Hiitsme
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hi All, I'm new here and have come to this thread because I wanted to understand the benefits of regular testing, especially when first diagnosed (9/3/2018). I started by testing the Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) on a daily basis, but realised I needed to do more to understand what was going on throughout the day, after exercise and eating. I am on a very low carb diet, only getting carbs from above ground vegetable and have managed to get the FBG down from 19.4 to an average of 7. I realise of course that the reduction is going to slow down the closer I get to a 'normal' target but I was wondering how many times people test a day? My fingers are getting sore...
This has been a very interesting thread and I agree that this diet control of diabetes can only work if a person wants it to work.
Welcome @Michèle-le-steam
I did a very similar routine to @Rachox
I was diagnosed with a fasting reading of 18 and then HbA1c of 95. It took me a few weeks to start to understand what worked. By then I was recording everything I ate (with quantities) and readings so I could look back and see what worked and where I needed to improve. The first food I had to cut out was Weetabix as that pushed my sugars up by about 5 points! It took me several weeks to get a fasting reading below 7 and 6 months to get my HbA1c into normal range. I made many mistakes along the way. Now 3 years later I test fasting and normally before and after main meal or if I'm trying something very different. Best wishes and do ask questions and people will try and help from their experience.