Diabetes Type 2 Support Group
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...
Welcome to the group, yes we will help advise you thru this journey into a new way of life.
First off take a deep breath, breathe in and let it out slowly, tell yourself you can do this and you will do this, for yourself and for your family.
First off, stay away from white bread, pasta (unless it is the dreamfield brand), white potatoes and rice..the starches in the white products is processed differently and holds the numbers up longer.
Watch portion controls, do baked or broiled, not fried. Eat veggies, get daily exercise and of course monitor your blood sugars. Keep track of your daily carb counts, and think carbs not just 'sugar', sugars are part of carbs. Most of us do fine with just 30-45 carbs per meals and about 20 for a snack.
Yes you can eat fruits, pick the smaller size ones.
come talk to us, ask questions, ask questions of the doctors, of us...
yes it will be hard in the beginning to stay away from chocolate, etc (don't drink regular sodas, but do diet if you must) but you can do this and once you get your numbers back into control then you can add in smaller portions as long as you count the carbs into your daily carb count.
First off take a deep breath, breathe in and let it out slowly, tell yourself you can do this and you will do this, for yourself and for your family.
First off, stay away from white bread, pasta (unless it is the dreamfield brand), white potatoes and rice..the starches in the white products is processed differently and holds the numbers up longer.
Watch portion controls, do baked or broiled, not fried. Eat veggies, get daily exercise and of course monitor your blood sugars. Keep track of your daily carb counts, and think carbs not just 'sugar', sugars are part of carbs. Most of us do fine with just 30-45 carbs per meals and about 20 for a snack.
Yes you can eat fruits, pick the smaller size ones.
come talk to us, ask questions, ask questions of the doctors, of us...
yes it will be hard in the beginning to stay away from chocolate, etc (don't drink regular sodas, but do diet if you must) but you can do this and once you get your numbers back into control then you can add in smaller portions as long as you count the carbs into your daily carb count.
Seriously though, the biggest and the best thing that you can do for yourself is to take care of you! At first, it all seems so intimidating but you know what? You are going to be just fine. Besides, you have an awful lot to look forward to, watching your babies grow up and being a big part of their life. You know, it is very empowering to take control over your diabetes instead of it controlling you!
Keep track of your blood glucose and keep an eye on your exercise and what you eat! Take some time during the day to exercise and make it a bigger bonding experience by taking the twins out for walks or even to the playground! The biggest things you can do to get under control are diet and exercise, Gayle gave you some wonderful pointers for food, and if you want recipes, you can go to dlife.com where they have a real treasure trove of great recipes.
I have a website where you can keep your logs, we have a place for you to put in your blood glucose, weight, blood pressure, a food log, an exercise log, a sleep log lots of stuff! It is a free site and it is at http://pcmdr.ca and we are really proud of it!
We are all here to help you and we will get you through this. Heck, before you know it, you are going to be giving advice to the other newbies and perhaps stop Gayle from playing the practical jokes on people (Great Big Evil Grin). Some of the very best people I have ever met are here in this group and they all have the same thing in common, they care about you!
HUGS!!!
lary