughout the day? I'm checking mine at the moment as I was guided by my nurse, three of four times a day, but others here test more often. You will find a level that helps you see what effect the food has on you.
 
Hi. Yes, keep the carbs down. If you are not overweight may I suggest you ask your GP to do the two tests for T1 diabetes i.e. GAD and c-peptide. You are quite young to have T2 and your blood sugar was very high at diagnosis. Either way keep the carbs down but the medication route forward varies between diabetes types.
 
Hi Simone, Welcome. TBH I’m thinking the same as @DaveB .
How did you come to be diagnosed, did the symptoms come on quite fast or over time . You see some people are wrongly dx (diagnosed) T2 just because of their age and or weight.

Many of us here have had diabetes regardless of which type for decades.
Yes it does need to be managed but with the right info , it can be managed well.
You’ll also be pleased to know we eat good tasty food.
It’s the fast acting carbs we have to be careful of,potatoes esp mash, bread esp white, pasta and rice, fruit juice though considered healthy is full of fruit sugar as are grapes, things made with white flour their are some pretty good substitutes. Now please don’t go mad and cut all the above out, for the time being , till you find suitable substitutes, cut them down a bit and fill up on veg

Just to give you some ideas
If you eat meat, meat of all colours is fine as are are high meat content sausages and burgers ( I love Black farmer pork sausages)Peanut butter , some nuts are low carb, butter, cream , cheese eggs cooked anyway you like, mushrooms , veg that grows above ground .

Hunger can be part of diabetes, Insulin is needed to help the body use the fuel (glucose) that it runs on if we lack insulin or are resistant to it our brain is not getting enough of the only fuel it runs on so sends out signal for us to eat more.

Feel free to ask questions , we’ll do our best to help.
 
Welcome Simone from a fellow T2 who's 2 years and 10 months in.

My understanding is meat, fat, cheese and eggs make no difference to your blood glucose.
Whereas bread, potatoes and breakfast cereal will.
 
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As you need to keep your blood glucose in check by altering your diet, as your internal control is not working well you need to avoid high carb foods as the high BG will make you drowsy, as you discovered after the eggs and bread.
eating low carb foods will bring down the BG spikes and reduce your hunger significantly.
 
Hi guys!
Thank you so much for all your help and advice. They're treating me for T2 at the moment until I get my blood results back but when leaving the hospital the specialists did say T2 but I guess I need to wait until the results are back to see if I'm T1 or T2.

I am testing my bloods 4 times a day with the meter. It was currently 12.3 this morning before food so it's dropping quite quickly.

I am trying to be extremely careful with my sugar, fats and carb in takes. I use an app called Myfitnesspal to track the intake of my daily macros. I've adjusted my sugar intake to 22g and carbs 150g a day. I have been looking at the Low carb programme also. It's just so difficult.

I just want to know with T2 what happens if I go below the diabetic blood ranges? The doctors said it's between 4-10. I forgot to ask him when I was there.
 
Well they've said I have had diabetes for 3-6 months but I didn't know what the symptoms were so I just carried on life as normal like thinking I was just drinking all the time because of just been thirsty naturally and being tired thinking because I'd woken up early. It's the hunger I struggled with and how bad my vision is. But because diabetes had never crossed my mind I just thought it was a normal way of living.

It all started when I had a water infection on holiday and I get them quite a lot and thrush so again, I thought nothing of it because of me being so use to it and then the nurse told me I had a lot of glucose in my urine and booked me in for a blood test for 2 days ahead (on my birthday unfortunately) so I'd had the blood test and then around 7pm that evening I was on my way to my birthday meal and my DR had phoned me and said I needed to go to a&e right that second because my blood sugars were far too high at 19.5 that morning. By the time I'd gotten to the hospital they were 24.4 and that's when they started to mention diabetes
 
Hello Simone and welcome to the forum. For breakfast I like scrambled eggs with 4oz cheese melted over. Can't have cereal as it spikes me. 🙂 Low carb is really easy once you get into it.
 
welcome to the forum, Simone. I would just like to emphasise some of the previous posts. You are very young to receive a Type 2 diagnosis and look very slim and also indicate your symptoms came on quite quickly - all factors would strongly indicate Type 1. Many people are wrongly diagnosed at the start, so I would monitor your levels very carefully. The problem is, you will see a drop in your blood sugar, just because you are eating fewer carbs - so medical people might assume the metformin is working (and therefore you are a Type 2). This could lead to a longer time before a correct diagnosis (if they have got it wrong). I would recommend keeping a detailed food diary to show what changes you have made and the effects on your blood sugar. Also, did they check for, or mention ketones? If not, I would recommend asking for a meter and strips that can check them and make sure they explain what levels to look out for.
do let us know how you are getting on 🙂
 
Sounds very much like my own situation - symptoms I didn't recognise as symptoms and then diagnosed when I went in for something else.

I also use My Fitness Pal, I find it really easy to track my food using it.
 
I've just had Chinese. 2 chicken balls, a handful of chips and about 5/6 mouth fulls of rice.. should I stress?

Does it matter if I prick my finger before or just after dinner?

Does anyone have days where the pick at naughty foods or is it just me?
 
What you need to do is test before you eat and then 2 hours afterwards and look at the difference between the two readings. Let us know what your reading is 2 hours after (and before if you have it)
 
I only tested before this time because I forgot to do it so I did it straight after. I will tell you my result before bed!
 
Simone rahman said:
Well they've said I have had diabetes for 3-6 months but I didn't know what the symptoms were so I just carried on life as normal like thinking I was just drinking all the time because of just been thirsty naturally and being tired thinking because I'd woken up early. It's the hunger I struggled with and how bad my vision is. But because diabetes had never crossed my mind I just thought it was a normal way of living.

It all started when I had a water infection on holiday and I get them quite a lot and thrush so again, I thought nothing of it because of me being so use to it and then the nurse told me I had a lot of glucose in my urine and booked me in for a blood test for 2 days ahead (on my birthday unfortunately) so I'd had the blood test and then around 7pm that evening I was on my way to my birthday meal and my DR had phoned me and said I needed to go to a&e right that second because my blood sugars were far too high at 19.5 that morning. By the time I'd gotten to the hospital they were 24.4 and that's when they started to mention diabetes
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Has your eyesight changed since diagnosed or did it change before. I was diagnosed last Nov - but I'm a wee bit older than you at 52!! I had very high blood sugars (hb1ac 117 so blood glucose average for previous 3 months was 18). Three months later it was right down to average of 6 but in first few weeks my eyesight changed dramatically and on a temporary basis I was no longer short sighted but had perfect distance vision but couldn't read anything close up. Back to normal now though

Thrush is also a symptom of diabetes - I had it under my breasts and since I've taken control of my BG it's gone away.
Simone rahman said:
I've just had Chinese. 2 chicken balls, a handful of chips and about 5/6 mouth fulls of rice.. should I stress?

Does it matter if I prick my finger before or just after dinner?

Does anyone have days where the pick at naughty foods or is it just me?
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Is that it for your dinner, no wonder you are hungry!! That meal is basically carbs with a teeny bit of protein, you need to do it other way around. I tend to avoid Chinese foot as they add a lot of sugar to many of their dishes so if I have to eat it I have a curry with 2 dessert spoonfuls of rice. I find Indian takeway much better and now have my curry with a spoonful of rice and either spinach, cauliflower or onion bahji.

To see how food is affecting you prick before eating and then 2 hours after - look for a rise of no more than 2. So if you start at 8, look to stay around 10, that way you know the meal was okay. If it's higher or you think has a lot of carbs test again an hour later.

I can't eat chips, they cause a spike but I can have a small jacket potato with masses of cheese!! I avoid mashed potato like the plague.

You are doing really well getting your blood sugars under control in just a few days but agree with others you are young to be T2 so make sure you follow up with GP your blood tests.

I'm annoyed for you that they used scare tactics to get you to take it seriously, no need for that. With good control you will not only be helping to avoid any complications but you will be healthy too.
 
My eye sight hasn't been good for about 2 years if I'm being honest. I was suppose to get glasses but didn't. But it's gotten worse the past id say 6/7 months to the extent where I have to squint when walking around so I really do need glasses.

Thank you so much for saying I'm doing good. It's because I'm constantly tracking what I eat but it's nothing I'm not use to as I use to track my food before finding out I had this.

Will I feel if a food spikes me?

Also if I am type 2.. what happens if I go below or over the range?
 
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