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The NHS will no longer give out meters to type 2 diabetics that don't need insulin and I think that is a wrong move.
Type 2 diabetics need to understand what causes their blood sugars to spike so they can adjust their diet and manage their diabetes. This can only be done by taking glucose reading before eating and two hours after and keeping a careful diary of the food and the readings.
A good example is porridge. I can eat it for breakfast without it causing a spike. I know it is healthy food and a good source of fibre so I eat it every morning. Many diabetics can't eat it - it will cause a massive spike in their glucose readings.
I strongly recommend everyone who is diabetic or pre-diabetic buy their own meters, lancets and test strips, learn how to use it properly and understand the readings. Keep a proper diary. That was the only way I got my condition under control by diet alone.
Sadly, it can be expensive and is an ongoing cost but it is worth it.
Type 2 diabetics need to understand what causes their blood sugars to spike so they can adjust their diet and manage their diabetes. This can only be done by taking glucose reading before eating and two hours after and keeping a careful diary of the food and the readings.
A good example is porridge. I can eat it for breakfast without it causing a spike. I know it is healthy food and a good source of fibre so I eat it every morning. Many diabetics can't eat it - it will cause a massive spike in their glucose readings.
I strongly recommend everyone who is diabetic or pre-diabetic buy their own meters, lancets and test strips, learn how to use it properly and understand the readings. Keep a proper diary. That was the only way I got my condition under control by diet alone.
Sadly, it can be expensive and is an ongoing cost but it is worth it.
If you're only on one Metformin per day, JJ, i would imagine that following some of the advice on here would soon see you reversing the Type 2. I was initially on 4 per day, eventually whittled down to no meds whatsoever. Like Barry, i lost quite a lot of weight (over 6 stone - it was there to be lost, frankly). I took action because i knew of 2 people who actually died prematurely after being diagnosed with Type 2 and carrying on as normal. One of those was my biological father who i never met (and never wanted to). Through the diabetes, i am left with CKD which is monitored with regular blood tests.
True, Barry. As i have said before on here, when diagnosed, i was young and active enough to incorporate an exercise routine into my daily life and i would go for a decent walk once or twice a day. Around 2012/2013, i began to get a lot busier with work and didn't have any time for the exercising and walks. As a result, and despite sticking to the diet, i have put on about half of what i lost. I am in the process of retiring - Covid has put a few jobs on hold and i will honour those before i hang up my brushes - and once i have, i will use my newly awarded bus pass to travel to different places where i can partake in more interesting walks and shift a little excess. A sort of win/win situation, hopefully :-)
I am truly terrified of putting my lost weight back on, Ken - been there, done that too many times before. I reckon over the years I've lost over 30 stone.
I hope you have a long and active retirement. Exercise is crucial for diabetics - and everyone really. Too easy to spend all day sat down these days
I hope you have a long and active retirement. Exercise is crucial for diabetics - and everyone really. Too easy to spend all day sat down these days
barry
///Exercise is crucial for diabetics - and everyone really. Too easy to spend all day sat down these days////
So very true, but many people suffer many diseases that make mobility difficult if not impossible e,g diabetic peripheral neuropathy, congestive cardiac failure, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis and CPOD.,so their diabetic mobility may be limited.
Another factor in Diabetes is the "human factor "....the attitude is that some would run the gauntlet of diabetic complications and an early death, to enjoy the final years of their lives with the enjoyment of eating, wine and their favourite tipple.
One must have option of living one,s final years in one's own selected manner.
You can never "force" a diabetic to live the "diabetic life" and this I try not to do. As long as the diabetic understands the basics of the disorder, understands the hazards and complications, then the matter of lifestyle must remain with them.
It is so easy for the diabetic lifestyle to become an obsession.
This is not a criticism of your posts which I hold in high esteem, but just a personal appraisal of Diabetes.
///Exercise is crucial for diabetics - and everyone really. Too easy to spend all day sat down these days////
So very true, but many people suffer many diseases that make mobility difficult if not impossible e,g diabetic peripheral neuropathy, congestive cardiac failure, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis and CPOD.,so their diabetic mobility may be limited.
Another factor in Diabetes is the "human factor "....the attitude is that some would run the gauntlet of diabetic complications and an early death, to enjoy the final years of their lives with the enjoyment of eating, wine and their favourite tipple.
One must have option of living one,s final years in one's own selected manner.
You can never "force" a diabetic to live the "diabetic life" and this I try not to do. As long as the diabetic understands the basics of the disorder, understands the hazards and complications, then the matter of lifestyle must remain with them.
It is so easy for the diabetic lifestyle to become an obsession.
This is not a criticism of your posts which I hold in high esteem, but just a personal appraisal of Diabetes.
The NHS could probably save millions in the long run if they supplied all diabetics...and pre-diabetics... with the new wearable monitors. Then every patient can see, in real time, how their blood glucose is affected by what they consume. It might go a long way towards getting many off medication and into remission.
pasta....it would be too expensive.
Fine for Type1 diabetics but a total waste for Type2 diabetics.
Once a Type2 diabetic has settled into a satisfactory diabetic lifestyle gauged on blood sugar readings in various situations of food response, then a daily or weekly blood sugar reading would suffice.
Fine for Type1 diabetics but a total waste for Type2 diabetics.
Once a Type2 diabetic has settled into a satisfactory diabetic lifestyle gauged on blood sugar readings in various situations of food response, then a daily or weekly blood sugar reading would suffice.
Totally agree, Sqad, people will live the way they want to, although that doesn't stop many of them moaning about the consequences and their hardships.
A friend of mine has type 2 and won't let it ruin his chosen lifestyle of boozing, snacking and smoking. I certainly don't lecture him - would be a waste of breath :)
A friend of mine has type 2 and won't let it ruin his chosen lifestyle of boozing, snacking and smoking. I certainly don't lecture him - would be a waste of breath :)
