Anyone here a Diabetic?

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Tons of us are type 2. The first few months are crazy, you don't know what to eat, how to cook, how to shop. It gets better. I'm at almost my one year anniverary from diagnosis and it's pretty normal for me now. The key is to take your blood glucose readings frequently (at least twice a day) for the first six months to see what seems to work for you. I have slacked off since then now that my BG is really stable, I still pretty much test once a day but I change up the times.

Good luck, read a lot. Lots of websites with recipes for diabetics, or just for low carb foods. One of my favorites is the low carb section of SkinnyTaste.com.

I was diagnosed in May of 2011. At first I was very dlligent with my sugar, but I felt good so I slacked off. A year and 20 pounds heavier THIS May, I finally got serious. I saw the doctor today and he took me off the insulin pills! Its takes determination but when it comes to your health....your life, actually,...you just have to do it.

Hi I am I've had diabetes since I was 13 and I'm on insulin so its hard to lose weight when u take insulin but I've tired alot of diet plans and I'd lose the weight and gain it back so now I know its time to change the way I eat and workout more I know I didn't put the weight on over night so its gonna take awhile to get it off but making the first step is the big step. Good luck on ur journey, if you'd like add me

Wow. It's good to know I'm not alone! It's true, I barely know what to eat, now. Everything has changed. Are any of you on a low carb diet? Or do you keep your carbs down to a certain number of grams. My doctors tell me to keep my carbs down to 165 to 175 per day, but I'm reading conflicting reports. Some sites say to keep my carbs down to 30 mg a day. How do you guys do it?

I've played around with various levels. 20-30 was definitely too low for me...I found myself avoiding vegetables and that's just ridiculous. I went up to 100 but had trouble keeping my morning numbers below 100 consistently. Now I try to stay below 70 (almost always do) and keep them spread out over the course of the day. My numbers are finally where I want them, so it's working for me.

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I have lots of diabetics among my friends and family. This is the plan in general terms depending on the doctor and dietitian:

Limit this: bread, pasta, pizza, rice, corn, potatoes.
Limit this: fruit

Eat this: beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, beans,

Eat lots of this: broccoli, swiss chard, kale, spinach, romaine, cabbage, mushrooms, asparagus, avocados, okra, cauliflower, bell peppers, snow peas, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, winter squash, brussels sprouts,

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If you like to bake, you can adjust to working with coconut flour and almond flour because they have relatively few carbs and more protein than wheat flours.

http://ggiswheatfree.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/so-many-flours-so-little-cupboard-space-how-gluten-free-flours-compare-for-carbs-and-protein-content/

I was diagnosed in November 2012 with an HBA1C of 10+, but managed to reverse it within a year in the sense of the Newcastle University study below.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm

After losing 10% of body weight, my GP gave me licence to experiment with reducing medication due to improved HBA1C. By the time I had lost 20% of body weight, my HBA1C was a steady 4.9 and I was taking so little medication I was told to stop altogether. I've since had two HBA1C's since stopping medication and they have both been 5.0, so perfectly normal.

I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with Type 2. I saw my terrific nutritionist yesterday. She helped me understand the need for balance in my diet. For every carb, I should eat a protein. She would like me to stay between 125-135 carbs a day, evenly spread out throughout the day. Please friend me and we can motivate each other.

Definitely do your research. I'm a pre-diabetic trying to avoid Type 2 (totally runs in the family) diabetes. Firstly, there is no such thing as a diabetic that is "cured". This does not mean that the blood sugars and insulin levels cannot be controlled, but there is a big difference. If a person gets off all of their meds, but returns to their weight a year later, you would see the diabetes (or other medical condition without a cure such as high blood pressure) return soon thereafter.

Getting your blood sugar in control is the most important thing. This can be done by eating the correct foods and losing some of the excess weight. Do some research into Glycemic index (GI) and Glycemic load (GL). As a diabetic, this will help lots to determine some things you should avoid and some carbs that are less detrimental if you have some. Terri1020 was right in saying the balance of protein and carb is very important because it will help to decrease your sugar spikes and drastic dips.

Weight training is the other part of the puzzle (besides just losing the excess weight). Lean muscle mass will use more energy even at rest, so once you've started getting fitter, you should start to incorporate some strength training to help control some of that blood sugar as well. Good luck in your search for a healthier lifestyle!