Diabetic

bouncingrainbow
bouncingrainbow Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Found out yesterday I am diabetic - also found out that my knee is bone on bone so exercise is going to be a challenge. Work 12 hour days and at the moment am scared to eat anything - plz help

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  • Thoin
    Thoin Posts: 961 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Ask for a referral to a dietician and a physical therapist.


    You can make this work. You'll be okay.


    You can go to diabetes.org for food and meal plans.

    This. I'll just add that with healthy weight loss and proper diet you may be able to reverse it.
  • bouncingrainbow
    bouncingrainbow Posts: 3 Member
    Ty so much for the help - been tracking food and drink today a bit off but not bad. And I believe in hard work and an occasional miracle so we will see what happens
  • Penny_Harrison
    Penny_Harrison Posts: 45 Member
    You'll be ok but I understand how overwhelming that diagnosis feels. Happy to be MFP friends and share food diaries if that helps.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Focus on reducing carbs and increasing fats/proteins. If you can sustain a low carb diet, it would be a good position as a diabetic. If you consume carbs, I would recommend doing it in conjunction with fats and proteins. And most of your carbs should come from low gi fruits and veggies.
  • ridiculous59
    ridiculous59 Posts: 2,906 Member
    When my husband was first diagnosed type 2 we had a consultation with a dietician at the hospital, and then we both attended a one day seminar, also at the hospital. They were very helpful and took away some of the fear. Also, if you're in a relationship it would be good for both of you to attend something like that. Not only will you learn, but also your partner will know how to support you (cooking, grocery shopping, choosing places to eat out, etc).
  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 989 Member
    Assuming you're overweight, concentrate on shedding weight. Losing weight will generally help reduce your blood sugar. It'll also reduce the impact on your knees. Track what you're eating / consider cutting your portions sizes for calorie-laden items and bulk up on veg instead. You don't have to exercise to lose weight.

    I agree with all of the above, especially the comment about carbs. Much of what I learned, after getting my T2D diagnosis, came from these forums. Diabetes UK suggest trying to keep below 130g of carbs a day.

    With regards to your knee, investigate exercises that'll strengthen the muscles above and below your knees. That'll strengthen the ligaments that help keep the bones separated. It won't eliminate the damage, but it may help reduce the pain and lessen the impact. I was told it'll take 2-3 months to strengthen to a point that it'll have any effect. Two and a half months later, the pain in my knee had disappeared. This was almost 15 years ago and apart from odd twinges, I've been pain free ever since. My cartilidge is still disintegrating but, because the muscles are stronger and I concentrate on leg exercises, the bones are no longer grating against each other.
  • mikhnpaitsmum
    mikhnpaitsmum Posts: 119 Member
    edited March 2021
    Im assuming its a Type 2 diagnosis. Your new team should consist of and endo, nurse and a dietician. They can give you great advice for target daily carb intake.
    You may want to look into a cgm as it will give you a great idea of what foods affect your blood sugar. Theu are great for saving you from finger pokes and work wonders in helping to reduce your A1C as yoy focus on your blood sugar.
    For the knee, as above look to physio. You will do great!

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