Hello all,
Brand new to this forum and new to diabetes. I am a big guy and was just diagnosed. Doc was nice about telling me about it. When I thought I might be diabetic before all my blood results came in I started on a low carb diet. Was formally told I have type 2 on Monday.
He put me on Metformin HCL. 500 mg to start and increasing 500 mg every week until I am taking 2000 mg. He wants me to ease into it.
I have some weight to lose. Has anyone tried some of the meal replacement therapies to lose weight while being diabetic?
I don't have a blood sugar monitor yet and would have no idea what my blood sugar should be, Doc told me he would send me to a diabetic class for me to get all of this information. I am looking forward to that but in the meantime, he is suggesting the South Beach Diet.
Anyway, I am glad that you are all here. It is scary, but I want to get better and learn all I can. I need to be around a while longer for my daughter who is just 7 years old.
Doctor was encouraging. Said we caught this early and told me if I lost the weight over the next 12 months, my outlook for dealing with the type 2 would be much better.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to interacting with all of you soon.
D
Brand new to this forum and new to diabetes. I am a big guy and was just diagnosed. Doc was nice about telling me about it. When I thought I might be diabetic before all my blood results came in I started on a low carb diet. Was formally told I have type 2 on Monday.
He put me on Metformin HCL. 500 mg to start and increasing 500 mg every week until I am taking 2000 mg. He wants me to ease into it.
I have some weight to lose. Has anyone tried some of the meal replacement therapies to lose weight while being diabetic?
I don't have a blood sugar monitor yet and would have no idea what my blood sugar should be, Doc told me he would send me to a diabetic class for me to get all of this information. I am looking forward to that but in the meantime, he is suggesting the South Beach Diet.
Anyway, I am glad that you are all here. It is scary, but I want to get better and learn all I can. I need to be around a while longer for my daughter who is just 7 years old.
Doctor was encouraging. Said we caught this early and told me if I lost the weight over the next 12 months, my outlook for dealing with the type 2 would be much better.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to interacting with all of you soon.
D