Found out today I have Type 2 Diabetes

[speckledhen]

I wish you a quick adjustment to your condition. I know it seems like the ground has been jerked out from under you, but after a time, doing what you must will become second nature to you.

 

[EweSheep]

I have noticed whole wheat breads got more sugar than the white breads.....might be eating carboard breads if there is no sugar LOL!

 

[arabookworm]

It is far less important to totally cut anything out of your diet than it is to learn to moderate what you eat. and if you have a gargantuan sweet tooth like I do, don't keep sweets in the house. even if you resist temptation you'll torture yourself, instead eat an apple or similarly sweet fruit. if you totally cut something out of your diet, you could end up overindulging.

and most important: EXCERCISE DAILY 30 minutes every day. at least. join a karate class. you meet new people, the uniforms are comfy, and you feel a sense of accomplishment every time you go up a belt color. and you learn self defense in the process.

good luck!

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 4 1/2. It's been nearly 16 years now and while you never really get used to having diabetes, there is so much out there to help us out. I'm a little different because I have to give myself insulin several times a day. Haha, if it makes you feel any better, I wish I had type two diabetes!

It's really not so bad though. The worst trouble I have is with weight issues. However, learning how to count and measure my food does help. I can imagine that being diagnosed with diabetes late in life can be a real shocker, but you really are very lucky. I usually feel better when I think of all the other things I could have ended up with...cancer, asthma, certain allergies, and about a thousand other things.

It can be difficult switching your diet, but most of the things you should stay away from as a diabetic are things that are no good for you anyways. Pizza, bagels, rice, pasta are known as trigger foods. Anything very high in fat (Chinese food and most fast food) will raise the blood sugar and keep it high for several hours after a meal. There are many alternatives though. Instead of using bread for my sandwiches, I use wraps or pita bread. I try to stick to no more than 60 carbs per meal. One bagel, for example, has 70+ carbs in it. However, for sixty carbs and much less fat, you could have an english muffin, glass of tomato juice, and an apple or banana. Its really all about choices.

Also, you may want to speak to your doctor about Byetta. Its an injection, but may help you with weight loss and controlling blood sugars.

 

[Polly the farmers wife]

I am really lucky and I thank GOD everyday and night. I had type 2 in Feb of 2007. I was in the hospital with penominia, blood infection and found out I had a sugar count of 735. I could have gone into a coma or died. I was very very sick. I was taking insulin (extended release type )shot at night and 4 pills aday. I was really upset. I too was overweight by 60pounds, eating the wrong stuff and had serious back problems from a fall of about 30 feet onto concrete. I started eating better and cutting down on all types of sugars and my size of my meals. My family was and is there for me and thank the good lord I take nothing for diabeties at all now. I still check my sugar level every other day and I am still trying to lose weight. I have another major back operation coming up this summer.
Please hang in there. I know it is hard and I am not saying you will ever get rid of it but, there is hope and do everything you can to change your diet and try to exercise. Good luck and I wish you the very best. Dave in NC Sorry Dave27889 was under my ID. I am his wife Polly. Just going through and fixing stuff. Take care everyone

 

[hoosier]

My husband has type II and his doctor's ofice gives meters away. The companies do it because they know you have to buy the strips to go with them. Try to get a free one before buying, but you may waant to compare the price of strips to see which brand will be cheaper to use in the long run.

My mom and all seven of her siblngs were diabetic and my father was as well. I have lived on sugar for most of my adult life, but have started to try and reduce my intake for the past year. I jsut got my test results back yesterday, and fortunately I am still normal - well, blood sugar wise anyway!

 

[Wifezilla]

It is far less important to totally cut anything out of your diet than it is to learn to moderate what you eat.

If it were simply a matter of moderation, we would not have the obesity rates we have today or the 93%+ failure rate of calorie restricted diets.

When a person who's body does not handle glucose and/or insulin correctly eats carbohydrates, what usually happens is their body releases too much insulin in response to glucose or their body is not using the insulin properly due to insulin resistance.

The insulin takes all the energy from the food they consume and stuffs it in to the fat cells. This makes the energy and nutrients UNABLE to flow through the blood stream. So guess what? Your brain, sensing the level of nutrients in the blood in inadequate, sets off HUNGER signals even though you just ate. Deprivation does not help. It just slows your metabolism making it even less likely you will release anything from your fat cells.

The only way a person with a broken metabolism can fix this is to keep their insulin levels low by NOT ingesting excess glucose. That means ditching the bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and sugary fruits. These foods spike blood sugar, spike insulin levels, and causes a "crash" after that too much insulin drives blood sugar TOO LOW after it was TOO HIGH. Those crashes are what make you feel weak, shaky and break out in to a cold sweat right before you dive head first in to a bag of Little Debbie's Swiss Rolls because that is the only thing that makes you feel better.

Moderation sounds good, but in a majority of cases it doesn't work because it doesn't address the cause of the problem. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/659459/lowcalorie_diet_myth_number_one_fat.html​

 

[EweSheep]

Anyone tell me what is almond meal? Could not find it in our stores and if something I can make with Wifezillas pumpkin cheesecake that I gotta TRY!

 

[herbsherbsflowers]

I made it through today. I had to work. It wasn't too bad. Of course the first day never is. I found several books at the library to read about diabetes and about the Atkins diet. I had scrambled eggs for breakfast, an open face ham and cheese sandwich with only one slice of bread for lunch and a salad with cheese for dinner. I was just making it up for today. I'll keep reading and learning. Thanks for all your help.

 

[lurky]

I promise it gets easier