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SB2015
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- Type 1
Welcome to the forum Trev.
This is a good place for lots of practical advice as well as support.
Feel free to ask any questions that you have. Nothing is considered silly on here.
Toucan
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- Type 2
Hello Trev.
So good that you have joined the forum, there is plenty of help and support here.
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Do you know what your blood sugar reading are?
Like many of us here, it may have been a bit of a shock when you are first diagnosed, but usually with care there is a good way through although it will mean a few changes. Here are some things that you may need to consider in planning your way forward.
Firstly, healthy eating, -if you are overweight, loosing weight will help a lot. Secondly increasing exercise, and thirdly medication which may be necessary depending on what your HB1ac readings are.
For me it has been a healthier diet, and increased exercise that has worked. As well as cutting out all the sugary things, I cut down on the carbs particularly the ‘white’ ones (white bread and flour,rice,pasta,etc ) and mainly eat fresh fish and poultry and have learned to love vegetables (although that took a while!). I also try to avoid to much processed food, and to include plenty of fibre some from the veg, plus seeds and pulses. There are many good recipes to make these things really tasty.
There is no 'one size fits all' though, and you need to work out what works for you. A glucose tester is a big help with this, if you are able to get one. this will tell you what foods effect your blood sugars most, as well as monitoring general progress.
I would suggest starting by reading Maggie Davey's letter, which gives a lot of information on how this lady approached the problem.
It does all take time to find what’s right for you and adjust your lifestyle, but please be patient, it will be very worthwhile.
There is a lot more information on the various threads on the forum, particularly the help for newbies section (scroll don to type 2)
So good that you have joined the forum, there is plenty of help and support here.
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Do you know what your blood sugar reading are?
Like many of us here, it may have been a bit of a shock when you are first diagnosed, but usually with care there is a good way through although it will mean a few changes. Here are some things that you may need to consider in planning your way forward.
Firstly, healthy eating, -if you are overweight, loosing weight will help a lot. Secondly increasing exercise, and thirdly medication which may be necessary depending on what your HB1ac readings are.
For me it has been a healthier diet, and increased exercise that has worked. As well as cutting out all the sugary things, I cut down on the carbs particularly the ‘white’ ones (white bread and flour,rice,pasta,etc ) and mainly eat fresh fish and poultry and have learned to love vegetables (although that took a while!). I also try to avoid to much processed food, and to include plenty of fibre some from the veg, plus seeds and pulses. There are many good recipes to make these things really tasty.
There is no 'one size fits all' though, and you need to work out what works for you. A glucose tester is a big help with this, if you are able to get one. this will tell you what foods effect your blood sugars most, as well as monitoring general progress.
I would suggest starting by reading Maggie Davey's letter, which gives a lot of information on how this lady approached the problem.
It does all take time to find what’s right for you and adjust your lifestyle, but please be patient, it will be very worthwhile.
There is a lot more information on the various threads on the forum, particularly the help for newbies section (scroll don to type 2)
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