Newly diagnosed

[Jay50]

Good morning all, just been diagnosed with type 2 HbAc1 52 and like a lot of others I have had no help or feedback from GP or surgery so dealing with this on my own have cut sugar and carbs down to a bear minimum ,Doc put me on Metformin but Not 100% sure what my levels should be but I have a meter and I am testing myself 3 times a day. Early mornings around 0530 is 9, mid morning is around 7 and evenings are around 5.4, do go out for a small run at weekends and it does drop to around 4, would appreciate some feedback as again not sure if I am doing this right?

Thanks.

 

[Docb]

Hi @Jay50 and welcome to the forum.

You are not alone in being left to get on with things as you will see if you read around the forum. At least you have got your HbA1c result and 52 is just over the diagnosis level. This means that you don't have to panic, you have time to absorb the sorts of thoughts forum members have and to check out the learning zone on the orange tab above. Chances are a few simple tweaks in your lifestyle and diet will bring things under control.

Blood glucose monitoring is a good way of getting to grips with how your body works and to look for beneficial diet changes. The normal way of doing this is to test before a meal and to test again a couple of hours afterwards. If the "after" reading is more than a couple of units above the "before" reading, then look at what you have eaten because the chances are that there is something in there that your body is having difficulty coping with. After a week or so you should be able to see patterns and then begin to make adjustments, either substitution of particularly trouble some things with something else or reducing their portion size, to try and get your after eating rise consistently below two units. As I say no need to panic if you find some things give you big rises. Be pleased that you then have very useful information which you can use to get things sorted.

You will no doubt get lots of replies from members detailing their experiences and some of them might sound a bit prescriptive. Check them out but never lose sight of the fact that you need to sort out a way forward that suits you and your lifestyle. We are all individuals and there is a route for everybody but they are not always the same.

Above all, just ask any questions that you have on here. Nothing is considered silly, we have all been there!

 

[Gwynn]

Sounds like you've got the right focus there. Just tweak the carbs down a bit and test test test as Docb says.

My HbA1c was 140 when I was rushed to hospital last November. It is now (at the last count a few months back) 34. For me reducing carbs, losing some weight and increasing exercise, worked well. But, everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for another, so read around the forum and pick up on the successes. Then it is a matter of learning about yourself and what works for you.

Let us know what does work for you going forwards.

Good luck.

 

[EmmaL76]

Your bloods are actually pretty good for new diagnosis. The 9 in the morning will come down steadily and is always the sticking point. 7’s mid morning is good as this is always my worst time and you are getting excellent results later in the day. So you can see you are more insulin resistant in the mornings which is common. I’m pretty sure that you will be seeing non diabetic numbers if you continue with this positive attitude you have adopted. Stick around and you will get a tonne of helpful advice x

 

[Jay50]

Hi @Jay50 and welcome to the forum.

You are not alone in being left to get on with things as you will see if you read around the forum. At least you have got your HbA1c result and 52 is just over the diagnosis level. This means that you don't have to panic, you have time to absorb the sorts of thoughts forum members have and to check out the learning zone on the orange tab above. Chances are a few simple tweaks in your lifestyle and diet will bring things under control.

Blood glucose monitoring is a good way of getting to grips with how your body works and to look for beneficial diet changes. The normal way of doing this is to test before a meal and to test again a couple of hours afterwards. If the "after" reading is more than a couple of units above the "before" reading, then look at what you have eaten because the chances are that there is something in there that your body is having difficulty coping with. After a week or so you should be able to see patterns and then begin to make adjustments, either substitution of particularly trouble some things with something else or reducing their portion size, to try and get your after eating rise consistently below two units. As I say no need to panic if you find some things give you big rises. Be pleased that you then have very useful information which you can use to get things sorted.

You will no doubt get lots of replies from members detailing their experiences and some of them might sound a bit prescriptive. Check them out but never lose sight of the fact that you need to sort out a way forward that suits you and your lifestyle. We are all individuals and there is a route for everybody but they are not always the same.

Above all, just ask any questions that you have on here. Nothing is considered silly, we have all been there!

Great, thanks for the advice it’s much appreciated.

 

[Jay50]

Your bloods are actually pretty good for new diagnosis. The 9 in the morning will come down steadily and is always the sticking point. 7’s mid morning is good as this is always my worst time and you are getting excellent results later in the day. So you can see you are more insulin resistant in the mornings which is common. I’m pretty sure that you will be seeing non diabetic numbers if you continue with this positive attitude you have adopted. Stick around and you will get a tonne of helpful advice x

Thanks for the replies, it looks as though I will become quite a regular on here and will let you know of progress.

 

[Jay50]

Sounds like you've got the right focus there. Just tweak the carbs down a bit and test test test as Docb says.

My HbA1c was 140 when I was rushed to hospital last November. It is now (at the last count a few months back) 34. For me reducing carbs, losing some weight and increasing exercise, worked well. But, everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for another, so read around the forum and pick up on the successes. Then it is a matter of learning about yourself and what works for you.

Let us know what does work for you going forwards.

Good luck.

Thanks for the helpful info, much appreciated. I will let you know how things are going as it’s good to have people to give out useful info especially when your new to this.

 

[Kopiert]

Good morning all, just been diagnosed with type 2 HbAc1 52 and like a lot of others I have had no help or feedback from GP or surgery so dealing with this on my own have cut sugar and carbs down to a bear minimum ,Doc put me on Metformin but Not 100% sure what my levels should be but I have a meter and I am testing myself 3 times a day. Early mornings around 0530 is 9, mid morning is around 7 and evenings are around 5.4, do go out for a small run at weekends and it does drop to around 4, would appreciate some feedback as again not sure if I am doing this right?

Thanks.

Welcome to the forum. When I was diagnosed like you my GP give me very little advice, but she did tell me to come here - which in retrospect was the best advice she could have given me. You are likely to find a ton of information on the internet, some of which will feel contradictory. A great place to start is the Learning Zone (see the tab above). I also read The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Expert Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker. Which I found incredibly useful (there might be a couple of versions)

 

[Jay50]

Welcome to the forum. When I was diagnosed like you my GP give me very little advice, but she did tell me to come here - which in retrospect was the best advice she could have given me. You are likely to find a ton of information on the internet, some of which will feel contradictory. A great place to start is the Learning Zone (see the tab above). I also read The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Expert Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker. Which I found incredibly useful (there might be a couple of versions)

Thank you very much, it’s good to know that advice is available.

 

[SB2015]

Welcome to the forum @Jay50

As you will have seen there is plenty of experience to tap into on here. It takes a bit of time to find out what works for each of us, but your testing will help you to make decisions about how you manage this.

Keep asking questions.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Thanks for the replies, it looks as though I will become quite a regular on here and will let you know of progress.

Glad you have found us @Jay50

Diabetes can be quite isolating, and some of the information can feel overwhelming, confusing and contradictory, certainly in the early years - so it can be really helpful to have the ‘hive mind’ of the forum to call on. We are a friendly bunch, and have centuries of lived diabetes experience between us, with all sorts of different diabetes management approaches that demonstrate there is no ‘one size fits all’ method that will work for everyone.

Having lots of others’ experiences to call on can be really helpful to get a range of ideas and suggestions to consider (and perhaps discuss with your GP or nurse), but in the end you will most likely end up with your own, unique, diabetes toolkit of strategies that are tailored just for you 🙂

 

[Jay50]

Glad you have found us @Jay50

Diabetes can be quite isolating, and some of the information can feel overwhelming, confusing and contradictory, certainly in the early years - so it can be really helpful to have the ‘hive mind’ of the forum to call on. We are a friendly bunch, and have centuries of lived diabetes experience between us, with all sorts of different diabetes management approaches that demonstrate there is no ‘one size fits all’ method that will work for everyone.

Having lots of others’ experiences to call on can be really helpful to get a range of ideas and suggestions to consider (and perhaps discuss with your GP or nurse), but in the end you will most likely end up with your own, unique, diabetes toolkit of strategies that are tailored just for you 🙂

Many thanks , I am sure I will pick up lots of useful tips.