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- Type of diabetes
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- Diet only
Can anyone advise please? I had T2 diagnosed on 4th Aug and was put on 2x500 Gucophage and told to lose weight.
My untreated HPci was 7.1%
I dieted assiduously and lost 13KG over six weeks. My BG dropped and dropped and I eventually came off Glucophage second week of September and my BG remained in 4's and 5's. (90 - 100). I began regular exercise. I was so happy. I then went to visit my kids in London and was persuaded to "give the diet a break" because i looked so thin. It was actually hard to do - but I took a little alcohol and had fish and chips once in 5 days. Overall I stuck to safe foods - but ate more heartily. I did lots of walking but no dedicated exercise. My BG rose a bit but not more than I would have expected given the slight indulgence.
When I returned home, depute returning to the strict diet, I was amazed to find that my BG was way up there 6.3 - 7.9 and as usual at its highest in the morning. I am still losing weight, have returned to a tough exercise regime and I am eating like a dying bird. Still right up there in the 6s. Today I made the sad decision to return to Glucophage medication - which so far has not kicked in.
Questions from any low glucose Samaritans out there! Here goes:
Has anyone else experienced this massive "kick back" after only a small window of indulgence?
How long does it take Glucophage to kick in?
How the heck do we deal with this dawn phenomenon? Today my BG was 6.7 on fasting. I exercised immediately (100 stairs) and it went up instead of down. So frustrating...
Thanks!
My untreated HPci was 7.1%
I dieted assiduously and lost 13KG over six weeks. My BG dropped and dropped and I eventually came off Glucophage second week of September and my BG remained in 4's and 5's. (90 - 100). I began regular exercise. I was so happy. I then went to visit my kids in London and was persuaded to "give the diet a break" because i looked so thin. It was actually hard to do - but I took a little alcohol and had fish and chips once in 5 days. Overall I stuck to safe foods - but ate more heartily. I did lots of walking but no dedicated exercise. My BG rose a bit but not more than I would have expected given the slight indulgence.
When I returned home, depute returning to the strict diet, I was amazed to find that my BG was way up there 6.3 - 7.9 and as usual at its highest in the morning. I am still losing weight, have returned to a tough exercise regime and I am eating like a dying bird. Still right up there in the 6s. Today I made the sad decision to return to Glucophage medication - which so far has not kicked in.
Questions from any low glucose Samaritans out there! Here goes:
Has anyone else experienced this massive "kick back" after only a small window of indulgence?
How long does it take Glucophage to kick in?
How the heck do we deal with this dawn phenomenon? Today my BG was 6.7 on fasting. I exercised immediately (100 stairs) and it went up instead of down. So frustrating...
Thanks!