Determined to keep type 2 Diabetes free

[timetoact]

One of my motivators to reduce my waist size and lose weight is not to tip into the type 2 Diabetes from being prediabetic. A weight loss buddy is aiming to reverse Diabetes so we cheer each other on.

[lucigret]

Hello and welcome to the forum timetoact,

It's great that you have somebody to buddy up with for your weight loss challenge. I am sure that you will find plenty more buddies here as well, all be it virtual ones

You might find this an interesting read,

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If you haven't already, please take the time to read the Welcome Newbie post, this will help you to navigate the forum, which is best done using the full website and not the app.

Please also take a look at all of the Challenges, Clubs and Events that we have, to help to keep you motivated and engaged with the forum.

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

The above link will take you to all the information you need. Participation is key to success and I would recommend that you at least join the Daily Diary and a Weigh In day of your choice.

As a peer to peer support group, we all benefit from encouragement and support from one another, so look forward to seeing you join in around the forum

If you haven’t already taken it, here is a link to a tour of the forum,

healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

Wishing you the best of luck on your weight loss journey

[Subtle_badger]

Congratulations and welcome.

If either of you are on medications for your condition, make sure you work with your doctors to adjust dosages.

What approach are you taking?

[timetoact in reply to Subtle_badger]

I am referring to Diabetes UK website and aiming to reduce my waist size to reduce my type 2 Diabetes risk. Healthy eating cutting down on sugar intake and increasing activity. Double whammy is that recovering from Breast cancer weight loss is a must! I refer to MacMillan information and Breast Care Nurse guidance the consensus is to eat healthily, gradually to increase activity as well. So this is what I am doing.

[Subtle_badger in reply to timetoact]

There is another approach, which has proven very effective for some people

youtube.com/watch?v=RUH7epL...(Not working as expected?)

diabetes.co.uk/

[timetoact in reply to Subtle_badger]

Thank you, I watched the presentation. I have heard about a low carb diet from a couple of folks.

[TheAwfulToad Visitor]

Bear in mind that diabetes and obesity are linked, but one does not cause the other (about 30% of new diabetes cases are of normal BMI). They're symptoms of the same underlying dysfunction.

If you are already prediabetic you will probably not be able to lose weight via the "eat less move more" method, because your body is no longer processing either dietary carbs or stored fats as it ought to. Have a look at diabetes.co.uk; the method they promote works very reliably and is based on (a) actual science and (b) decades worth of clinical experience.

[timetoact in reply to TheAwfulToad]

Thanks. I will check this out. Diabetes UK is a good site, isn't it?

[Subtle_badger in reply to timetoact]

I would stick to diabetes.co.uk

The official diabetes.org.uk take on reversal is one of the least inspiring things I have read. Which isn't surprising, it's nearly impossible with their approach.

[Lytham 3 stone]

Well done for taking the first steps ! Would you like to join our weigh in? Here's the link, hope to see you there! x

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[timetoact]

Still waiting for my bathroom scale to be delivered. So when they arrive I could join the weigh in. I have lost 5cm (2 inches) around my waist.

[Subtle_badger in reply to timetoact]

Well done!

Waist measure it a better indicator than weight. It means your body fat is reduced, it also means that your visceral obesity - the thing that is indicative of T2DM - has been reduced.

But this forum is all about weight loss (the clues in the name) so the scale is helpful,and more sensitive than a tape measure.

I always include my waist when I weigh in.