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...
I am newly diagnosed with Type 2 and I have been flooded with well-intentioned advice and predictions from everyone I know who is diabetic, as well as some who are not. Personally, I am tired of people telling me what to expect! They say this or that will happen to me, or I can expect to be doing a particular thing from now on, etc. I am finding myself telling them to stop. I welcome feedback from them in the sense of telling me their own story and how they are handling their diabets, but please, do not presume to try and predict what will happen to me.! We are all different, While I am bright enough to see certain patterns emerging in what people are sharing with me, that does not mean that I am going to progress exactly like them. Does anybody else feel bothered by these doomsday people?
It does not bother me. It saddens me folks don't want to face the truth of what will happen you if you don't care of yourself. With any disease that is life threating.
Just like this post it will offend some and some it wont. It's life, we either deal with it or we don't.
Don't get to the point you want to try every herb, mineral etc on the market either..
Basically stick to a healthy diet, no white breads, pastas, potatoes or rice (starches hold the numbers higher longer) use the light versions of bread in multigrain or wheat, try dreamfields pasta, use small sweet potatoes, no fried foods, do baked or broiled. learn to read labels and portion control is very important. Try to limit your carbs to about 30-45 per meal and about 15-20 for a snack.
veggies good, even small fruits and yes you can have a sweet once in a while but take the carbs in that to be part of your meal.
keep track of your food you eat and the amount of carbs at least once a full week each month to see if you are still on track (even after 17 years I still do this) and of course Don't forget the exercise.
There is no real such thing as "sugar free" since they still have carbs and use a different form of sweetner. Remember CARBS are SUGARS