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- Type of diabetes
- Don't have diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
There is the problem then mate.I will be honest, I dont bother checking as my other half is a proper mother hen and has been making lots of adjustments to our meals to make them more 'me' friendly, she has taken all charge of the meals and knowing her there is very little in them. I am a very lucky man.
Carbs turn into glucose. which is what raises your blood glucose level.Why is that the problem?
He is on metformin. I agree if you cant test you should keep your carbs as low as is reasonable.@jamesthebear Forgive me for chiming in here, but if you can't afford a blood glucose meter that will make your blood sugar difficult to manage, but not impossible. Did you ever have your fasting blood glucose measured? If so what was it? If your fasting blood glucose is not high, then it's your food that is giving you high HbA1c results.
People can survive quite well on a very low carb diet. If you can't test, then really you should avoid all carbs at breakfast and keep them as low as you can for other meals. I mean literally as low as you can. Not have a meter means you have no idea how much carbs in meal will cause a rise in your blood glucose to be too high. It's possible a couple of small potatoes could be trouble for you.
Also, I'm surprised they didn't put you on metformin.
Jamesthebear,I understand that, but thats why I am asking for help, I have found this all so much to take in and thats why I am confused!
I see, a slice of toast for breakfast, maybe a sandwich for lunch, granary bread, but mainly salads. Dont eat pasta or rice as im not a fan of them, if I have potatoes maybe 2 if they are small. Its very rare I have anything that consists of pastry. Dont really like anything battered, and if I have cereal its usually porridge in the winter. I am however a massive fan of fresh veg, hence the reason I have a very small lawn and a passion for homegrown!!
Sorry I misunderstood the questions, forgive my ignorance/stupidity.
A fasting of 53 mmol/L is not too bad. Based on that I'm guessing it's just a matter of reducing your carb intake to get things under control.Forgiven!! ;-) I am on metformin, as I said before, im currently unemployed so, silly I know, I am making sure we have enough money to pay rent and keep my children fed.
They did put me on metformin, think I may have left that out when I originally posted, and my fasting hbA1c was 53 mmol (or whatever the letters are)
Forgiven!! ;-) I am on metformin, as I said before, im currently unemployed so, silly I know, I am making sure we have enough money to pay rent and keep my children fed.
They did put me on metformin, think I may have left that out when I originally posted, and my fasting hbA1c was 53 mmol (or whatever the letters are)