Hi I am Annie! It looks like I joined this group awhile ago, but I kind of fell of MFP. Long story short, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in April of 2011. I was in denial about that for quite awhile and therefore my diabetes worsened very quickly. I go in cycles of getting it under control, then losing control. My last A1C was 5.5 which I was really proud of, but with life, things keep getting in the way. I joined a gym and have seen results with exercise, but my eating remains horrible. Basically I became a type 1.5 and take a lot of medicine to control my diabetes. I'm on the Levemir Flexpen 80 units. Humalog shots when my glucose gets above 120 using the sliding scale, 500 metformin, and 50mg Januvia. I want to back off of that and the cholesterol and blood pressure meds. I started out just on a little of metformin and ended here. I want to really get a hold on my eating. I think the meds would lesson if I could combine the exercise AND healthy eating. I just need support. I am an emotional eater and need to get it under control. thanks for reading! I love this site when I actually get the time to use it!

Hi My name is Becci and I am 58 yo, I was diagnosed with T2D in April 2013, about a month prior to having a hip replacement, at this stage I was 107.5 kilo in weight (236 pound). This was scary as I was told the T2 could make it harder for the surgery to heal. I started to change some of my diet to the correct foods I should be eating to help myself. I had my operation and all went well. Once back on my feet, I started to go for small walks. In July I was walking 750 meters, every week I tried to increase this. In August I was invited to go to a T2 Diabetes Group run by University Queensland at Meadowbrook. I thought to myself I need the help so what have I got to lose. It was an 8 week course – 1 hours of discussion on nutrition and Diabetes and 1 hours for exercises with University students run by fully qualified Physio, Nutritionist, Psychologists, Doctors etc. I completed my 8 week course and my weight had dropped to 97.8 kilo (215 pounds). I was asked if I wanted to keep going to the exercise classes, which I did till the end of the year, when they broke up for Christmas / New Year break.
My husband had now started to walk with me each day, and we had increased our walks to 2 – 3 km a day – 5 to 6 times a week.
In the November 2013 I decided to have a look at some of the local gyms, and I signed up for 1. This was a huge step for me. I must admit I was so scared to go to the gym, but my husband and I did. I started out only using a treadmill and I seemed to go okay on that, so I moved on and tried a few other things.
Early 2014 we decided to speak to a Personal Trainer at the gym and decided to try a weekly session to see if that would improve things. Well we have been doing that for about 15 weeks now and my weight has been falling and I now weigh 87.4 kg (192 pound). I have dropped from approx. 45% body fat to 37.76% body fat at the end of 12 weeks. I now use the treadmill for 20 minutes on cardio, and do weights for a minimum of 30 minutes, then 10 minutes stretching at least 4 times a week. I have dropped at least 2 dress sizes – wow, I never thought I would get to this.

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Hi everyone I am new to this group - I found out that I have Type 2 Diabetes in Jan 2014. I am on Melformin 500 mg 2x/day. I have also changed what we eat, but have to be careful on what exercise I do. If I do too much I am down for days - so it's been a struggle losing the pounds. My name is Rose and I live in Shawano WI - I am 57 years young - I have 2 grown kids and 2 fur kids. I am married to a wonderful man going on 36 years this year. My user name kmouse2 - the k is for my last name - mouse (because I collect stuffed and animated mice - I don't care for the real thing) - the 2 is for my 2 kids. Up until 2010 I was a skinny lady and my over all health was very good - then in May of that year a tree fell on me and broke my back so that took a while to heal. In 2012 we took a trip to Hawaii and I fell and broke my ankle In 3 places(it was only our second day there). So I haven't been able to do much - which resulted in a mega weight gain along with all kinds of health issues and Diabetes being one of them . So now it is time for me to get healthy and get all of this weight off so I can return to being the skinny- healthy lady again. I really am not happy with all of this weight and health issues- plus my son is getting married next year in September and I want to look good at his wedding. So I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone and will do my best to offer encouragement and support. Looking forward to working with all of you - My journey has just begun.

Thanks amberj32 - I look forward to working with you too - the more we learn the better our health will become - at least that is what I am hoping.

Hello! My name is Shelly and I am new to myfitnesspal. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February. I have lost 16 pounds since then. I am joining myfitnesspal to have something to track my food and exercise to hold myself accountable. I've been doing pretty well with food but need to move more. Hoping to find more great information here!!

Hi Bob - thanks for the warm welcome and your support - it is very much appreciated. I did do the diabetic education class but it wasn't very helpful - I mostly learned stuff from the internet. So I am hoping that this group can help with the questions that come up from time to time. I look forward to getting to know the group and working together with it's members.

I was diagnosed this morning with Type 2. I'll find out in a few days if it's Adult onset type 1.

Welcome to the Type 2 Diabetes Support Group!

Hi, my name is Bob. I'm living a happy, healthy and complication free lifestyle since my T2 diagnosis in 1982.

I'm treating my T2D condition with Lantus long acting insulin, Metformin 2x/day, along with Novolog mealtime insulin to cover my mealtime carbohydrates. It's also important for me to incorporate a weekly exercise routine whenever possible-to help me reduce the insulin resistance issues associated with having Type 2 diabetes.

Have a look around the various thread topics within this group, and ask questions when you feel comfortable. There are many kind, supportive and knowledgeable members of this group eager to share their experiences with you on what works for them-and what hasn't worked for them too.

Sharing your contributions and experiences with this very supportive community is strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed.

One of the foremost frustrating issues living with a condition of diabetes is, each of us is unique in how we approach our self management of this condition. From the medications we take, our food choices, blood sugar management goals each of us has-and how the food and exercise choices we make effect our individualistic blood sugar target and management goals-just to name a few.

The good news is, the myftinesspal program, when applied honestly and correctly is a powerful tool, to help you reach for your goals, by tracking the food choices you make and how those choices effect your blood sugar testing results.

If you're newly diagnosed-I strongly encourage you to seek out the recommendation of a diabetes education course in your area-from your healthcare provider, as many newly diagnosed with this condition find these classes to be very beneficial.

Best wishes for your good health and success!

Hello I am Jackie and T2. I need to loose 25 pounds in order to be given a new Liver Transplant . I am also a diabetic with a A1C of 9 as of yesterday. I need to get my blood sugar under control also...so I am looking for some ideas and support to loose the weight and lower the blood sugar too. Looking forward to new friends and suggestions.
Thanks,
Jackie:flowerforyou:

hi. Steve here. I've decided to move beyond the lurker stage. : )

I just turned 46, and 2014 has been a wake up call for me.

After a 2 year gap, i went in for a check up and blood work in March, but mostly to pick up some altitude sickness meds for a trip i was taking...only to discover that my blood sugar AND cholesterol numbers were off the charts. BS tests had been random tests up to that point, and approaching pre-diabetic levels. cholesterol had been a little high, just over 200. but nothing alarming. This time, my random BS was 278, AC1 was 10.5, and cholesterol was 451! For some reason, my HDL, LDL and triglycerides were not recorded/tested but with a 451 total, i knew none of it was good.:noway:

I think my doctor was ready to put me on Metformin and a statin right then and there, but i told him i wanted to see what a better diet and exercise ALONE could do first before i would consider any meds. He agreed to that, but based on my then current diet/exercise (not a super healthy eater, but not terrible eater, light drinker, and 2 hours of tennis a week) and family history, he seemed to think genetics were more at play and meds would likely be needed for both BS and cholesterol. bummer.

so that's when i downloaded the MFP app, and with cautious optimism, started my "healthier lifestyle."

diet-wise, i'm doing a low-ish carb plan. Not like Atkins, which I did once years ago. Lost a good 30 lbs back in my late 30s but found Atkins hard to sustain in the long haul, and didn't like how ketosis made me feel. then again, i also remember eating lots of beef jerky on that diet, and bacon and eggs all the time, so i'm not sure how balanced my diet ever was. Now, with so many low carbers and Paleos and gluten-free peeps on the Web, i'm finding lots of good recipes, ideas and products to try. But what I'm doing now is a 25% carb, 25% protein, 50% fat diet, (give or take) and with exercise factored in, I budget about 2400 calories a day. So i end up eating about 130-140 carbs throughout the day. I'm eating veggies and fruit, some whole grains, lean meat, nuts, eggs, dairy, and mostly just avoiding added sugar, and white flour and heavy starches like pasta and potatoes. Still enjoying the occasional wine and cocktail, with no sugar mixers.

for exercise, i do elliptical 5 days a week for 35 minutes, and 2 hours of tennis on the weekend. I've also just started a very light weight training routine in my garage. 2x a week, for maybe 20-25 min.

So i had my 3 month re-check this week.

WEIGHT: Down 20 lbs, from 240 to 220 lbs, so at 6'4", i'm getting close to the weight i want to be
BLOOD SUGAR: fasting = 93 A1C = 5.9 (from 10.6!)
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL: 140 (this was the real shocker for me! From 451 in March!
TRIGLYCERIDES: 141 LDL: 72 HDL: 40 (up 12 points since last reading in 2012)

My first reaction was that maybe my March tests were skewed high, or incorrectly tested, or someone spilled their frappuccino in my blood sample. But considering my other blood work for thyroid, liver function, complete blood counts, iron, uric acid, etc, were all in normal range and in line with previous readings, i decided to take credit.

So i'm thrilled that my diet/exercise efforts have paid off thus far, but the fact remains that I've crossed the diabetic threshold. I also know that I lucked out and could have had different results with the same effort.

Now comes the hard part. Keeping it up, and off.

cheers.

ss