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09-18-2008, 02:05 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Everett
Posts: 1
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Hi All,
I am a newb to this group, expect some odd questions! LOL
I was diagnosed two days ago, I want to try to tackle this with diet and exercise any thoughts?
Patricia |
09-18-2008, 02:11 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,527
| | | Hi! Welcome to DF. I guess you're a Type 2 (your profile still says type 1, you can update that). There are a number of diet and exercise only T2s here, myself included. There are also threads on this topic you might try searching for those - let us know if you have trouble finding them.
Tell us a little more about yourself and we can offer more specific help.
__________________ T2 Dx 9/2007 A1c 8.8, 12/2007 6.0, 4/2008 5.7, 9/2008 6.1
No meds, daily 81mg aspirin and multivitamin, nutrition & exercise.You can call me   Postcard exchange #2: 20 out & 17 in, exchange #1/2: 9 out & 4 in |
09-18-2008, 02:12 PM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,261
| | Welcome Patricia! We love "odd" questions, so ask away! 
Tell us a little more about yourself and how you came to be 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)  |
09-18-2008, 04:47 PM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southern California
Posts: 156
| | | Hi and welcome! I'm also new to the board, but I've been a diabetic for 15 years now.
When I was first diagnosed (not including the Gestational Diabetes I had with my second child), I was able to control my blood sugars with diet and exercise.
I have found, however, that as I aged, it became harder and harder to control my blood sugar levels with diet and exercise (and frequent testing, of course) alone.
Everyone is different, of course, but things like age, weight, lifestyle, etc certainly do have an impact.
If you are able to control your diabetes with just diet and exercise alone, then by all means do it!
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Lantus, Novolin R (when at home), Novolog (when eating out)
Metformin 850 x 3
Low carb lifestyle
Last A1C (9/08) 8.1 
Next A1C WILL be better! 
My granddaughter Hannah and me.....  |
09-19-2008, 07:18 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 674
| | | Welcome to DF. If you are a new T2, there is a good chance that you can manage it with diet and exercise alone. Tell us more about yourself. |
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