Type 2 with Coeliac disease.

[Misshelly]

I was diagnosed a few days ago. Went to doctor for something else, but received letter to make "routine" appointment, which usually means a 2 week wait. I was told to come straight in and given the type 2 diagnosis. I have been on th cusp, before, but managed to reverse it. It has been a fear for a long time as I was diagnosed with Coeliac disease 12 years ago and know it was possibility. My first reaction at this bombshell was to burst into tears, but the Dr had no time to talk and ignored my distress, added to it mentioning fatty liver and high blood pressure ordered more tests; prescribed Metformin and said you will be reviewed by diabetic nurse in 2 weeks. Ever since I have been in constant state of distress. I am following restrictive gluten free diet already, not sure how to cope with diabetic diet on top of that!

 

[AndBreathe]

Hello there - I'd urge you not to get to upset about your diagnosis. Of course, anyone would be upset being diagnosed with any condition, but T2 is usually pretty manageable, and sometimes folks end up healthier after their diagnosis than they were when diagnosed.

If it's any consolation fatty liver and elevated blood pressure is very common at diagnosis, but will often come back into range as the individual gets a hang of things.

Do you know what your blood test results were to be diagnosed? It would be a number, and a number greater than 48?

I tested as inconclusive for Coeliac about a year ago, but the Endo suggested I adopt a gluten free diet straight away, because many people do very well on it. I have therefore been eating gluten-free of just over a year. I can honestly say that I found the adjustments I had to make to go GF more challenging than I found adapting my way of eating to manage my diabetes.

Good luck with it all.

 

[CathyB]

Welcome Misshelly, please try not to be upset, I know it’s not something any of us would choose to have but it is manageable, honestly 😉 i have learned so much from reading the posts here, far more than my doctor or the diabetic nurse offered me. I am now two months in and have completely changed my diet to low carb, I am eating healthier, losing weight, have my blood sugar within normal range and feeling better than I have in years! You will get so much help, understanding and advice here so ask anything you like

 

[SB2015]

Welcome Misshelly

Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, and understand why it would cause distress. However as others have said, a Diabeyes diagnosis can often prompt a more measured (literally) approach to a person’s diet. I am no expert on T2 but I know that there a plenty of others on here. All I do know is that the pancreas has to deal with delivering insulin for any carbohydrates that we eat. So whilst the ‘news’ tends to focus on the evils of sugar it is worth thinking about the amount of carbohydrates that you eat, which for you will also be gluten free.

In T2 the pancreas just cannot produce enough, or good enough insulin to deal with the carbs that are eaten, so something has to change. The meds will either make your pancreas produce Moreno insulin”n or make the insulin that you do make work more effectively.

It is disappointing that your GO did not have time to address your distress but I have found that many people on here get more support from the practiec nurses who specialise in Diabetes than from a GP. Having said that not all of them encourage to test, but many T2s have found that that gives them the understanding of the impact of the foods that they eat on their glucose levels. However many have had t self fund their test strips for this, but found it well worth it.

 

[Drummer]

As a type two diabetic you can't cope with the amount of carbs in the modern diet - those are the sugars and starches, so by reducing them you can - if you are lucky like me, go back to normal numbers. We do not need carbs, though it can be nice to have a crisp and crunchy salad or roasted veges - and as you are coeliac it will be removing the flour that you can't eat anyway.
When I was diagnosed I stopped eating the high carb foods and was non diabetic in 80 days, and in the normal range at 6 months, and many other people have similar results, so why the doctor could not give you a few simple facts and some reassurance I do not know.

 

[Grannylorraine]

Welcome, being rushed out of the consulting room after such a diagnosis with little or no information is sadly quite common, but you have found us. Exercise is another thing that helps with bgs as well as helping if you do have a fatty liver (I have fatty liver disease, so see a consultant and he always stresses about exercise).

 

[Beck Mercer]

Hiya, also type 2 (since Jan) and coeliac for 8 years so I can totally feel your misery. It’s exactly how I felt at first. I was prescribed metformin 3 x a day and changed to glucophage (slow release metformin) 3 weeks ago and feel loads better. My HbA1c has gone from 59 to 50 in 3 months and cholesterol is down to 3.8 so they’re really pleased with me.
Advice wise
I bought a tee2 sugar testing machine, the strips are 7.75 for 50 so cheapest I could find to fund independently. Then spent weeks testing prior to meal n then 2 hours later. I discovered I can’t tolerate cereal like corn flakes or krispies, white rice is a no no but pilau was fine. I hardly are carbs previously due to coeliac anyway so only needed to adjust that slightly, but for me the lack of choc was a killer. Lol. Can cope with everything else, lol, just not losing choc. Lol
Anyway, feel free to message and we can exchange emails/numbers if you like and can help n support each other
Beck x