Hi GB community!
 

I am 44, been Type 2 for 13 or 14 years and never really took it seriously. I would treat it for several years but never really stuck to a diet. I lost 80 pounds on a fad diet back in 2010 and didn't need insulin, so I thought I beat Diabetes back then...but as old eating habits came back with no insulin, my Type 2 came back with a fury...I treated it on and off...then for the past year ignored the diabetes, ate whatever I wanted, didn't see a Dr. and took no insulin.

I wound up with DKA (Diabetic Ketone Acidosis, for those unaware). YOU DON'T WANT IT. I spent a week in the hospital, got out just over a week ago and still am not back at work. Working on getting my levels to the normal stage. How bad were my Blood Glucose levels when I went into the hosp? Nearly a 700 at the time, and I had not eaten for days, because I had just come off a stomach bug, which is likely what through me into DKA. My A1C was a 17!

Needless to say, I am now ultra-serious about my diabetes...checking more often than I was even ordered to, watching what I eat...barely eating bread (even 100 percent whole wheat, because it still seems to spike me)...unfortunately, I am a very picky eater so getting sick of chicken breast very quickly.

Still, I'd rather have boring meals than feel the way I did when the ambulance took me to the hospital and they told my GF that 10 more hours and I could have gone into a diabetic coma.

Anyway, thanks for reading and welcoming me here.

Joel

Joel;

Welcome to the Forum! :)

Read through the first three threads in the Type 2 Section, when you get a chance, if you have not already done so. These threads will most-likely help you a lot. Self education is one of the keys to successful management of your diabetes, along with a healthy / sensible diet and exercise. Basically, diabetes requires a life-style change for the better. Good luck with your control and management.

Thx damp. Read most of that n has me concerned bcause sugars r usually above 140 tho just starting to get regulated again.

It takes time to find out what foods cause the spikes and to get the numbers down. You will get there, good luck.

Welcome to you -- thanks for sharing. Looks like we have some things in common. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2003, lost 100 pounds after dieting by carb control and eating healthy. Weight management continues to be a challenge for me. I know that I need to take managing my diabetes more seriously and hope this app will assist me. I wish you the best in meeting your goals!

Welcome. you sound like me and sound like you wrote my profile. I am in the same boat. Maybe we can help each other for support ect. Good luck in your fight.

https://www.glucosebuddy.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=5780

Cheers

Stephen