Hi There
I was diagnosed as a type two some 6 years ago now and since then my BG have gradually increased by 0.1 - 0.2 to my last reading which was 6.9. The only exception to this was when they spiked to 7.5 once but then after changing my job to a far less stressful one they dropped to 6.8. I currently take 4 metformin (500mg) a day and my health practice say that if I start to go over 7 then they will look at the next type of medicine Glycazide? Understandably I want to hold off on this for as long as possible.
I do not have any history of diabetes in the family and have never been overweight however I have inherited high cholesterol which at one point was nearly double figures (9.6)! I am now on 80mg of statins and it is now 5.3 and is creeping up again. I am aged 52 and the nurse is happy with my BMI and blood pressure....at the moment that is.
My exercise regime is pretty good and so is my diet "love your lentils" and "cherish your chick peas" is my mantra.
Given the above I wondered if any one has any ideas as to what else I can do I guess I need to have a better understanding of how I acquired the condition as well as I am struggling to think of other ways to combat it. Any ideas anyone? When I was diagnosed I was under a tremendous amount of stress and was getting heart palpitations they checked my heart etc which was fine but then told me that I was a type two.
Re the cholesterol I do take omega 3 tablets (fish oil) every day however I have started to eat more nuts and seeds after meals to slow down sugar release due to their low GI properties. I am not sure if the fat in them is good or bad and whether I should replace them with something else...if so what?
I am considering taking more supplements but there seems to be a wde range of recommendations including cinnamon, ginger, chronium and others again suggestions welcome.
Is there any one out there that may be able to shed some light on my dilemmas? I do read a lot of success stories about people who have controlled it well with weight loss and I am really pleased for them with my scenario though I am a bit stuck for ideas.
Right that is my war and peace entry done I look forward to your replies.
WaG
I was diagnosed as a type two some 6 years ago now and since then my BG have gradually increased by 0.1 - 0.2 to my last reading which was 6.9. The only exception to this was when they spiked to 7.5 once but then after changing my job to a far less stressful one they dropped to 6.8. I currently take 4 metformin (500mg) a day and my health practice say that if I start to go over 7 then they will look at the next type of medicine Glycazide? Understandably I want to hold off on this for as long as possible.
I do not have any history of diabetes in the family and have never been overweight however I have inherited high cholesterol which at one point was nearly double figures (9.6)! I am now on 80mg of statins and it is now 5.3 and is creeping up again. I am aged 52 and the nurse is happy with my BMI and blood pressure....at the moment that is.
My exercise regime is pretty good and so is my diet "love your lentils" and "cherish your chick peas" is my mantra.
Given the above I wondered if any one has any ideas as to what else I can do I guess I need to have a better understanding of how I acquired the condition as well as I am struggling to think of other ways to combat it. Any ideas anyone? When I was diagnosed I was under a tremendous amount of stress and was getting heart palpitations they checked my heart etc which was fine but then told me that I was a type two.
Re the cholesterol I do take omega 3 tablets (fish oil) every day however I have started to eat more nuts and seeds after meals to slow down sugar release due to their low GI properties. I am not sure if the fat in them is good or bad and whether I should replace them with something else...if so what?
I am considering taking more supplements but there seems to be a wde range of recommendations including cinnamon, ginger, chronium and others again suggestions welcome.
Is there any one out there that may be able to shed some light on my dilemmas? I do read a lot of success stories about people who have controlled it well with weight loss and I am really pleased for them with my scenario though I am a bit stuck for ideas.
Right that is my war and peace entry done I look forward to your replies.
WaG