Newly diagnosed with diabetes

cwrig
cwrig Posts: 190 Member
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Im here because my diabetes is requiring me to eat properly and loos weight. Im down 17 lbs so far and hoping the tools here will help me stay on track.

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  • debby86406
    debby86406 Posts: 2 Member
    yup. me too. just found out my hgA1c is elevated. not going to take meds or insulin. gotta do something about my weight first.
  • lisabinco
    lisabinco Posts: 1,016 Member
    The tools here can definitely help. I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2011 and there was no way I was going to end up like my mom, stabbing a needle into myself every day. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the common killers in my family so I couldn't fiddle around any longer.
    I am now within 10 pounds of my goal weight, off my blood pressure pills, now take no medications whatsoever, and am no longer pre-diabetic (as well as no longer anemic, tired and rashy). While it is possible, through excellent nutrition and informed choices, to reverse Type II diabetes, I didn't want to wait until I was diagnosed with the inevitable.
    My lifestyle change has been so worth the effort. I'd forgotten what feeling good felt like.
    I highly recommend "The End of Diabetes" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman (and "Eat To Live" or "Eat For Health" and his cookbook as well).
  • GlucernaBrand
    GlucernaBrand Posts: 486
    What an inspiring story Lisa! I really like the way you took charge of your health. ~Lynn /Glucerna
  • AwesomeGuy37
    AwesomeGuy37 Posts: 436 Member
    I weigh over 300 pounds and I control mine by diet alone. I had my a1c done a month ago and everything was normal range. I don't miss the candy, chips and soda at all.
  • Marcolter
    Marcolter Posts: 103 Member
    Diet and exercise does work because my glucose levels where like 230 and I have so much diabetes in my family, even loss of limbs. But I asked the Dr to give me a chance without drugs. I was 350 lbs at the time and I am only about 5ft 6in. My level now is about 90 when i do that pin prick thing. ( my mom has hypoglycemia so she has the tester). No pills ever taken. And I loss 150 pounds but now I am here because I was gaining weight back. But I am on no meds ( but I started Testosterone therapy this year under my Dr. direction and it has given me energy back and I feel good ).
  • CynthiasChoice
    CynthiasChoice Posts: 1,047 Member
    Congratulations on the 17 pound weight loss! That's fantastic! My mom was Type 1 and it really was a struggle for her. She's passed now, but while she was alive, I always kept my ear out for all the new studies and new findings to help her stabilize her blood sugar. One thing I learned (2002) was that artificially sweetened drinks could cause blood sugar to go a little haywire, even though there are no calories in it. It had to do with the brain's expectation of something sweet being consumed. Also, they thought there was a link between trans fats and unstable blood sugar. I don't know how that research turned out. Lately, I read that the natural sweetener Stevia has been proven to stabilize blood sugar, and has been used as a folk remedy in other countries for many years.

    Good luck with going the no-meds route. The natural way is certain to be the healthiest.

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