Hi, I'm quite new too. I was diagnosed a while ago but have been ignoring it. I'm not on insulin, just metformin. Most of the advice that I've seen has been to cut carbs.

There are a few websites that are quite good too. diabetes101 is one website and a UK site that has a lot of good information is diabetes.co.uk.

Even if your weight loss is slow, it is still going in the right direction and that's really important. The quick fix often doesn't last so long! Just keep going and don't give up!

Hi, I am new also. Just joined last week. I've been diabetic since 2001. This looks like a great place to help you reach your goals. Be patient with your goals and you will get there.

Welcome to both truckinwife and jeffsimms12. I think you'll find lots of encouragement and good ideas on here. It's a 1 day at a time adventure. There will be good days and challenging ones, but if you just get back to eating healthy and keeping active you'll see overall improvement. There are many here who have done wonderful things for themselves and I'm a work in progress myself. So, again, welcome to a great group of supporters!

Welcome - its a one day at a time fight and a lifestyle change.

When my Dr told me in December that I was diabetic, I said "Oh no, I'm not going to be!"

YOU have to really want it, you have to be at that point where you are determined to change, no matter what.

Change the settings to show your carbs and sugar intake

All you newbies that posted. WELCOME. this is an awesome group of people. We are here to help you. And like others said. It is one day at time and a lot of trial and error. We learn from our mistakes and test, test test.

Welcome to the group! I lived in denial about my diabetes for years but started taking care of myself last fall. It isn't easy, but I feel so much better now! You can do this.

Welcome to the group! Having Diabetes can be really scary at first, but with an active and healthy lifestyle, it doesn't have to be! I'm also on insulin. Since starting with MFP, I've been able to lower my dosages. Just be sure to honestly log everything you eat and do, and the weight will come off even if it's slow. You can do it!

Hello to all the newbies. First off, welcome to MFP and to the Type 2 Diabetes Support Group!!! You have made a huge step in 1) finding and using MFP 2) posting to the forums. You will find so many supportive people in this forum.

I am 47 years old and have been diabetic since right before my 40th birthday. I started insulin about a year later. Since joining MFP in January, 2013, I have dropped 21 lbs but more importantly, have greatly reduced the amount of insulin I need to take. I am so happy and proud of both of these achievements.

You can do this. You have to WANT it and put the effort into it. If you track your food and exercise honestly and completely, you will begin to see the results.

Anyone can friend me. I like surrounding myself with other diabetics and people that struggle just like me.

Nancy

Hi Lani and welcome to this group. Your feelings of alarm and confusion will be recognised by many members in this group who will certainly empathise. You've made a great start in making the committment to accept responsibility for your own health. You've done exactly the right thing by taking time to read over some of the posts by other members. MFP is a great programme as many people within the group can testify. It demands honest logging, patience, persistence and determination. The philosophy is based on the concept of a complete change of lifestyle. It is not a quick fix solution. Multiple research projects have indicated that many of the 'quick fix' methods fail because the person using them loses focus and gradually falls away. MFP on the other hand re-educates us to a healthier way of living. If you haven't yet done so I would suggest that you try to get a place on a diabetes education course as quickly as possible. The majority of people doing these courses have found them to be of great value in giving an awareness of the complications which can araise and give clear guidelines in managing blood sugar levels. I would also suggest that you continue to read over the various boards associated with this group and get a feel for things. When you're ready to ask questions you will find lots of genuine people on here who are willing to share their experience. I wish you every success as you start your journey and will certainly do all I can to help.

Hi Lani,

I too, would like to say a warm "welcome to this group", and offer you my hand, as we walk together with the others in this group towards better diabetes management and, a healthier lifestyle one step at a time.

Best of Luck,

Bob

Aloha and Mahalo for your warm welcomes,

I was testing the food log-in's to see how it worked and discovered that I can use it as a tool for portion control. A great variety and a vast selection of brands to choose from. I typed in my Fuji Apples and was shocked to see that if I ate the whole apple I would use up most of my sugar . . . so I ate 2/3. (Saving the other 1/3 for tomorrows breakfast.)
Does anyone know if there is a group that posts low carb/sugar recipes?

Went to see my cardiologist today, he said I can start walking,10 min x 2 a day, and in a week, I can increase it.

The hardest thing I did today was give away my favorite snacks, all of them.Sugar and Salt Heaven.
However, I did not deprive myself of something sweet. I had bought Murray's Sugar Free Vanilla Wafers. Not bad.
Now if I can figure out how to paste that little bar on my posts, I'll be happy.

Aloha,
Lani

It feels good to find a site that has people who understand and can provide experience and support, Thank you all, and I hope to be involved in this process for a long time. It is nice to know I don't have to do it alone.

Welcome, I too am new to MFP, but have been a type 2 for close to 15 years. I did great for the first few years, but gained a lot of weight with pregnancy and then went into denial. I totally understand what you mean! I've found in my 3 weeks of MFP that the biggest thing for me has been adding consistent exercise. It really helps keep my sugars in a better.range I was honest with my dr. and am now on metformin, glyburide and lantus in the evening. I really didn't want to add the lantus, but in order to minimize the damage, needed to do so until "I got my act together". That's what I feel I'm doing now. I've lost 5lbs since I've started, but am not too caught up in the numbers of the scale because I'm more concerned with my sugars and how my clothes feel. I really think if you stick with logging food and exercise (honestly- that is a new concept for me in not "cheating" on numbers etc.) you will see the results you want. I do believe that this time I am finally making it a life style change and that slow and steady with it will win the race. Good luck. I look forward to reading more of this group's stories.

Truckinwife, I feel for you. My blood sugar kept climbing, and it finally hit 260. I had spikes, and drops so bad I felt like crap daily. I could get in the pool for 30 minutes and my blood sugar would drop 100 points, and I needed help getting out. After five years of being type 2 I finally gave in and found a endocrinologist 2 1/2 months ago. He told me to change my diet, or go on 4 shots a day. I like to eat, so putting a bullet in my head was a better choice. He told me to eat what I wanted, but I could have no more than 30 carbs per meal. 90 carbs a day. Are you serious? Do you know how little 30 carbs is? I'd rather die. Anyway, in two months I dropped 38 lbs. I logged every meal on myfitnesspal, and got my butt on my stationary bike for 20 to 30 minutes a day. It sucked. However, my blood sugar went from 260 to 124 this morning, and I'm level for the first time in five years. My triglycerides have dropped from 355 to 114 in two months. I've managed to come off one drug, and working on another. Does it suck big time? Yes it does, but so does the thought of 4 shots a day. I still take one day a week, and cheat just to keep my sanity. However, it must be working because the endo told me to keep doing what I'm doing he's happy. You just have to be determined it won't beat you. It can be done.