Hello:
I have T2 but my doctor tends to rely on my fast blood sugar (BS) tests and tells me I don't have T2.
I've found a few discussions here where some members also have this problem, that their doctors relied on the fasting BG tests and said they were okay.
I've seen my doctor a couple of times to discuss my BS.
These visits ended up sending my blood pressure (BP) too hig up. I started to have high BP at home quite often and I ended up being in the Emergency Room 10 days ago. I am probably ok now, resumed the BP med, but after the ER I had to drop everything that can make me anxious: I no longer measure BP/BS, no longer read about BP/BS, fearing that I will get anxious and then the BP will rise.
I would like to ask for your advice:
I will have a fasting BS test soon.
Should I eat more carb to let my fasting BS be over 7 so that my doctor will see I have T2, OR should I low carb as I am doing and my fasting BS will be in the 6- range, which will make my doctor continue to see me as non-diabetic?
If my doctor does not see I have T2, it would be very hard for me to discuss my T2 concerns with her.
Thank you in advance.
I also would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone here. The forum has been very helpful and I am very grateful. I would have continued to eat brown rice and fruit stuff if I hadn't found it.
More details:
My annual fasting blood sugar (BS) test in Nov 2010 showed 7.3; this was the first time by doctor mentioned the high BS thing with me. She then wanted me to have a better diet (brown rice, fruit, etc.. ) and excercise more. At this time my blood sugar started to become high too, 140.
I was only aware of these high numbers in Feb 2011 when the results came back.
She gave me a type of medecine for the BP.
Feb 2011 onwards, diet: brown rice, whole wheat bread, carrot, fruit, etc., soy, fish, chicken, not much fat because of the BP, non fat yogurt (meaning a lot of sugar!!). I did not know how to read the nutrient facts properly: I counted the sugar, not the carb. I managed to control my BP, normally in range 105+ to 120-, it no longer was a problem and I stopped my medecine around June.
My subsequent fasting BS test was on May 2011, result came back with only 5.8 because I happened to eat a lot of green veggies and not much carb the day before, just a coincidence. So my doctor said I was okay on the BS side. I thought I did not hav T2 then.
Diet after that: continued to have brown rice, fruit, bean, etc..
Starting around June 2011 I started to test my BS at home. The tests showed fasting BS 10, 9, 8 a few times (with those brown rice and fruit). So I started to have a better diet: ate smaller portions etc, no more rice, and no more fasting BS 8+.
Until I found this forum and started to low carb around Sep 2011, and now I am better at reading the nutrient facts. I don't have fasting BS 7+ any more.
So if I let the next fasting test have a reading less than 7, my doctor will continue to see me as not having T2, and therefore I will have a big difficulty discussing my BS concerns with her.
Thanks.
Sandy
I have T2 but my doctor tends to rely on my fast blood sugar (BS) tests and tells me I don't have T2.
I've found a few discussions here where some members also have this problem, that their doctors relied on the fasting BG tests and said they were okay.
I've seen my doctor a couple of times to discuss my BS.
These visits ended up sending my blood pressure (BP) too hig up. I started to have high BP at home quite often and I ended up being in the Emergency Room 10 days ago. I am probably ok now, resumed the BP med, but after the ER I had to drop everything that can make me anxious: I no longer measure BP/BS, no longer read about BP/BS, fearing that I will get anxious and then the BP will rise.
I would like to ask for your advice:
I will have a fasting BS test soon.
Should I eat more carb to let my fasting BS be over 7 so that my doctor will see I have T2, OR should I low carb as I am doing and my fasting BS will be in the 6- range, which will make my doctor continue to see me as non-diabetic?
If my doctor does not see I have T2, it would be very hard for me to discuss my T2 concerns with her.
Thank you in advance.
I also would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone here. The forum has been very helpful and I am very grateful. I would have continued to eat brown rice and fruit stuff if I hadn't found it.
More details:
My annual fasting blood sugar (BS) test in Nov 2010 showed 7.3; this was the first time by doctor mentioned the high BS thing with me. She then wanted me to have a better diet (brown rice, fruit, etc.. ) and excercise more. At this time my blood sugar started to become high too, 140.
I was only aware of these high numbers in Feb 2011 when the results came back.
She gave me a type of medecine for the BP.
Feb 2011 onwards, diet: brown rice, whole wheat bread, carrot, fruit, etc., soy, fish, chicken, not much fat because of the BP, non fat yogurt (meaning a lot of sugar!!). I did not know how to read the nutrient facts properly: I counted the sugar, not the carb. I managed to control my BP, normally in range 105+ to 120-, it no longer was a problem and I stopped my medecine around June.
My subsequent fasting BS test was on May 2011, result came back with only 5.8 because I happened to eat a lot of green veggies and not much carb the day before, just a coincidence. So my doctor said I was okay on the BS side. I thought I did not hav T2 then.
Diet after that: continued to have brown rice, fruit, bean, etc..
Starting around June 2011 I started to test my BS at home. The tests showed fasting BS 10, 9, 8 a few times (with those brown rice and fruit). So I started to have a better diet: ate smaller portions etc, no more rice, and no more fasting BS 8+.
Until I found this forum and started to low carb around Sep 2011, and now I am better at reading the nutrient facts. I don't have fasting BS 7+ any more.
So if I let the next fasting test have a reading less than 7, my doctor will continue to see me as not having T2, and therefore I will have a big difficulty discussing my BS concerns with her.
Thanks.
Sandy