What Is the best diet for diabetes? Or is

[wiccy65]

it just sensible eating and cutting out or down on sugar, sweets and chocolate and pop, my major downfalls in life lol.

You have all made me feel so welcome here and i thank you for that.

I'm not quite sure what type diabetes i have, but i am going to make an appointment with my doctor on monday to discuss whats best.

Although i have been diagnosed 'Mild Diabetes Retinopathy! It did say its stable at present and needs no medication, that still doesn't stop the mind from racing away with awful thoughts!

So i am going to try my hardest, as i would hate to lose my eyesight. If i can reverse it that would be even better!




I wasn't sure what type of diabetes i had so i put type 1, will find out more when ive seen my gp.

My diabetes so far has been borderline and managed by diet alone. I have always struggled with my weight, but need to get that in order also. I guess the 2 go together. Hope thats explained it a bit more on my situation.

As to my spiritual side, i do have my own forum, where i do mini readings for people free of charge! If i am allowed to put my link in my signature i will do so!

 

[Catwoman76]

it just sensible eating and cutting out or down on sugar, sweets and chocolate and pop, my major downfalls in life lol.

You have all made me feel so welcome here and i thank you for that.

I'm not quite sure what type diabetes i have, but i am going to make an appointment with my doctor on monday to discuss whats best.

Although i have been diagnosed 'Mild Diabetes Retinopathy! It did say its stable at present and needs no medication, that still doesn't stop the mind from racing away with awful thoughts!

So i am going to try my hardest, as i would hate to lose my eyesight. If i can reverse it that would be even better!




I wasn't sure what type of diabetes i had so i put type 1, will find out more when ive seen my gp.

My diabetes so far has been borderline and managed by diet alone. I have always struggled with my weight, but need to get that in order also. I guess the 2 go together. Hope thats explained it a bit more on my situation.

As to my spiritual side, i do have my own forum, where i do mini readings for people free of charge! If i am allowed to put my link in my signature i will do so!

Hi wiccy, when I saw Type of diabetes:Type 1, I assumed you were that, and that's what I just told Rob😱 ps I think you sound more like Type 2, but I am only going by what you have written, and its not a diagnosis😛 best wishes Sheena

 

[wiccy65]

Thanks hun, i'll know more when i've been to see my gp

 

[Ellie Jones]

From what you say, it does sound very much as you are a T2 diabetic..

T1's don't last very long at all without insulin, they become very ill very quickly, And T2's are generally treated with oral medication..

T2's with very high insulin residence may need to take insulin but they are still T2 diabetics..

There are various tests to clarify type, such as GAD, C- peptide if type isn't very clear.

Avoiding the refined carbs such as sugar is good, but you do also need to take a look at all type of carbohydrates you consume, as everybody will have a tolerance level of what they can manage either with or without medication.. So looking at how much of complex carbs you are eating, and whether a smaller portion helps to avoid raised levels etc is always a good idea.

 

[trophywench]

Hi again wiccy

Whilst I am not medically qualified and am certainly not your GP, to be quite honest I would think your doc most likely thinks you are a Type 2 and is treating you as this.

The reason why I say this, is although you don't have to be young to actually get T1 (Northerner was 50 ish and so was Pattidevans) it usually hits you more like a high speed train than a traction engine. ie T1 usually appears 'out of the blue' and complications (ie diabetic comas) can set in pdq. T2 is usually slower onset - some people don't have any symptoms as far as they are aware and don't find out until they eg go in hosp for a minor procedure - where amongst doing your BP and all that, they do a finger-prick blood test as a matter of course - and say Oh! that's high! and it turns out thay have Type 2 diabetes.

Type 2 can sometimes be treated by 'diet and exercise' alone or medications added to that to help it all along. But T1 that would never work - it's insulin from the outset.

There are variations on straight Type 1 and Type 2 - notably LADA and MODY, sometimes described as Type 1.5 - just to confuse the issue! LOL But don't worry about them much at the moment, this learning curve 'is a marathon not a sprint'.

As you say you are seeing your doc in the coming week - ask him firstly what Type he believes you are and why he thinks you are, whatever it is, and he should explain it to you in the light of the tests he has done - which we don't know!

Then the members of the forum can suggest some books/leaflets/websites you may find useful and give you some helpful tips; yes it's all diabetes and it matters not a jot on the face of it, but because what helps a T1 won't necessarily help a T2, and vice versa - until you know which it is, we wouldn't want to send you barking up the wrong tree!

 

[Blythespirit]

Hello again Wiccy,

I must admit from what you have said it does sound like you are most probably Type 2 like me. As far as diet goes, yes I'm afraid you will have to cut down on the sweet things you have mentioned. The other big baddie for us is carbs as carbs can push our blood sugar levels up almost as much as sugar. Sugar is a carb, the other main ones are bread, potatoes, pasta and rice. But don't panic as this doesn't mean you can't eat anything nice ever again. You just need to be a bit chosey. Not too many carbs at each meal and chose complex rather than fast acting carbs. E.g. granery bread rather than white or normal brown. Green leafy veg rather than too many carrots or other root veg.

Can you tell us just when you were diagnosed and what your levels are like? I'm guessing you've not been diagnosed for very long if your doc hasn't even told you which type you are yet. Do you test your own blood on a meter at home? You may have been told that you don't need to test yourself, but many of us on here think our meter is our best friend because it helps us find out which foods are bad for us and which we can tollerate. It varies from person to person. Getting your levels down to within NHS guidlines is the best way to avoid complications like retinopathy. Also to reverse any damage that has already been done. You should be aiming at between 4 and 7 before meals and not more than 8.5 one or two hours afterwards. XXXXX

 

[Robster65]

I agree with all of the above

We should be able to alter your type once Northerner, our site admin and Chief of Staff, is back from London.

As has been said, it's a good thing to try and eat low GI (glycaemic index) foods which are metabolised slower. It gives your pancreas a chance to catch up with the blood glucose rise.

Rob

 

[Newtothis]

Hi Wiccy, welcome to the forum; I was diagnosed type 2 in September and I think its best to look at weight loss as healthy eating as opposed to dieting; I always find if I use the word diet I think about food more.... Like yourself I'm hoping to control my diabetes by diet and exercise alone and have my
2nd HbA1c in 2 weeks time - fingers crossed.

I've lost just under 3 stone since July by healthy eating; its all about moderation and incorporating the 5 a day; plenty of veg; fruit and reducing foods high in fat;salt;sugar. Exercise also helps but again its a steady build up. I've introduced myself to a number of new foods and I'm suprised by how much I haven't missed the 'rubbish' I ate all the time before (had a massive sweet tooth); I ate it because it was there not because I was hungry... now I find my IBS is under control; I get less migraine and I sleep better...

In relation to your comment about your spiritual side; I myself am a very spiritual person and believe things happen for a reason; good and bad 🙂