pavlosn
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I know nothing!
Me no speake de English!
I know nothing!
you fibberI know nothing!
Me no speake de English!
Well done you! - getting your HbA1c down like that is great. Am sure your results will be good.I think it's worth a discussion. I had a similar diagnosis level to you with immediate medication of 3 x 500g metformin. That was last November. Reduced to 2 then 1 by May. HbA1c 35 in May so came off altogether. I wanted to see if I could manage without. My annual test is next Friday so I'll let you know the outcome.
How do you have your sweet potato? I tried it boiled once like normal spuds and wasn't at all keen Maybe a different cooking method will be better - can eat parsnips in small quantities if roasted but they are sooo sweet - used in a casserole once and only the dog ate them...Beef, Kale, Brocoli, sweet potatoe and a drizzle of gravy
Anyway. I'd best get on with my day as I have quite a bit to still get done today, and I also want to write up my notes from yesterday's meeting with my GP, which went reassuringly well.
Play nicely, playmates, but wrap up warm. It's chilly out there!
boiled sweet potatoes and mashed with a bit of butter, roasted a sweet potatoe too, rest of veg was steamedHow do you have your sweet potato? I tried it boiled once like normal spuds and wasn't at all keen Maybe a different cooking method will be better - can eat parsnips in small quantities if roasted but they are sooo sweet - used in a casserole once and only the dog ate them...
Thanks, will try them mashed - despite their name they ARE lower carbs/GI than normal spuds aren't they? Got a couple of books with carbs off eBay (That carbs & cals book wasn't for me - the pictures didn't help me) which are good but I really need to find something wiht GI figures too cos my lunch was highish carb but lentils and veggies and stuff (a dry mix) - will log the carbs and results though and see what happensboiled sweet potatoes and mashed with a bit of butter, roasted a sweet potatoe too, rest of veg was steamed
Frustrating isn't it how much we do not know about what influenced our levels. Yes, we know in broad terms about the effect of carbs or exercise or stress or illness but that is only in rough brush strokes not in terms of fine detail. Sometimes it seems that all we can do is do the right thing as we understand it and then trust to the Gods. And if it does not work then change our routine slightly and try again.
Are your before bed or after dinner counts lower than they have been thus precipitating a stronger liver dump at night?
Would eating slightly later help or hinder?
Pavlos
Can you tell us how, in what way, please? What changes that have worked for YOU personallyThis week 4.9, 5.0 and 5.1 WOW WOW WOW!!
Previous night control of carbs def makes a difference for ,me!!
But is that good or bad for you?
Yep but I'm not green with envy..5.4 this morning for me ..... I'm ok with that, would prefer a 5 or my 4.9 but that's just being too pedantic I guess
Some others on here have found that as their daily levels are improving their fasting is going out the window........ maybe there's someone you can compare notes with - see if there are any common factors?It's bad. Twice this week the morning reading has been 9.9. That's the highest morning reading I've ever had since ive been testing.