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My OH is type II diabetic, and has struggled all his life with his weight, and since being diagnosed has had a gradual and now increasing increase in his medications! So having read so much about the Newcastle/Blood Sugar Diet, we have both taken the plunge (as I have a lot of weight to lose too) on an 800 calorie diet for the next 8 weeks to see how much of a difference we can make to our combined waistlines and his medication. We have tried the HCP support route, but it is very much the eat carbs don't do anything else don't test response.
BBD (before Boxing Day!) he was on 2 x Metformin slow release and 3 x Gliclazide. He has already dropped one of the Gliclazides as we are concerned about him having a hypo and I am now testing him first and last thing (although missed Monday evening - did test, but didn't write it down). He has always whenever I have managed to get him to test before (very rarely and the tests always expired before being used.... :-( mainly because HCP told him he doesn't need to test), been in the 10 - 12 bracket. His last Hb1ac was higher than before (that's the best I could get him to tell me...).
So, these are his bloods so far.....
Tuesday FBG 13.9 Bedtime: 8.4
Wednesday FBG 7.2 Bedtime: 7.5
Thursday FBG 10.8
Was happy with Tuesday to Wednesday progress now not so sure as this mornings reading was high (although still a reduction on Tuesday)
Foodwise -
TUESDAY
Breakfast - Lighter Life Bar
Lunch - Slim and Save sachet
Dinner - Slim and Save sachet
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast - Lighter Life Bar
Lunch - Beetroot and Cannellini Bean soup (Blood sugar diet book)
Dinner - 3 Quorn sausages, 1/2 can baked beans and cauliflower
THURSDAY (so far)
Breakfast - Slim and Save Bar
I just wonder if the baked beans were the wrong food, even though within the calorie count, maybe too high in carbs?
Any help or advice appreciated!
Thank you
BBD (before Boxing Day!) he was on 2 x Metformin slow release and 3 x Gliclazide. He has already dropped one of the Gliclazides as we are concerned about him having a hypo and I am now testing him first and last thing (although missed Monday evening - did test, but didn't write it down). He has always whenever I have managed to get him to test before (very rarely and the tests always expired before being used.... :-( mainly because HCP told him he doesn't need to test), been in the 10 - 12 bracket. His last Hb1ac was higher than before (that's the best I could get him to tell me...).
So, these are his bloods so far.....
Tuesday FBG 13.9 Bedtime: 8.4
Wednesday FBG 7.2 Bedtime: 7.5
Thursday FBG 10.8
Was happy with Tuesday to Wednesday progress now not so sure as this mornings reading was high (although still a reduction on Tuesday)
Foodwise -
TUESDAY
Breakfast - Lighter Life Bar
Lunch - Slim and Save sachet
Dinner - Slim and Save sachet
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast - Lighter Life Bar
Lunch - Beetroot and Cannellini Bean soup (Blood sugar diet book)
Dinner - 3 Quorn sausages, 1/2 can baked beans and cauliflower
THURSDAY (so far)
Breakfast - Slim and Save Bar
I just wonder if the baked beans were the wrong food, even though within the calorie count, maybe too high in carbs?
Any help or advice appreciated!
Thank you