Newly diagnosed

[Spudgun]

Hi All
Recently diagnosed lot to get your head round not yet spoken with nurse so not sure if I need meds or not? Trying hard to lose weight.

 

[Leadinglights]

Welcome to the forum
Whether you will need medication will largely depend on what your HbA1C is as if it is very high then it is likely you may. The diagnostic threshold is 48mmol/mol but hopefully if you are only a little way into the diabetic zone you will be given the opportunity to try going down the lifestyle changes first, that being diet and getting more exercise if you can.
Many find a low carb approach successful in reducing blood glucose and losing weight, This link will give you some ideas for that and if you read the introduction there is good explanation of the principal on which it is based. The menu plans are based on the suggested starting point of no more than 130g carbs not just sugar per day. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
When you have your appointment then you should get a foot check and be referred for retinal eye screening.
Were you told what your HbA1C is as that will indicate your starting point and how much work you will need to do.

 

[Alan44]

Welcome to the forum @Spudgun

The forum has many knowledgeable members who have lived with diabetes for many years and are only too willing to help and advise as needed, just ask as many questions as you wish.

As @Leadinglights has mentioned, your HbA1C will be your starting point as will Diet, Weight and Exercise.

Alan 😉

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hi All
Recently diagnosed lot to get your head round not yet spoken with nurse so not sure if I need meds or not? Trying hard to lose weight.

Welcome to the forum @Spudgun

Sorry you have to be here, but glad you have found us (if you know what I mean!)

Diabetes can be overwhelming to begin with, and there’s a lot to take in. It’s a serious condition, but it’s also one that usually responds well to positive changes you make.

The two main strategies for helping with T2 on the forum tend to be:

Weight loss (especially weight around the abdomen). Clearing visceral fat around organs can help ‘reboot’ your metabolism; and

Lower carb ways of eating. With diabetes the food group which has the biggest impact on glucose levels is carbohydrates (starchy carbs as well as sugars). So reducing the proportion of carbs in meals, and finding low-carb swaps and alternatives like cauli ‘rice’ can have a major impact on glucose levels.

Hope you find approaches that work for you.

Any idea when you’ll be seeing your diabetes nurse?

 

[Spudgun]

Hi Thank you all so much for your input and advice so glad to have found this group . My HbA1c is 59 haven't seen the nurse yet the appointment is in January. I am hitting low carbs since they informed me end of October lost few pounds but blood sugar testing remains 7.5-9 mmol morning and evening.
🙂

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi Thank you all so much for your input and advice so glad to have found this group . My HbA1c is 59 haven't seen the nurse yet the appointment is in January. I am hitting low carbs since they informed me end of October lost few pounds but blood sugar testing remains 7.5-9 mmol morning and evening.
🙂

Dietary changes can take a little while and morning readings are often the last to come down.
You obviously have a monitor and if your evening readings are 9 then it may be worth looking at what your evening meal consists of as it may still be too high in carbs. Checking before you eat and after 2 hours where you want the increase to be no more than 2-3mmol/l or no more than 8-8.5, if they exceed that then look to reducing the carbs in your meal.
But early days yet. If you keep a food diary with everything you eat and drink with an estimate of the carbs to see how are with respect to the suggested no more than 130g carbs per day, I prefer to think of it as an amount per meal and have your carbs divided between meals and drinks and snack if you really need them.