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Type 2 Diabetes
Posted on 1/9/26 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 1/9/26 at 6:22 pm
Anyone dealing with this?
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Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:02 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
No, but I know a lot about it
Posted on 1/10/26 at 6:16 am to VandyBoysWhistler
I was recently diagnosed with Type 1. Not exactly the same but I might be able to help you out. What do you want to know?
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:41 am to Ingeniero
I have insulin resistance which is pre type2. What are your concerns?
Posted on 1/10/26 at 11:33 am to Popths
Really interested in a diabetic diet. Doc is going to put me on one of the GLP1’s starting next week.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:35 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Just remember to keep your carbs low. Exercise, cardio, walking. Eliminate alcohol.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:55 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
What's your current diet look like? Like popths said, cut back on the carbs, especially processed carbs. If you drink soda, cut it out as much as possible. Assuming you're overweight, losing weight will help to reverse insulin resistance. Start your meals with fibrous vegetables, then protein, then carbs last. If you aren't already, start walking. Especially after meals.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:54 pm to Ingeniero
Diet is not the best. I walk fairly regularly but not consistently. What’s more crazy is that my cholesterol is excellent and blood pressure is great. What meds do you take?
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:54 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
I have type 2. Basically what Pop said.
Keto type diet helped a lot. Minimal carbs, low sugars.
Weight training was huge in my A1c along with Mounjaro. When you lift, you burn through those carbs and glucose drops.
Probably had full blown type 2 for a few years before I even knew about it. When I first got tested, my A1c was 10.9, now it’s 4.8
Keto type diet helped a lot. Minimal carbs, low sugars.
Weight training was huge in my A1c along with Mounjaro. When you lift, you burn through those carbs and glucose drops.
Probably had full blown type 2 for a few years before I even knew about it. When I first got tested, my A1c was 10.9, now it’s 4.8
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:57 pm to TheBob
Just got diagnosed yesterday so all is new.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:03 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Don’t let it stress you out brother. That was my biggest problem with the entire ordeal. Do your research and educate yourself as much as possible.
Check out intermittent fasting as well. That also helped me out to give the pancreas a rest.
Mounjaro has been a game changer. I also had no idea how much weight training helped. I basically have the same A1c as a non-diabetic, and my testosterone has gone up a couple hundred points since I was first diagnosed.
Big thing is, don’t let it overwhelm you.
Check out intermittent fasting as well. That also helped me out to give the pancreas a rest.
Mounjaro has been a game changer. I also had no idea how much weight training helped. I basically have the same A1c as a non-diabetic, and my testosterone has gone up a couple hundred points since I was first diagnosed.
Big thing is, don’t let it overwhelm you.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:23 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
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Just got diagnosed yesterday so all is new.
1 out of 2 patients with Type 2 die from cardiovascular death. So what is protecting your heart? And also your kidneys? I’m not privy to GLP-1 heart protection and in what amount of time the statistical significance is.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:55 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
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Really interested in a diabetic diet. Doc is going to put me on one of the GLP1’s starting next week.
Check out Dr Jason Fung. He has tons of youtube videos; LINK
Cut out all the sugars in your diet and know that there are well over 300 different names that the industrialized 'food' complex puts in the junk that we eat every day.
Its in a lot, and I mean a lot of different foods that most don't even think about. Canned foods like peas, corn beans
These are just a few:
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Dextrose
Fructose
Galactose
Glucose
Lactose
Maltose
Sucrose
Solid or Granulated Sugars:
Beet sugar
Brown sugar
Cane juice crystals
Cane sugar
Castor sugar
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LINK
Next is refined flour and starches. Once again, the industrial food complex hides it in many different ways using tricky and hard to understand names.
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Unbleached Enriched Flour (Refined) White Flour
Enriched Flour (Refined) White Flour
Wheat Flour (without the word whole) (Refined) White Flour
Semolina / Semolina Wheat (Refined) White Flour
Wheat Shell Pasta (Refined) White Flour Pasta
Enriched Macaroni Product (Refined) White Flour Pasta
Whole Wheat / Whole Wheat Flour Whole Grain Flour (made from wheat)
Whole Grain Wheat /Whole Grain Wheat Flour Whole Grain Flour (made from wheat)
Whole Durum Wheat / Whole Durum Wheat Flour Whole Grain Flour (made from wheat)
Whole Wheat Shell Pasta Whole Grain Pasta (made from wheat)
Whole Grain Soft White Wheat Whole Grain Flour (made from wheat)
Rice Refined White Rice
Brown Rice Whole Grain Rice
Oats Whole Grain Oats (whether rolled, steel-cut, quick cooking, etc.)
Oat Bran Not the whole grain - just the bran
Whole Grain Corn Whole Grain Corn
Whole Grain Cornmeal / Whole Grain Corn Flour Whole Grain Corn Meal/Flour
Popcorn Whole Grain Corn
Cornmeal / Enriched Cornmeal Refined Corn
Corn Flour Refined Corn
Degerminated Corn Refined Corn
Corn Starch Refined Corn
Quinoa Whole Grain (usually only sold whole)
LINK
Start looking out for those garbage seed oils, aka canola, soy, corn, sunflower...
Yep, its a punch in the gut but don't despair, for the most part Type 2 Diabetes can be reversed. Its been done millions of times, my grandfather and mother were both diabetic and once they lost weight and started eating right, they didn't have to take the meds.
GLP-1 agonists? Beware friend. There are already lawsuits making their way through the courts because of side-effects.
Ozempic gives side effects warnings right on their website:
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Ozempic® may cause serious side effects, including:
Possible thyroid tumors, including cancer. Tell your health care provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In studies with rodents, Ozempic® and medicines that work like Ozempic® caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if Ozempic® will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people
Do not use Ozempic® if you or any of your family have ever had MTC, or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
LINK
Posted on 1/10/26 at 4:47 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Type 1 here, but read Dr. Bernstein’s “Diabetes Solution” book. It will change your life. I’ve had A1Cs in the 4.5 - 4.7 range for the last 22 years after I read his book. It was written for Type 2s but applies to Type 1s.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 5:28 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
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Diet is not the best. I walk fairly regularly but not consistently. What’s more crazy is that my cholesterol is excellent and blood pressure is great. What meds do you take?
I'm type 1 so not on any medication besides taking insulin. I also eat pretty (complex) carb heavy but I run 40-50 miles per week
it's not something I'd advise a type 2 or poorly-controlled type 1. Listen to StreamsOfWhiskey, he helped me when I was first diagnosed last year. My A1c was 5.5 last visit.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 7:14 pm to VandyBoysWhistler
Have you gotten a meter yet to check your BG?
You can get an entire setup at Walgreens - True metric brand ( meter, strips and lancets for like $40 total)
It’s what I use. Really no reason to buy the expensive Freestyle or other bigger name brands for doing the same thing
Definitely need one to start charting and keep track of where you peak and valley and random checks to see where you stand
Edit: I’m a pharmacist with a multi generational history of diabetes . I don’t have diabetes but I check my numbers religiously . I am overweight but I lift weights and do cardio 5-6 days a week. I keep very close track of my numbers
I have a high fasting BG in the morning which technically would put me in the pre diabetes to early onset type 2 ( the dawn phenomenon )
But post meal BG checks are fantastic and I never have any issues or elevated readings . I’m so in tune I can often guess my number within 5 points . I surprise myself every time I do it
You can get an entire setup at Walgreens - True metric brand ( meter, strips and lancets for like $40 total)
It’s what I use. Really no reason to buy the expensive Freestyle or other bigger name brands for doing the same thing
Definitely need one to start charting and keep track of where you peak and valley and random checks to see where you stand
Edit: I’m a pharmacist with a multi generational history of diabetes . I don’t have diabetes but I check my numbers religiously . I am overweight but I lift weights and do cardio 5-6 days a week. I keep very close track of my numbers
I have a high fasting BG in the morning which technically would put me in the pre diabetes to early onset type 2 ( the dawn phenomenon )
But post meal BG checks are fantastic and I never have any issues or elevated readings . I’m so in tune I can often guess my number within 5 points . I surprise myself every time I do it
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 7:32 pm to TheBob
I did my graduate school research project paper on the effects of resistance training vs cardio training on lowering A1C.
The HART-D study done at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge had come out less than six months before when I chose this topic. It was the centerpiece for my paper.
The HART-D study done at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge had come out less than six months before when I chose this topic. It was the centerpiece for my paper.
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Key Findings from Pennington Research (HART-D Study)
Combination is King: The combined aerobic + resistance training group saw the most significant improvements in HbA1c, fitness, and fat mass reduction compared to control or single-modality groups.
Resistance Training Benefits: Resistance training alone was effective, leading to significant strength gains, increased lean muscle mass, and reduced fat mass, which are independent predictors of better HbA1c.
Strength vs. Aerobic: For normal-weight individuals with T2D, strength training (RT) was found to be superior to aerobic training (AT) alone in reducing HbA1c, with no significant difference between RT and combination training in some analyses.
Mechanism: Weightlifting builds muscle, which increases resting metabolism and helps burn fat long-term, while both types of exercise use up blood sugar, improving control.
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:30 pm to Volt
I’m on Metformin.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:55 pm to Volt
Nice
Posted on 1/11/26 at 9:09 am to Volt
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Volt
That's super cool. I check the Pennington site every so often to see if they have clinical trials that I'd qualify for. Only T2d right now, maybe they'll have a T1d trial in the future
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