I was about 18 months before I was prescribed Insulin. Initially I was put on Metformin then Gliclazide. My initial basal dose being 4 units of Levemir daily some 12 years ago. I'm now on 80u of Toujeo of and up to 50u of Novorapid daily. I also inject 1u of Ozempic weekly. Coupled with...
I've been on it for 3 months (80 units a day) after using Levemir then Lantus and for the first couple of weeks my readings improved i.e. many below 10. Then the last couple of months has been a nightmare with highs of 20 plus for no particular reason, resulting in shots of 30 units of Novorapid...
Food that rockets my levels:
ANY breakfast serial, including no salt and no sugar muesli
Bread
White Rice
Pasta
Pizza dough (although sour dough is best)
Chinese-based meals
Indian-based Meals.
Fresh Fruit juice
Any desserts - I rarely eat any.
Good stuff:
Bacon
Eggs
Tomatoes
Omlettes
Any red...
I see your point Fergus, but 3 strikes and your out ( or rather 3 bites and you're out :D) I expect Liverpool FC have done n'owt about getting Suarez any help after his last nibble against Chelsea? If this is the case, then they must take at least some of the blame for this.