What went wrong?!

[Cloudlesssky]

Oh dear...
Blood glucose 15.4 before breakfast today - high, but not bad for me!
Been careful all day but when tested after dinner tonight it was 27.6 ! Gulp.
Wondered what on earth is done wrong... Then realised I'd forgotten my Metformin at dinner time.
Scare over, but made me realise a) I really am diabetic and b) just how dependent I am on the tablets at the moment.
Hmmm

 

[pavlosn]

Oh dear...
Blood glucose 15.4 before breakfast today - high, but not bad for me!
Been careful all day but when tested after dinner tonight it was 27.6 ! Gulp.
Wondered what on earth is done wrong... Then realised I'd forgotten my Metformin at dinner time.
Scare over, but made me realise a) I really am diabetic and b) just how dependent I am on the tablets at the moment.
Hmmm

What was dinner?
Did you test your glucose before dinner as well.
Missing one dose of Metformin should not normally cause your level to rise to 28 mmol.

Pavlos

 

[Mike d]

What was dinner?
Did you test your glucose before dinner as well.
Missing one dose of Metformin should not normally cause your level to rise to 28 mmol.

Pavlos

Agree 100%

Need a report on that

 

[dawnmc]

Metformin is not like insulin. Don't rely on that to control your diabetes. Metformin will only reduce bs by a little. Its your diet that is the culprit, what did you eat?

 

[Cloudlesssky]

Hello Dawnmc, MIke D and Pavlos.
Thanks for replying.
I really thought I'd found the answer to why it was so high, but clearly that may not be the case.
I had a main meal at lunch time and for "dinner" I had a piece of brie, some tomatoes and some crackers with a little butter.
Any ideas?

 

[Brunneria]

So what was your 'main meal at lunchtime?'

And how many crackers?

 

[CarbsRok]

Are you sure you haven't been misdiagnosed and are in fact a type 1 diabetic?

 

[Cloudlesssky]

Hi,
Someone else I know asked me this and to be honest I don't know.
I still feel I am a "new" diabetic and things are just beginning to sort themselves out, but I can still "spike" by up to 14 points after a meal.
I sort of presume that this is because I don't yet know what my body doesn't "like".
Silly things like fish and chips I am fine with, and granary breads seem to be ok.
Ho hum.
Onwards and upwards!

 

[jack412]

at fasting 15.5, you really neeed to change your diet, you should see a difference in a week or so
these sites helped
http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm For me, the more carbs we eat the more carbs we want. they don’t give up easy.

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm

http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/carbohydrate-restriction-an-option-for-diabetes-management


blood testing

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm

food counting

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/


Newcastle diet aims in 8+ weeks to mimic or better the rate of ~80% remission, for surgery T2

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/

http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/mar/weight-loss-surgery-and-type-2-diabetes.html


American diabetic association ( http://www.professional.diabetes.org/)

http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0%20-%20Sean/dc132042%20FINAL.pdf [/url'][URL='http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf?utm_source=Offline&utm_medium=Print&utm_content=nutritionguidelines&utm_campaign=DP&s_src=vanity&s_subsrc=nutritionguidelines[/url']http://www.professional.diabetes.org/admin/UserFiles/0 - Sean/dc132042 FINAL.pdf [/url]

Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of total fat intake for people with diabetes;

therefore, goals should be individualized; fat quality appears to be far more important than quantity.

In people with type 2 diabetes, a Mediterranean-style, MUFA-rich eating pattern may benefit

glycemic control and CVD risk factors and can therefore be recommended as an effective alternative to a lower-fat, higher-carbohydrate eating pattern.[/URL]

 

[Donna68]

Are you actually eating enough food? My sister's levels spike when she hasn't eaten enough? From what I can tell (and I'm very new at this), it can be a bit of a balancing act.