Diabetes

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Thanks to everyone who replied think life changes are approaching for me

Good luck with it

As others have said, diet and excercise are key....and cut out the alcohol

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

@Gelsons Dad and his harsh but warranted advice brought me to where I am right now I'm on the road to full fitness blood sugars under control without any medication at all. I'm walking 3.5 miles a day every day and have loads of energy. After being on 2000mg of metformin and glimepiride with 3 insulin injections a day and now medication free I owe the shouty bugger a mention.
So anyone out there who wants to give it a serious go from a mid 50's ex fat bugger you've got nothing to lose. As an aside I was on prostate medication and that's gone too now.

 

[crazyg]

Bloody hell mate i hope I didn't offend you with my statement. However that's how I sold the diet and the lifestyle to myself. I was really unhappy with myself and down in the dumps. I couldn't have given a shit if I'd dropped dead there and then. I guess I was on the brink of depression. Being told I had type 2 and researching it pretty much scared me into doing something about it. I feel like I'm on a crusade now to pass on my little knowledge to fellow sufferers. Also in your case the doctors probably gave you the wrong advice on life style change. Even most these days don't recognise the true cause of this disease. Lucky for me my doc did. I've slipped off the Edge a few times but the main thing is to avoid white bread white rice pasta and spuds. It is hard at FIRST but just work around it. I've tried the cauliflower rice and it's awful so just try something else. Remember how we took the piss out of Gillian McKeith and her quinoa!
She was right and I might only have it occasionally but I enjoy it now. Especially with Cervice.takes on all the flavours.
@karen7 chocolate is my downfall but 2 big squares of 80%+ sorts me out. Just let it linger in your mouth.
I gave up drinking for 10 weeks to accellerate my diet and although I'm back on it I think I'll have to give up beer. Red wine and maybe vodka from now on.

Not in the slightest. It's my own bloody fault that, through complete inaction/ignoring it over the last few years, it has come to this. I'm now trying to get my life back on track, and doing what I should have done when I was diagnosed. I went on a Diabetes Expert course in February and March this year, and learned a great deal from it. I'd already started going to a gym a few weeks earlier, and was getting to be a bit fitter. What didn't help was then having a cardiac arrest at the end of April, followed by my big toe needing to come off, then the other.
However, that's behind me now, and when I talk to fellow diabetics, I'm like a missionary in telling them the "evils" of what I've been through in the hope they can learn from it.

Hallelujah, brother!!

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

Not in the slightest. It's my own bloody fault that, through complete inaction/ignoring it over the last few years, it has come to this. I'm now trying to get my life back on track, and doing what I should have done when I was diagnosed. I went on a Diabetes Expert course in February and March this year, and learned a great deal from it. I'd already started going to a gym a few weeks earlier, and was getting to be a bit fitter. What didn't help was then having a cardiac arrest at the end of April, followed by my big toe needing to come off, then the other.
However, that's behind me now, and when I talk to fellow diabetics, I'm like a missionary in telling them the "evils" of what I've been through in the hope they can learn from it.

Hallelujah, brother!!

All the best luck mate and great to hear you're doing something about it.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Ok here we go. Going to get serious and cut Carbs out. I`ve been told i`m now diabetic. Really dont want to start taking tablets I want to try with diet.

Bread is my achilles heal but my wife has done all the cooking since 1976 so basically it her fault 8-)

Every meal seems to be pasta, rice, or potato based so time to start cooking too.

Wish me luck and any advice would be welcome.

 

[BackofJeanette]

Ok here we go. Going to get serious and cut Carbs out. I`ve been told i`m now diabetic. Really dont want to start taking tablets I want to try with diet.

Bread is my achilles heal but my wife has done all the cooking since 1976 so basically it her fault 8-)

Every meal seems to be pasta, rice, or potato based so time to start cooking too.

Wish me luck and any advice would be welcome.

Get the book the 8 week blood sugar diet by Dr Michael Mosley it'll be the best 6 quid you'll ever spend. Read it, drink it in ;-).
Read the horror stories. Puts you in a positive state straight away because you are not like some of the subjects, yet!
Follow the easy to make recipes and you'll be on Masterchef in no time. In 3 months time you'll be able to start introducing things back into your daily diet. Watch what you buy when you shop. I walk past most of the aisles going, carbs, carbs, carbs. Don't buy bread that way you don't want to eat it. I'd never ate yoghurt in my life until June this year, now I have it for breakkie every day. Accept you've over indulged in the past and now your paying back your body some respect. It's not easy but it's really not that hard either.
The good thing with this thread is there are those of us who have come thru the other side. As to whether it's cured or just in remission I don't really know, but I'm in a better place mentally and physically.

On the yoghurt front buy Aldi's full fat Greek yoghurt. It's the best.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Get the book the 8 week blood sugar diet by Dr Michael Mosley it'll be the best 6 quid you'll ever spend. Read it, drink it in ;-).
Read the horror stories. Puts you in a positive state straight away because you are not like some of the subjects, yet!
Follow the easy to make recipes and you'll be on Masterchef in no time. In 3 months time you'll be able to start introducing things back into your daily diet. Watch what you buy when you shop. I walk past most of the aisles going, carbs, carbs, carbs. Don't buy bread that way you don't want to eat it. I'd never ate yoghurt in my life until June this year, now I have it for breakkie every day. Accept you've over indulged in the past and now your paying back your body some respect. It's not easy but it's really not that hard either.
The good thing with this thread is there are those of us who have come thru the other side. As to whether it's cured or just in remission I don't really know, but I'm in a better place mentally and physically.

My sincere thanks BOJ. I`ll give it my best shot, I have too.

I`ll let you all know how I go on.

 

[kaz7]

Bloody hell mate i hope I didn't offend you with my statement. However that's how I sold the diet and the lifestyle to myself. I was really unhappy with myself and down in the dumps. I couldn't have given a shit if I'd dropped dead there and then. I guess I was on the brink of depression. Being told I had type 2 and researching it pretty much scared me into doing something about it. I feel like I'm on a crusade now to pass on my little knowledge to fellow sufferers. Also in your case the doctors probably gave you the wrong advice on life style change. Even most these days don't recognise the true cause of this disease. Lucky for me my doc did. I've slipped off the Edge a few times but the main thing is to avoid white bread white rice pasta and spuds. It is hard at FIRST but just work around it. I've tried the cauliflower rice and it's awful so just try something else. Remember how we took the piss out of Gillian McKeith and her quinoa!
She was right and I might only have it occasionally but I enjoy it now. Especially with Cervice.takes on all the flavours.
@karen7 chocolate is my downfall but 2 big squares of 80%+ sorts me out. Just let it linger in your mouth.
I gave up drinking for 10 weeks to accellerate my diet and although I'm back on it I think I'll have to give up beer. Red wine and maybe vodka from now on.

Hi mate,i can't have any real chocolate as one taste and i'm off again,once i'm past this 2 week detox i'll ease back into what i did before which is no real choc at all,that's the only way i can do it,i'm 4 pounds down in 4 days,eating plenty just nothing sugary except natural sugar in fresh fruit and yogurt for breakfast,i have ME so need some sugar of that sort for energy,still suffering with head shoulder pain and nausea,10 pounds of body fat to go till i get back to where i was,never again lol
What are your thoughts on sugar free gum?

 

[BackofJeanette]

Hi mate,i can't have any real chocolate as one taste and i'm off again,once i'm past this 2 week detox i'll ease back into what i did before which is no real choc at all,that's the only way i can do it,i'm 4 pounds down in 4 days,eating plenty just nothing sugary except natural sugar in fresh fruit and yogurt for breakfast,i have ME so need some sugar of that sort for energy,still suffering with head shoulder pain and nausea,10 pounds of body fat to go till i get back to where i was,never again lol
What are your thoughts on sugar free gum?

I'm not a big chewy fan but I don't like the thought of artificial sweetners anyway.
The diet I did said they're ok but while you eat them you never lose the craving for sweet things.

 

[kaz7]

I'm not a big chewy fan but I don't like the thought of artificial sweetners anyway.
The diet I did said they're ok but while you eat them you never lose the craving for sweet things.

Thanks,i'm never sure if it's allowed,you maybe right about the not losing cravings if you eat it,i've not thought of it before

 

[Blue Maverick]

My wife is type 1 and I really don’t think she looks after herself, after losing her job last week in a way it will be a good thing her eating times the stuff she ate was absolutely shit. The exercise she got was at work basically, she had recently stated to get a lot of hypos I’m hoping now with not been a shift worker I can get her to do regular exercise but her diet is terrrible imho, anyone got any tips on the way I can encourage her to change as she just thinks I’m nagging but you hear the horror stories of people who don’t take it seriously.

 

[kaz7]

My wife is type 1 and I really don’t think she looks after herself, after losing her job last week in a way it will be a good thing her eating times the stuff she ate was absolutely shit. The exercise she got was at work basically, she had recently stated to get a lot of hypos I’m hoping now with not been a shift worker I can get her to do regular exercise but her diet is terrrible imho, anyone got any tips on the way I can encourage her to change as she just thinks I’m nagging but you hear the horror stories of people who don’t take it seriously.

Take her to the drs and get him to put it straight to her what will happen if she doesn't get control it,if you think straight talking works on her or
Challenge her to a month of eating right and you'll do it too,she'll lose weight then trust me she will keep going,women love losing weight

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

My wife is type 1 and I really don’t think she looks after herself, after losing her job last week in a way it will be a good thing her eating times the stuff she ate was absolutely shit. The exercise she got was at work basically, she had recently stated to get a lot of hypos I’m hoping now with not been a shift worker I can get her to do regular exercise but her diet is terrrible imho, anyone got any tips on the way I can encourage her to change as she just thinks I’m nagging but you hear the horror stories of people who don’t take it seriously.

get her to watch the series on iplayer about how badly you age if you don't take care of yourself

 

[BackofJeanette]

get her to watch the series on iplayer about how badly you age if you don't take care of yourself

Good shout as there's a woman in that that had type 2 and she reversed it and lost a lot of weight.
@Blue Maverick
Do the diet together that way you eat the same and there's no temptation ( if your partner is eating 'normally' you'll be picking their chips etc!

 

[Grassland Blue]

Thanks for the advice , mine has been touchin 170 sometimes more or sometimes less, is this what they call border line or its higher than the border line?

If you are talking about blood sugar levels, you are a medical phenomenon.
Normal blood sugar is around 7 , say 4-8.
Anything higher than that and you are at risk of developing diabetes.
If you are over about 14 you will know about it and if over 20 you will be dangerously ill.
A reading of 170 is pure fantasy.

 

[FantasyIreland]

If you are talking about blood sugar levels, you are a medical phenomenon.
Normal blood sugar is around 7 , say 4-8.
Anything higher than that and you are at risk of developing diabetes.
If you are over about 14 you will know about it and if over 20 you will be dangerously ill.
A reading of 170 is pure fantasy.

It's the American reading of mg/dl.
We use mmol/l

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

If you are talking about blood sugar levels, you are a medical phenomenon.
Normal blood sugar is around 7 , say 4-8.
Anything higher than that and you are at risk of developing diabetes.
If you are over about 14 you will know about it and if over 20 you will be dangerously ill.
A reading of 170 is pure fantasy.

170 is about 9.4 it's like Fahrenheit and Celsius, there are two different ways to measure it.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

@Gelsons Dad and his harsh but warranted advice brought me to where I am right now I'm on the road to full fitness blood sugars under control without any medication at all. I'm walking 3.5 miles a day every day and have loads of energy. After being on 2000mg of metformin and glimepiride with 3 insulin injections a day and now medication free I owe the shouty bugger a mention.
So anyone out there who wants to give it a serious go from a mid 50's ex fat bugger you've got nothing to lose. As an aside I was on prostate medication and that's gone too now.

;-)
There is nothing wrong with being shouty when you know you're right.
It's really easy to just go with the flow but as this thread proves, if you want to make the change you can. You've just got to want to do it enough.

Probably the best thread on blue moon this.

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Ok here we go. Going to get serious and cut Carbs out. I`ve been told i`m now diabetic. Really dont want to start taking tablets I want to try with diet.

Bread is my achilles heal but my wife has done all the cooking since 1976 so basically it her fault 8-)

Every meal seems to be pasta, rice, or potato based so time to start cooking too.

Wish me luck and any advice would be welcome.

Go back and read this thread from the start. Pay attention to the posts from the only medical expert on here, drthingy. Watch the videos, read the studies and read crazyg's posts. (well done for posting). Then decide where you want to be in 6 months, 1 year, 10 years.
It's a choice with 2 possible outcomes in the end. You master it, or it masters you.

 

[worsleyweb]

Gone 2 days without bread after reading this thread. Also 21 hours without a beer. Been tough.