Recent Content by aaron_mky

Hey all, It has been a while since I have last posted here on behalf of my mum. Long story short, my mum has been diabetic for 30 years, and 3 years ago we had a major breakthrough of omitting glicazide off her medication. Furthermore my mum had an accident (non diabetic related) where she...

Hey all Great news my mum got her blood test back and her sugar level has dropped from 78 to 53, from beginning of December last year. She has been on a strict diet, by high protein and low carb and regulary monitoring her sugar level to keep it within normal levels However her cholesterol...

Thanks @Bluetit1802, she is doing very well. Unfortunately her will power isn't that strong hence why it took her 20years to action her diabetes now. What are the effects of high sugar spikes but keeping within normal range. Is it just as bad.as having a high sugar level reading? My mum is...

Hi all, My mum's sugar level has been very good recently. Before meals, it averages between 4 and 5 points occasionallyy 3ish). I am aware that sugar level shouldn't go higher than 8.5 after meals, and no more than 2 point increase. With it being Christmas, my mum has eaten more than she...

Hi all, went to see the diabetic nurse yesterday, unfortunately, we were not able to get my mum off gliclazide because her sugar level was high, and taken before started her new strict diet 2 weeks ago. They said her sugar level from the test is 8.6, and it has to be under 7.0 before they...

Thanks, it only took 20 years for her to do it We are planning to see the DN next week to get my mum.off glicazide, cause I believe my mum can control her sugar level throughout the day but I am concerned her sugar level will increase even more when she wakes up. Is this a problem?

Hi all, Finally got my mum sugar level within normal range. She has been on a strict diet of no carbs after 12 noon. Yesterday her sugar level was 5.8 before going to bed. This morning when she woke up, her sugar level was 11.8, and it has been around that high since we taking morning tests for...

Thank you all again for the reponses, they are so helpful. We only started measuring her sugar level last week. Before that it was a good 5 - 7 years since we last checked and the doctor saying she is 'managing' well (i dislike the word managing in this scenario). If her sugar level has always...

Congratulations!!! I am hoping my 62 year old mother, who have been on oral medication for 20 years, could do the same. We just started a new diet plan for her. Dont mind asking, How long were you diabetic for?!

@sally and james Thank you for the quick response. We are planning to see the diabetic doctor next Thursday, and try to convince them to go off Glicazide so my mum can lose weight and not go close to hypo, which in this case she is nowhere near lol. However, I have always been told that...

Hi all, I am trying to get my mum to eat healthily and bring her sugar level down. Her sugar level is always over 10 (no more than 13) before meals. The only time I ever see her sugar level between 4 and 7 is after her gym session in the morning. Her diet is quite simple, she mainly has...

Thanks, We have been measuring mums sugar level past few days and noticed her sugar level is high, even this mornng, it was 12.4! Her sugar level was 12.3 at 930pm last nighr, 2 hours after her meal, it was 11.8 before the meal. She hasnt had any food in between. But at least she knows now...

Thanks, that's good to hear that my dinner is all diabetic friendly! I know someone posted a guide to this thread, about sugar levels and what they should be before or after meals. Are there any more comprehensive guides or websites where I can learn more about blood sugar levels?!

Hi @Bluetit1802 We tested her blood sugar just before dinner and it was 9.2, however she did have a slice of bread an hour before... And a bit of cake in the afternoon...and she almost went hypo after the gym morning session cause she didn't have anything to eat afterwards...maybe today wasn't...

Thank you all! My mum is going to see the diabetic nurse in 2 weeks and see if it is possible to get off Gliclazide. We have also bought extra test strips so we can find out if she is eating too much or less carbs in her meals. I will keep you all posted! Once I get the results from the...