Hi Sheldon...there are a range of BG levels we should be aiming for...I've included those for you:
T2 Diabetes 4 to 7 mmols (before eating) under 8.5 mmols (after eating)
Your numbers are just outside the recommended range for T2 with the 7.9 on waking...but...for someone newly diagnosed and just two weeks in... that's pretty good going.
Pretty much anything can affect our BGs...anxiety...stress...lack of sleep...or when we're unwell...so for now I wouldn't concentrate too much on those numbers...focus on finding the right routine for you...one you can sustain in the long term...no need to rush...take your time...when I started on the diabetes treadmill my FBG was at 17.4...now 18 months later I have an average of 5.4...wondering if you are on any medication...how you came to be diagnosed...what your HbA1c result was...have you been advised to book on an education course...this site is a wealth of information...ask what you need to...I've no doubt someone will have the answer...be able to offer advice...make the appropriate suggestions...I've tagged
@daisy1 who will give you all the basic information you need to get you started here...be interested to hear your progress...welcome to the forum...good luck.[/QUOTE]
Hi
Thank you for your kind reply.
Fast history: my first test was 19 at the doctors. After 2 weeks of switching my diet and cutting sugar out of everything I could it then read 5.2.
The first blood test came in at I think around 300?
I haven’t had the second one yet.
They gave me metforming but I don’t like being on medication so I never took it but focused on diet and some cycling.
I now eat as little carbs as possible and I’m trying the Banting lifestyle and I have to say I do feel a lot better.
I went and got my eyes tested and was told I had spots on my eyes but after changing my lifestyle I re visited and was told they had all gone so that was good.
Sorry for the rushed but if history.
I don’t eat any rubbish anymore and cook everything from scratch. I want to try and control this myself without medication.
I’m a really strong person luckily so I can just stop things straight away if I have too.
I have never smoked and I don’t drink, quite boring really lol.