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By *weethearts.of.midlothian OP   Couple
over a year ago

Edinburgh/midlothian

Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated

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By *eyondThePaleMan
over a year ago

Paisley


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated "

You poor soul. But there is help. Complex carbs, brown bread, brown rice first step. Takes about 5 days to become acclimatised to it, taste rank at first, but then after the 5 days your body will crave it and then when someone gives you the white kind again, you will say, 'that is pish'. Taste buds have changed, great first step. This will take care of that mad insulin spike you are getting.

Fasting is fucking brilliant too, but takes some time to get use to. That diet the BBC guy ( cannae remember his name, thin, with glasses, I think it is Mosley) always parrots the 5:2 diet. 5 days on food, 2 days fasting. That keeps the insulin spike at bay too.

The keto diet which again takes time to get use to, this runs on fat rather than carbs, will def sort you out, you might even get out of type 2 with this one. It is restrictive though, but it can be tasty if you are willing to learn some dishes.

If you were type 1 then keto is a no, type 2 then this will help you.

I would start to change with the KISS protocol (Keep it simple stupid). Small changes to the brown carbs and see how you get on. I wish you well my internet friend. You have got this. Love, Beyond xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Switch to a whole food plant based diet and cut out alcohol. It’s possible to reverse type 2 diabetes through diet alone. There’s a lot of peer reviewed info out there. Good luck

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By *4Fun11Woman
over a year ago

Glasgow


" It’s possible to reverse type 2 diabetes through diet alone. "

^^this^^

Good luck

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By *weethearts.of.midlothian OP   Couple
over a year ago

Edinburgh/midlothian

Cutting out my 9 litres of full fat should help a lot. The only thing I will miss is the cards...

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By *weethearts.of.midlothian OP   Couple
over a year ago

Edinburgh/midlothian

Thank you everyone so far fir the advice

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By *appyfifer79Man
over a year ago

near you

I follow a low carb diet now and it has been bringing my 6 monthly blood results down each time and I’m currently in normal healthy range. Hoping I will get to remission and be off meds soon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated

You poor soul. But there is help. Complex carbs, brown bread, brown rice first step. Takes about 5 days to become acclimatised to it, taste rank at first, but then after the 5 days your body will crave it and then when someone gives you the white kind again, you will say, 'that is pish'. Taste buds have changed, great first step. This will take care of that mad insulin spike you are getting.

Fasting is fucking brilliant too, but takes some time to get use to. That diet the BBC guy ( cannae remember his name, thin, with glasses, I think it is Mosley) always parrots the 5:2 diet. 5 days on food, 2 days fasting. That keeps the insulin spike at bay too.

The keto diet which again takes time to get use to, this runs on fat rather than carbs, will def sort you out, you might even get out of type 2 with this one. It is restrictive though, but it can be tasty if you are willing to learn some dishes.

If you were type 1 then keto is a no, type 2 then this will help you.

I would start to change with the KISS protocol (Keep it simple stupid). Small changes to the brown carbs and see how you get on. I wish you well my internet friend. You have got this. Love, Beyond xxx"

That’s the worst thing you can do while diabetic type 1 or 2. And as for the 5.2 diet you don’t fast on the 2 days, you eat a balanced calorie controlled diet, on the two days you eat however amount of calories you are allowed on those days. It’s different for each person.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cutting out my 9 litres of full fat should help a lot. The only thing I will miss is the cards..."

My friend was diagnosed with type 2 about 5/6 years ago, it was hard for her to change her eating habits for a while but she coped eventually, she’s also on medication for it, cut down/out the sweet things, jam doughnuts, chocolate, sweets etc also pasta, bread, you can change your white bread if that’s what you eat to brown/granary/spelt/rye bread but also limit it to one or two slices a day. Also fizzy drinks, with high sugar content.

Since doing this she’s also lost 4 stone, so losing weight will help too, if you’re over weight.

You could also try joining a slimming club like Slimming World as they can tailor it for diabetics. I know someone who joined, when they reached their target weight their blood sugar was almost at a normal reading, so their medication was reduced.

But please don’t take diet advice from anyone on here, you don’t know who they are and they could be talking pish. Take advice from your doctor/diabetic clinic

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By *eyondThePaleMan
over a year ago

Paisley


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated

You poor soul. But there is help. Complex carbs, brown bread, brown rice first step. Takes about 5 days to become acclimatised to it, taste rank at first, but then after the 5 days your body will crave it and then when someone gives you the white kind again, you will say, 'that is pish'. Taste buds have changed, great first step. This will take care of that mad insulin spike you are getting.

Fasting is fucking brilliant too, but takes some time to get use to. That diet the BBC guy ( cannae remember his name, thin, with glasses, I think it is Mosley) always parrots the 5:2 diet. 5 days on food, 2 days fasting. That keeps the insulin spike at bay too.

The keto diet which again takes time to get use to, this runs on fat rather than carbs, will def sort you out, you might even get out of type 2 with this one. It is restrictive though, but it can be tasty if you are willing to learn some dishes.

If you were type 1 then keto is a no, type 2 then this will help you.

I would start to change with the KISS protocol (Keep it simple stupid). Small changes to the brown carbs and see how you get on. I wish you well my internet friend. You have got this. Love, Beyond xxx

That’s the worst thing you can do while diabetic type 1 or 2. And as for the 5.2 diet you don’t fast on the 2 days, you eat a balanced calorie controlled diet, on the two days you eat however amount of calories you are allowed on those days. It’s different for each person.

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I will bow to your expertise, but low carbs does seem to work for loads to reverse type 2. Remember Keto is not, 'no carbs'. It is low carbs. Greens are carbs and you eat a shit ton of greens on keto. As for the 5/2, the term on the two days is, 'intermitting fasting'. Hope that is more precise.

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By *bcums3Couple
over a year ago

lanarkshire

Low carb food options and portion size, eating properly aswell as regular exercise.

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By *tirling DarkCouple
over a year ago

Stirling

First diagnosed in early 90s lost 20kg and no need for tablets thereafter until recently when weight when up. Most effective is the Keto diet however, it is hard to maintain, well it was for me.

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By *randmrsG123Couple
over a year ago

Port Glasgow

Our daughter is type 1 so we have some experience in dealing with this (diabetes in general) feel free to drop us a message if you like we can talk you through what we have in place for her. It might not be spot on but if it helps a little it’s worth it

the biggest thing like i can see has been said, type one is reversible with lifestyle changes goodluck

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By *andi_CDTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I cut back on bread/spuds/rice/beer

and started walking 20 to 25 miles a week

lost a stone and managed to keep blood sugars down without having to rely on.pills

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated "

Drink fresh pomegranate juice it helps regulate blood sugar

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh

The sudden change in some food habits is what will get you the most. Just be sensible and don't buckle to the cravings.

When I was diagnosed I had luckily started cutting sugars out a few months prior, and the only change I had to make suddenly was fizzy juices.

They should have offered you some time with a dietitian to go over things, and the dietitians are also trained up to give you other advice about diabetes control.

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By *nverMan
over a year ago

....down the Rabbit Hole with a shotgun

I've been Type 2 for about 10/15 years now.

Frankly, I do struggle with it at times. As others have said, you should have been offered appointments with dietitians. You should also be assigned a Diabetes Nurse at your local surgery, if they have one.

If you can get a good dietitian, that you're on to a winner. Unfortunately, the one I got was worse than useless. They didn't tell me a blinking thing I didn't know already. My Diabetes Nurse(s) have been of far more help and have offered me some great advice over the years.

If you've not been offered one on the NHS, get yourself a meter. The ones I have (OneTouch) connect via Bluetooth to my mobile so I always have a record of my blood sugar readings. I find having them a massive help in managing things.

Also found that "eat small and often" has been halfway decent for me and drinking lots of water helps too.

Also, exercise regularly as much as you can. The strictures of my job, however, mean I can't do that, as often as I would like, and I definitely feel it's held me back, so to speak.

Me loving Haribo and Lemon Chicken has nothing to do with any of it, of course!!!!

Good luck dealing with it all!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated

You poor soul. But there is help. Complex carbs, brown bread, brown rice first step. Takes about 5 days to become acclimatised to it, taste rank at first, but then after the 5 days your body will crave it and then when someone gives you the white kind again, you will say, 'that is pish'. Taste buds have changed, great first step. This will take care of that mad insulin spike you are getting.

Fasting is fucking brilliant too, but takes some time to get use to. That diet the BBC guy ( cannae remember his name, thin, with glasses, I think it is Mosley) always parrots the 5:2 diet. 5 days on food, 2 days fasting. That keeps the insulin spike at bay too.

The keto diet which again takes time to get use to, this runs on fat rather than carbs, will def sort you out, you might even get out of type 2 with this one. It is restrictive though, but it can be tasty if you are willing to learn some dishes.

If you were type 1 then keto is a no, type 2 then this will help you.

I would start to change with the KISS protocol (Keep it simple stupid). Small changes to the brown carbs and see how you get on. I wish you well my internet friend. You have got this. Love, Beyond xxx

That’s the worst thing you can do while diabetic type 1 or 2. And as for the 5.2 diet you don’t fast on the 2 days, you eat a balanced calorie controlled diet, on the two days you eat however amount of calories you are allowed on those days. It’s different for each person.

I will bow to your expertise, but low carbs does seem to work for loads to reverse type 2. Remember Keto is not, 'no carbs'. It is low carbs. Greens are carbs and you eat a shit ton of greens on keto. As for the 5/2, the term on the two days is, 'intermitting fasting'.

Hope that is more precise."

Ok

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By *orwillieMan
over a year ago

Melrose

Get your physician to prescribe an injection called Xultophy.

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By *andy_FraserTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Get your physician to prescribe an injection called Xultophy."

They used me as a test-subject for Liraglutide, and it worked wonders. I dropped 6 stone in about 4 months.

However like any medication you eventually build up a tolerance to it. So they took me off it, and luckily the pounds didn't pile back on, just a couple.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hey all you sexy people. Well I've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Do any of you have experience or insights to getting sugar levels down?

Any help is as always greatly appreciated "

I’ve been doing a keto diet for the last couple of months, and recommend looking into it and seeing if it’ll be as good for you as it’s been for me.

Cuts out all potatoes, rice, bread and pasta , which can be difficult for some. As well as cutting out basically all processed sugar too.

I’ve managed pretty easily finding food I enjoy, whilst keeping my carbs below 30g most days. Tracking the intake with MyFitnessPal.

Typical meals : Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice, Taco Bowls, Filled Omlettes, Baked Egg & Spinach, Steak and Salad. All the bacon, sausages, cheese, roasted veg etc…

No more vanilla latte’s, black coffee with double cream and sweeteners.

No full fat cola. Exchanged for Diet Pepsi or Irn Bru Extra.

I’ll stop rambling, but I’ve lost nearly 20lb in 6 weeks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dont mean to go off topic, but I love these threads with people from different walks of life and orientations, all pooling advice and experiences.

Sound bunch of folk

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