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<blockquote data-quote="badcat" data-source="post: 1554791"><p>If you can get better control of blood sugars ( not always easy but can be responsive to dietary changes, particularly reduction in carbohydrates) then weight is irrelevant in terms of diabetes medication - from a medical ethics standpoint it would be unethical to put you on a strong blood sugar lowering medication unless your blood sugars show a clear need.</p><p>I would suggest using a food diary and an app such as my fitness pal for a week or so to find out what level of carbs you are currently eating, then halve the amount of carbs by changing your diet for 2 weeks. Keep testing sugars throughout - if halving carbs doesnt produce much / enough of a change in blood sugars over the 2 weeks, halve carbs again - repeat as necessary until you find a carb level that you can stick with and that produces an acceptable blood sugar level.</p><p>If you havnt already got one, then get yourself a meter to test your blood sugars -if your DN declines to supply one then the Tee2 or codefree are the most cost effective in terms of the initial outlay and cost of strips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badcat, post: 1554791"] If you can get better control of blood sugars ( not always easy but can be responsive to dietary changes, particularly reduction in carbohydrates) then weight is irrelevant in terms of diabetes medication - from a medical ethics standpoint it would be unethical to put you on a strong blood sugar lowering medication unless your blood sugars show a clear need. I would suggest using a food diary and an app such as my fitness pal for a week or so to find out what level of carbs you are currently eating, then halve the amount of carbs by changing your diet for 2 weeks. Keep testing sugars throughout - if halving carbs doesnt produce much / enough of a change in blood sugars over the 2 weeks, halve carbs again - repeat as necessary until you find a carb level that you can stick with and that produces an acceptable blood sugar level. If you havnt already got one, then get yourself a meter to test your blood sugars -if your DN declines to supply one then the Tee2 or codefree are the most cost effective in terms of the initial outlay and cost of strips. [/QUOTE]
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