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Living in the U.S. a diabetic gets a lot of confusing information about everything to include the limit of Carbs Per Meal (CPM). It is normally recommended that a diabetic should limit to 60g-75g CPM for men and 45g-60g for women. Personally that seems a lot of carbs to consume in a short period...
Being a new diabetic diagnosed the 16th of July 2020, I have been motivated to try to find out as much about this as possible. I get often to the point of having mind boggle. I was put on 500mg of Metformin twice daily the 16th of July and soon developed bad cases of frequent urination and...
Yes! I was on 500mg twice daily of Metformin from the 16th of July 2020 until the 17th of August 2020 over a month. Not long after starting it I had to Urinate more frequently than I had before. I had my doctor take me off of all medication for awhile to rectify this problem on the 18th and now...
My morning (i.e., Friday, 21 Aug 2020 @ 5:30am) Blood Glucose Fasting Test was 138mg/dL. I consider this a little high in comparison to my past Morning Blood Glucose Fasting Test however, my Doctor took me off of medication (i.e., Metformin) 4 days ago. This would be the first Morning Blood...
I have changed my diet to less carbs. Being sweet freak those sweets are sure getting missed however, this task of getting healthier is absolutely necessary. I know that many others have beat this and I feel that if I can keep my motivation up to do what I need to do, I will reduce a lot. Yes! I...
I am 78 years old and have been diagnosed as a diabetic under the American Diabetes Association (ADA) diagnostic standards. Received a 6.5 A1C ~ Diabetes. I have had high A1C readings into the pre-diabetes range for at least 5 years without any medical intervention. I have been prescribed the...