Hello everyone,
I have found it very hard to accept that I have type 2 diabetes, at only 30 years old. I was first diagnosed with gestational diabetes whilst pregnant but nurses told me they suspected I was actually an undiagnosed type 2. For the sake of my baby I kept a strict log of every single thing I ate and lost a lot of weight even whilst pregnant. Problem is that I buried my head in the sand a bit after the birth. I basically ignored it until a random blood glucose test I did the other day showed it was at 17! Which was a real shock to the system. I am now using a freestyle libre link device and it shows my blood sugar as always being much higher than I would like (usually between 10-13), sometimes lower sometimes higher.
Doctors seemed keen to push me onto medication but I really want to try and manage this without drugs if possible.I decided to try and lose weight first of all as that would naturally help my blood sugars stay more in control. My issue is that I am trying to lose weight, trying not to spike blood sugars and also still breastfeeding. It’s difficult for me to go too low on calories. I’m also greatly stressed which doesn’t help. Today, my blood sugar hit a high of 15 and it made me think that I should just get medication for now and wean myself off afterwards. But I really don’t like the NHS’s approach to managing type 2 and their push towards drugs. I wanted some advice - given the high readings should I go ahead and take medication for now, or should I persevere and try to control naturally? The graphs on my freestyle libre app show that it takes me around 3 hours or more for blood sugars to come down to 10 or below. I’m doing my best to live a more healthy life but can’t help feeling confused about how to go about this.
I have found it very hard to accept that I have type 2 diabetes, at only 30 years old. I was first diagnosed with gestational diabetes whilst pregnant but nurses told me they suspected I was actually an undiagnosed type 2. For the sake of my baby I kept a strict log of every single thing I ate and lost a lot of weight even whilst pregnant. Problem is that I buried my head in the sand a bit after the birth. I basically ignored it until a random blood glucose test I did the other day showed it was at 17! Which was a real shock to the system. I am now using a freestyle libre link device and it shows my blood sugar as always being much higher than I would like (usually between 10-13), sometimes lower sometimes higher.
Doctors seemed keen to push me onto medication but I really want to try and manage this without drugs if possible.I decided to try and lose weight first of all as that would naturally help my blood sugars stay more in control. My issue is that I am trying to lose weight, trying not to spike blood sugars and also still breastfeeding. It’s difficult for me to go too low on calories. I’m also greatly stressed which doesn’t help. Today, my blood sugar hit a high of 15 and it made me think that I should just get medication for now and wean myself off afterwards. But I really don’t like the NHS’s approach to managing type 2 and their push towards drugs. I wanted some advice - given the high readings should I go ahead and take medication for now, or should I persevere and try to control naturally? The graphs on my freestyle libre app show that it takes me around 3 hours or more for blood sugars to come down to 10 or below. I’m doing my best to live a more healthy life but can’t help feeling confused about how to go about this.