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First Post! Type 2 diabetes and Low-T
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<blockquote data-quote="SoCalSurfer" data-source="post: 52096" data-attributes="member: 268"><p>Eric welcome to ExcelMale. Make sure to read the sticky post.</p><p>I was in the same boat as you with Type 2 diabetes and low T but my level was under 200. I am also on Metformin and 500 mg twice a day and control my AIC with diet and exercise. I tried to go off Metformin but found my AIC went back up to 5.9 before it was under 5 when on metformin. For type 2 diet there is really no one plan fits all, you will need to find what works for you best. Carbs are not the main issue its what type of carbs they are and what you eat with them. a doughnut is not the same as oatmeal. both are carbs but one will spike you blood sugar and one will not. you really want to avoid those spikes and drops. Carbs with high fiber are best, and no low glycemic food. I will say if you going to use sugar use raw sugar and not High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS is really bad for diabetics. Also, a lot of those sugar-free foods use sugar alcohol which really is not good.</p><p></p><p>I am also on TRT and I really have not seen any impact of my Type2 diabetes with changing it. My Type2 could have helped cause my low T but TRT didn't fix my Type2. TRT will make you feel better and increase muscle mass which will help with overall health. If you have low T you can go on TRT but if you are not up to doing injections then try some of the other methods for raising T. For me those didn't work. The T-gels didn't work so I moved to shots twice a week and my levels are in 800-900 range and I am 50. I would say that for your age you should be in the 700-1000 min normal range but it really needs to go on how you feel. Some young men can have a range over 1000. 300-400 range puts your T levels in the 80-year-old man range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoCalSurfer, post: 52096, member: 268"] Eric welcome to ExcelMale. Make sure to read the sticky post. I was in the same boat as you with Type 2 diabetes and low T but my level was under 200. I am also on Metformin and 500 mg twice a day and control my AIC with diet and exercise. I tried to go off Metformin but found my AIC went back up to 5.9 before it was under 5 when on metformin. For type 2 diet there is really no one plan fits all, you will need to find what works for you best. Carbs are not the main issue its what type of carbs they are and what you eat with them. a doughnut is not the same as oatmeal. both are carbs but one will spike you blood sugar and one will not. you really want to avoid those spikes and drops. Carbs with high fiber are best, and no low glycemic food. I will say if you going to use sugar use raw sugar and not High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS is really bad for diabetics. Also, a lot of those sugar-free foods use sugar alcohol which really is not good. I am also on TRT and I really have not seen any impact of my Type2 diabetes with changing it. My Type2 could have helped cause my low T but TRT didn't fix my Type2. TRT will make you feel better and increase muscle mass which will help with overall health. If you have low T you can go on TRT but if you are not up to doing injections then try some of the other methods for raising T. For me those didn't work. The T-gels didn't work so I moved to shots twice a week and my levels are in 800-900 range and I am 50. I would say that for your age you should be in the 700-1000 min normal range but it really needs to go on how you feel. Some young men can have a range over 1000. 300-400 range puts your T levels in the 80-year-old man range. [/QUOTE]
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