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Type 2 Newly Diagnosed

Hi @nbenn, thanks for the reply and letting us know you are ok, well relatively ok.
Your bgs sound better than before. Flu or any infection will raise bgs. I'm surprised you can cycle with flu!
Don't worry about changing your diet overnight, it can take time to find out what suits you.
I can't say what might be causing your vomiting at night, 8 mmol/L isn't very high or very low and shouldn't have an immediate adverse effect, so I can only guess it's due to the flu.
 
Hi @nbenn you don't need to change your diet overnight, or even yesterday but do keep a check on what you have eaten and the effect it is having on your bg levels. Those of us that advocate the lchf diet or eat to meter approach have kept on testing until we have found a way that works for us and our lifestyle. You must find what is right for you and achieve a bg level that you and your HCP are happy with. Personally I still find it difficult to always go without the odd potato - small new pots cold were a treat. Reducing your carbs quickly may affect your body and produce flu-like symptoms, your body is used to running with high levels of bg and goes into panic mode when it is pushed to work at a lower level. It does come to an end and reset itself. As I said before take a step then another, make sure that you are balanced and then go on. Diabetes is here for the long haul so you have to be too. Refused to be rushed but do continue to make small step changes.
 
If you are unwell and exercising a lot then make sure you stay hydrated. Rest is really important as well. Hope you feel better soon
 
remember to put half a teaspoon of salt in your water daily... people can wash out minerals among which are salt in this long heatfull summer if too low in salt and too much water we can get very very ill
 
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nbenn said:
I'm tired...with flu...and being sick ...but in my mind I'm okay...
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Hi Nbenn. I'm too newly diagnosed to offer much help here apart from what you already knkw, the people on this forum are great and know what they are talking about. You wont go far wrong listening to them!
It seems that this journey is a marathon rather than a sprint.
 
ding79 said:
Hi nbenn. Are you getting over the flu?
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Hi.. yes I'm recovering... passed it on and it seems it was passed back to me, so I've been laid up for over a week now... though I'm starting to feel better.. bloods have been up and down cos of my diet, im getting back on track steadily..
Thanks ..
 
nbenn said:
Hi.. yes I'm recovering... passed it on and it seems it was passed back to me, so I've been laid up for over a week now... though I'm starting to feel better.. bloods have been up and down cos of my diet, im getting back on track steadily..
Thanks ..
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Good to hear.
 
It's been exactly 6 weeks since I was diagnosed with type2 diabetes, however just before I went on my summer hols(part 1 ) It's been suggested they I'm probably type 1..(via a telephone conversation)..I'm still on my 1st summer hols, my second summer hols is at the end of the month...been told that I can't see my assigned diabetic nurse or doc until end of September...so can i ask for your opinions and any recommendations..
As I'm on hols my low carb diet as been a little off but I'm trying to keep a reasonable control of it..
My bloods are steadyish.... 12mmol / 15mmol.... I know these aren't ideal but I'm on my hols...( lol)....i feel ok after my bout of flu x2 and exercising as norm...
 
Hi.. I've recently arrived back for my hols... I did quite well in controlling my diet , I managed to keep a fairly consistent level of my blood sugar, which I was really pleased with...
This afternoon .... I dropped a right "clanger"... I ate a bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes with semi skimmed milk.... yummy really enjoyed them... couple of hours later I did a blood glucose test and wow... 28.7 mmol....wont be having them again..
Luckerly I'm okay, am feeling tired, but otherwise ok...my levels are back around 13.6 mmol....still not great ....but crunchy nut cornflakes never again...
 
becca59 said:
As someone who was misdiagnosed initially, due to my age, even though I’d lost a shed load of weight and was drinking my weight in water, I would push for further investigations. Those numbers seem awful high to me. If you are indeed a type 1, without insulin you will fail to correct that. Misdiagnosis is very very common. I found that out at a diabetic event. The room was full of misdiagnosed people.
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Is misdiagnosis that bad becca59 I didn't no that...have you any links to your event you went to about this ...thanks
 
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