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07-18-2008, 06:29 AM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2
| | | new and confused
my name is abdi and ilive with my wife in moore oklahoma. am diabetic 2 as of march 9th 2008 Am really confused with alot of health info and would be glad to communicate with other persons.My numbers are 200 and am on metformin 500 twice aday |
07-18-2008, 06:40 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,830
| | | Welcome abdi .
It is overwhelming. Our bodies are extremely complex, and diabetes is a wrench in the heart of the mechanics. This is a great place to learn. |
07-18-2008, 06:46 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 1,885
| | Hi abdi and Welcome to DF! Stick around, ask questions and tell us about yourself. 
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...subjects lose weight by restricting only sugars and starches, without feeling any particular sense of hunger. Moreover, the less carbohydrates in their diets, the greater their weight loss, even though all her subjects were eating equivalent amounts of calories and protein" - Gary Taubes, describing research by Margaret Ohlson |
07-18-2008, 06:56 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 2,884
| | | Abdi,
Welcome to the forums, it's a great place for information. The people here are always ready to help and support you. Do tell us a bit more about you and what you are doing to manage your diabetes. Have you reduced your carb in take since being diagnosed? Carbohydrates are what will raise your numbers. I tend to avoid things like, white bread, potatoes, rice and pasta.
How often are you testing? Many of us Type 2's are told to test twice a day, when we are diagnosed, but that really doesn't help us all that much as we don't learn what foods work for us. When I joined here I learned that testing is one of the most important tools that we have.
If you are not testing regularly, I'd suggest that you step it up. Test first thing in the morning, then before each meal and two hours after your first bite of the meal. This way you will learn what foods work for you and which don't and are best avoided. Many of us aim for a fasting number of less that 110 and less than 140 two hours after first bite. I know your numbers are higher than that at the moment, but believe me if you watch your carbs, test to find what foods work, you can get to the numbers I mention. Don't forget exercise, it's another important tool in lowering and managing your numbers.
I'd suggest you get a book "The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes" by Gretchen Becker, it's very informative and easy to read.
Finally, keep visiting us here and ask lots of questions, that's how we all learn.
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Diagnosed T2 on 26th Nov'07
Metformin 500mg twice daily
Enap 5mg
14th Dec'07: 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9%
3rd March'08 6.8% 
6th June'08 6.1%
30th Sept'08: 5.1% |
07-18-2008, 07:18 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 967
| | Welcome to the forums
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen  |
07-18-2008, 10:54 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 6,837
| | | Welcome abdi! Glad you found the forums. Its a great place for information and support.
I will second the recommendation on the book davef recommends....it was very helpful to me when first diagnosed.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
07-18-2008, 12:20 PM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
Posts: 267
| | | Hi-Abdi!!
Good evening and welcome to the DF, great place to be, you'll like it here, ask as many questions you like, I'm sure we'll do our best to answer them.
B/7 ESSEX UK. |
07-18-2008, 07:27 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2
| | | Thank you all and am really delight with mr davef anwer i will surely buy the book.Am not complaint with my carb intake as i eat at restaurants 4 times in a week.i do walk for 30mins every day.
thank you once more |
07-19-2008, 01:25 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama
Posts: 319
| | | Welcome aboard. I am glad you found the forums. If you test more often you can figure out which foods make your BG spike and avoid or limit those foods. Just remember to avoid or reduce your intake of white foods like bread, potatoes, rice, and sugar. Take care of yourself and visit often.
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