hello,
I was diagnosed two months ago, although I had gestational diabetes 20 years ago managed by diet. The high fibre granary bread etc diet that is now so unpopular. My blood test reading was 98 and I was given 2 metformin a day, and vague advice to cut carbs. I have no more than 80g of carbs a day, but I get a weekly reading on a friends meter, and it is never below 17. After two months, it has risen to 19. What am I doing wrong? I tried Atkins for the first week, but crashed my car, not sure I can do any less than about 60g. I feel just awful, can't swallow, can hardly see, am night blind, have lost feeling in my fingers and desperately want to improve. I'm not overweight, I've lost three stone over the last two years without trying, probably due to diabetes but unknown at the time. Can anyone suggest anything I can do?
I was diagnosed two months ago, although I had gestational diabetes 20 years ago managed by diet. The high fibre granary bread etc diet that is now so unpopular. My blood test reading was 98 and I was given 2 metformin a day, and vague advice to cut carbs. I have no more than 80g of carbs a day, but I get a weekly reading on a friends meter, and it is never below 17. After two months, it has risen to 19. What am I doing wrong? I tried Atkins for the first week, but crashed my car, not sure I can do any less than about 60g. I feel just awful, can't swallow, can hardly see, am night blind, have lost feeling in my fingers and desperately want to improve. I'm not overweight, I've lost three stone over the last two years without trying, probably due to diabetes but unknown at the time. Can anyone suggest anything I can do?