Hi, diagnosed type 2 this week, and on metformin 500mg 1 a day this week and then 1 twice a day next week onwards....i have had nothing from the doctors in terms of advice apart from dont each sugar!!! how the hell am i supposed to control my carbs and what not without any advice? there are so many conflicting views out there?? anyone have any advice it would be really welcomed 🙂
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Hi 1972girl, welcome to the forum 🙂 Sorry to hear about your diagnosis, and also that you have been left with little information. Have you been given a blood glucose meter so you can measure how different foods affect you?
A good place to start is by reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter - these will give you a good grounding in understanding how to achieve good control. I would also suggest getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - highly recommended by many of our Type 2 members 🙂 Regarding diet, the advice just to not eat sugar is shameful! As you have gathered, all carbs will raise blood sugar levels, but some will raise it faster than others. To complicate matters, people can have different tolerances for the same food, so you need to determine what you personally can tolerate well - and this is where your blood sugar meter comes in, testing before and one or two hours after to see how much a particular meal raises your levels. It's a good idea to start a food diary also, so that you can get an idea of your overall carb consumption and look for areas where you might make substitutions or reduce portion sizes. Many people with diabetes follow the principles of the GL Diet - this is a method of combining foods so that they have a slow and steady release of energy. A good introduction is The GL Diet for Dummies.
As you can see, your book collection is about to expand! 🙂 But please do just ask us any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly' - and we will try our best to help! 🙂
A good place to start is by reading Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter - these will give you a good grounding in understanding how to achieve good control. I would also suggest getting a copy of Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year by Gretchen Becker - highly recommended by many of our Type 2 members 🙂 Regarding diet, the advice just to not eat sugar is shameful! As you have gathered, all carbs will raise blood sugar levels, but some will raise it faster than others. To complicate matters, people can have different tolerances for the same food, so you need to determine what you personally can tolerate well - and this is where your blood sugar meter comes in, testing before and one or two hours after to see how much a particular meal raises your levels. It's a good idea to start a food diary also, so that you can get an idea of your overall carb consumption and look for areas where you might make substitutions or reduce portion sizes. Many people with diabetes follow the principles of the GL Diet - this is a method of combining foods so that they have a slow and steady release of energy. A good introduction is The GL Diet for Dummies.
As you can see, your book collection is about to expand! 🙂 But please do just ask us any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly' - and we will try our best to help! 🙂
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Welcome 1972girl...it's all a bit much to take in at first eh? i was the same in april when diagnosed with t2, but with time and good advise you will settle down, i also found that the ukdiabetes website also offers lots of help and some good recipes if you like home cooking, i asume you will be seeing a diabetes nurse? at some point you will be offerd to go on a one day learning course called Desmond, i would most definitely go, i learn't so much in one day and also it gave my partner a real understanding of what it is all about and how you feel, i hope you get to grips with it soon and good luck!!! 
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This is a great group of people very very helpful, I felt that is was in a dark room and getting treated like a mushroom for months, listen to everyone then make up your mind as to which best suits yourself,
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This is a great group of people very very helpful, I felt that is was in a dark room and getting treated like a mushroom for months, listen to everyone then make up your mind as to which best suits yourself,
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Hello 1972girl
Welcome to the club no one wanted to join 🙄
Alan's given you some great links/info already. You might find some more stuff of interest in the 'Useful Links' thread too.
And any questions/confusion just ask away - More than likely someone around here will have been threr and done that before you!
Welcome to the club no one wanted to join 🙄
Alan's given you some great links/info already. You might find some more stuff of interest in the 'Useful Links' thread too.
And any questions/confusion just ask away - More than likely someone around here will have been threr and done that before you!
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