How do you all do it?
I have been diabetic for such a long time and just can't seem to get into the good range!!! -
It's 69mmol now about 8.5 I am desperate to get it down as would like to think about starting a family in the next few years and I think currently my levels are just too high! I would like to be between 6.0 and 7.0
Thanks for any advice
I asked to see the DSN who deals specifically with pre-pregnancy. My experience has been more appointments and great support to get you to your goal. 1st appointment she put me on the continuous blood glucose monitor, to get a picture of how woeful my control was. I remember crying when we got the results. But no trelling me off or bad words. She said we needed to see the full picture to get things moving in the right direction. We messed about with meters until I found 1 I liked and USED as often as I should. We tweaked and re-tweaked meds and we got there.
The key is to know exactly where you are now, in order to get where you need to be, and taking that step is really difficult - trust me - i'm the Queen of cancelling clinic appointments to avoid getting results! Start at home with the basics, fasting and bed time blood sugars for a week - write them down and evaluate them. Move on from there, it won't happen overnight, but it will happen!