newly diagnosed

[steffie74]

hi everyone i got told last week that i had diabetes and was given metformin to take. other than that i was sent home with no idea where i go from here. i wasnt told what to eat or anything else

 

[SusieGriff]

Hi, welcome to the forum. There'll be lots of advice for you on here. I am fairly new too and T1, but there are lots of people type 2 that will give you advice and links etc. for now, wecome.

 

[Steff]

Hi Steffie and a warm welcome to the forum,pleased you have found this place so soon,dont worry your not alone when it comes to being fobbed off with pills and left to it.Theres a great piece of literature out for type 2s in there first year it is brillaint it will go through alot of things you will have your mind im sure you can purchase it from here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Type-Diabet...ef=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308503913&sr=8-1-spell

 

[Mark T]

Welcome to the forum 🙂

The useful links page is well worth a look: http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=10406.

The Gretchen Becker book is very usefull.

Feel free to ask any questions

 

[Northerner]

hi everyone i got told last week that i had diabetes and was given metformin to take. other than that i was sent home with no idea where i go from here. i wasnt told what to eat or anything else

Hi Steffie, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear that you have been left with little information about how to deal with your diagnosis - the links that people have given should give you a bit of a start. If there is anything you want to know, or are concerned about, then please ask and we will try our best to help and reassure you 🙂

The main thing to bear in mind is that diabetes is mainly concerned with carbohydrates and how quickly, and by how much, they affect your blood glucose levels. Refined white flour products or highly processed foods are best avoided, instead you need to go for things like seeded/granary bread ('Burgen' bread is one of the best if you can find it in your supermarket), fresh fruit and vegetables (but be careful because some fruit contains a lot of natural sugar). Have a look at the following for some good ideas of the type of diet you need to follow in order to manage your diabetes well.

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=7719

http://www.diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=7337

Diabetes is a very complex and individual condition, so you need to learn what workd best for you personally. I hope to hear more from you 🙂