Any advice for someone who just got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?

Question

I'm 29, male ... love Frosted Flakes and Vault! I suppose those are out now!

Tell me what your experience has been, with anything relating to having type 2. Thank you!

Answer 1

You are waaaayyyy too young for this!

It makes sense for you to give up everything white and processed, like flour, sugar, pasta, rice, etc.

Eat whole grains and lean meats and exercise by walking at least 30 minutes daily, as fast as you can. Soon, your diabetes will go away like magic, because you caught it early and beat it back.

Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have several family extended family members who have Type II diabetes mellitis.

You will still be able to eat your favorite foods and sometimes the Vault soda pop.

My advice? Formerly having had Type I diabetes I can say that keeping up with your doctor appointments will be extremely important.

You will be going through a lot of new learning for the next however long period of time. Concentrate on that learning for right now.

Remember that people are still ignorant about Diabetes. It is not the amount of sugar eaten that has an effect on control. It is carbohydrates, or carbs.

The Vault! might need to disappear, and the worst of it might be the caffeine withdrawal. The headaches are bothersome. Why? because one can of the Vault! is the equivalent of 3-1/2 pieces of bread or 3-1/2 medium apples. I'd rather have a club sandwich rather than a can of soda type stuff.

I know a lot about Type I diabetes, but am not as familiar with type II.

Do not worry about the amount of medication you are taking. As in real life, our pancreases all make different amounts of insulin for the same foods. It depends on what the body needs. I found out that when I eat a medium apple (15g CHO's) I only need.07 units of insulin, while my brother needed 1.6 units of insulin for the same size apple. We were both about the same height and weight at the time. It wasn't that his diabetes was "worse," but that his body required more insulin to do the same thing. It works the same way in the Non-diabetes world. We just don't observe it when it occurs.

Like I said, concentrate on the new stuff you'll get to learn! You will be so informed that you'll be teaching others in no time.

Write down your questions for the doctor, nurse, dietitian ahead of time. You may forget the questions when physically in the exam room. Then you'll hit your hand on your head on the way home thinking, "Oh man! I forgot to ask about..."

NO QUESTION IS A DUMB QUESTION. You need to know.

Ask about any diabetes learning center that you could go through. The school here in MN lasts for a week and all sorts of people talk to you about all sorts of stuff: Food, exercise, adjusting meds/insulin, possible long term complications.

The difference between Type I and Type II diabetes is that in Type I diabetes, the pancreas is no longer able to produce insulin...the enzyme that is able to "unlock" body cells to let in the nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. In Type II diabetes, the pancreas makes insulin, but it is "bad" or weaker insulin. The medication stimulates the pancreas to make more "bad" or weak insulin. More of a weakened thing will make it a "normal" thing again. It used to be labeled bad insulin. More bad insulin will equal the same amount of 'good' insulin.

Drop a line if this does not make sense. I am trying to get the AM coffee through my system. I'm around.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

What did your doctor say are you on medication and Dieter or just diet a lone if you diet along count your self lucky Most people have both it really easy to control but taken a jog around the won't hurt it will help by keeping your sugar Not to over do it you don't want a low they are not pretty I've had a few What we want is a range from 7 to 6.4 or even 6.3 is good have them give you a chart that tell what is healthy and what not Healthy if you feel light head it's OK to check your glucose levels if you have not should do any ways Glucose meter don't cost very much some store will give the monitor you buy the and it is some time covered talk to you drug store they tel you whats covered and not cover
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Answer 6

When I was diagnosed with type two I went to my local library and checked out several books on the subject and they answered all my questions about it. It was a big help because I knew nothing about diabetes. The Dr.'s doesn't seem to have enough time to get into the subject very well and it takes a long time to really learn enough to control it without the right information. A lot of people do different things to control it. My blood sugar gets really high so I watch what I eat and exercise of all kinds help a lot when it does get too high. Things with very much sugar and starchy foods makes the blood sugar go up very high. Of course monitoring your blood sugar with a diabetes monitoring kit is essential.

Answer 7

I would avoid them. Here's your advice:

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Answer 8

Yup those are out now. Try going on a strict vegetarian diet. Recent research shows the vegan diet will reverse type II diabetes. See http://www.vegetarianorganiclife.com/ and http://www.newstarget.com/019785.html I also believe the vegan diet will substantially help prevent the secondary complications of type-1 diabetes.

Answer 9

There is usually a free class of about 2 hours at your local hospital, call and ask.Basically you have to watch the carb intake of each meal and usually 2 snacks are allowed a day.Most type 2 have to take metformin, the pill once or twice a day.Once you learn to count carbs, it will be better to control.Special k, oatmeal( the red box)2 boiled eggs and whole wheat toast, yogurt,cottage cheese, are some choices for breakfast.It doesn't take long to learn how to eat and what to eat.Keep lists of choices for your meals and you can add to them.Snacks are like one apple or popcorn is something you can have alot of.

Answer 10

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