Recently diagnosed Type 2

[SadieBaby]

Hi everyone. Delighted to have found this forum although, of course, not so delighted by my diagnosis.

After decades of being overweight and food having been my comfort in times of stress & sadness, I’m not surprised but it’s still a shock.

Basic diet has always included many of the things I’m still safe to eat - added to by large quantities of bread and butter and cheese and cakes & biscuits when I’ve been angry or sad!! I’m not in denial about how my weight got to where it was!. I stopped swimming (which I used to love) at the start of the pandemic and haven’t restarted.

I’ve had a tough few years with illness and deaths of close family members, so I’ve taken my eyes off my own health while focusing on others.

Time for a change - a massive change - and I’m so glad to have you all to help me in this.

Sending best wishes to everyone on this forum ❤️

 

[Alan44]

Welcome to the forum @SadieBaby and it's good to see you have come with such a strong positive attitude

Ask as many questions as you wish and we will be pleased to give some help and advice from personal experiences.

A good starting point is to know your hba1c score ? and what if any medication you are on, if any

Alan 😉

 

[goodybags]

Hi @SadieBaby welcome to the forum I’m thinking from what you posted just now, your only recently diagnosed possibly? If so that’s great you will find help and support and great advice from our shared experiences

did they tell you/ can you recall what your Hba1c score was on diagnosis?
Personally I used to live of the foods you list in your introductory post, but not after I found this place

remember the golden rule on this forum there’s no such thing as a silly question

a good place to look for healthy eating & food advice (or so I’m told) is in the learning zone

 

[Leadinglights]

Hi everyone. Delighted to have found this forum although, of course, not so delighted by my diagnosis.

After decades of being overweight and food having been my comfort in times of stress & sadness, I’m not surprised but it’s still a shock.

Basic diet has always included many of the things I’m still safe to eat - added to by large quantities of bread and butter and cheese and cakes & biscuits when I’ve been angry or sad!! I’m not in denial about how my weight got to where it was!. I stopped swimming (which I used to love) at the start of the pandemic and haven’t restarted.

I’ve had a tough few years with illness and deaths of close family members, so I’ve taken my eyes off my own health while focusing on others.

Time for a change - a massive change - and I’m so glad to have you all to help me in this.

Sending best wishes to everyone on this forum ❤️

Welcome but sorry to see that you need to b0e here, you will find it very supportive. What you need to do will depend on how high your HbA1C is, modest changes may be all that is needed and depending if you have been prescribed any medication then a low carb approach is both suitable and many have found successful in reducing blood glucose and losing weight. The approach in this link is based on the suggested no more than 130g carb not just sugar per day, it is better to have that spread between meals, drinks and snacks. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com
Take time to read through and make a plan to start to reduce carbs gradually over a period of a few weeks as that is kinder on your eyes and nerves. Making a food diary of everything you eat and drink with an estimate of the carbs you will see where the big hitters are and those would be the first things to cut out or down on. Making the carbs you have worth it for flavour and enjoyment will make it seem easier.

 

[pjgtech]

Hi and welcome, keep us updated with progress, cheers