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- Type of diabetes
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- Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
Hi all,
I was diagnosed T2 a week ago. Male, 46.
Firstly, I'm glad I found you. I've been reading everything I can. Resources here in Hong Kong are limited, or in Chinese. So as an expat Brit this feels like the place to be.
My tale starts a year ago with extreme fatigue, constant headaches and an insuppressible appetite. I put on 25kg in the last 20 months, so firmly in the obese category. FBG in September '17 was 6.2 and ultimately I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and put on CPAP. That helped; I stopped falling asleep at work and the headaches went. But the fatigue persisted.
In August 18 I was put on Antibiotics for a skin infection and got thrush. I learned this might be a side effect of high blood sugar, so I bought a meter and randomly tested myself a few times - nothing outside the ranges published here.
Next came the stinky urine around October time and a few more self-tests were going as high as 14. I finally went to my Doc a couple of weeks ago and shared my concerns - a heap of blood tests, ECGs, X-Ray etc and the Doctor was happy that my ECG, Chest and blood pressure are text book perfect! Sadly, my HB1AC was 88 and my triglycerides are elevated. Is it usual for T2 to manifest in just a couple of months?
Doc has put me on 250mg Metformin twice a day which I seem to be tolerating, as well as Fenofibrate for the Trigs. Told me to come back in three months and didn't give much advice, which is about par for HK. Wondering how long Metformin takes to have an effect on BG.
I signed up for a low-carb meal service a month or so back (for weight loss) but that also seems like a good direction as treatment. Postprandial readings for <30g carbs are around 10. Wondering if I need more adjustment time or lower carbs? Daily intake is less than 70g carbs per day over the last week (except the weekend dinners).Appetite is a little more controlled now.
On the weekend I found that bread and potatoes send my BG through the roof, pasta not so much. But aiming to avoid all the starches in the future.
A week ago my FBG was 22.6, now is hovering around 12. Yesterday evening my pre-dinner was 7.5 and post-dinner 2hr was 9.5. This morning FBG was 13.3, not sure why it went up so much overnight.
No need to tag daisy1, I've read that post a million times.
Also, when signing up to this site, the Accu-Chek Guide isn't an option as a meter to select, doesn't appear to be available in the UK but it the latest Accu-Check meter over here.
I was diagnosed T2 a week ago. Male, 46.
Firstly, I'm glad I found you. I've been reading everything I can. Resources here in Hong Kong are limited, or in Chinese. So as an expat Brit this feels like the place to be.
My tale starts a year ago with extreme fatigue, constant headaches and an insuppressible appetite. I put on 25kg in the last 20 months, so firmly in the obese category. FBG in September '17 was 6.2 and ultimately I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and put on CPAP. That helped; I stopped falling asleep at work and the headaches went. But the fatigue persisted.
In August 18 I was put on Antibiotics for a skin infection and got thrush. I learned this might be a side effect of high blood sugar, so I bought a meter and randomly tested myself a few times - nothing outside the ranges published here.
Next came the stinky urine around October time and a few more self-tests were going as high as 14. I finally went to my Doc a couple of weeks ago and shared my concerns - a heap of blood tests, ECGs, X-Ray etc and the Doctor was happy that my ECG, Chest and blood pressure are text book perfect! Sadly, my HB1AC was 88 and my triglycerides are elevated. Is it usual for T2 to manifest in just a couple of months?
Doc has put me on 250mg Metformin twice a day which I seem to be tolerating, as well as Fenofibrate for the Trigs. Told me to come back in three months and didn't give much advice, which is about par for HK. Wondering how long Metformin takes to have an effect on BG.
I signed up for a low-carb meal service a month or so back (for weight loss) but that also seems like a good direction as treatment. Postprandial readings for <30g carbs are around 10. Wondering if I need more adjustment time or lower carbs? Daily intake is less than 70g carbs per day over the last week (except the weekend dinners).Appetite is a little more controlled now.
On the weekend I found that bread and potatoes send my BG through the roof, pasta not so much. But aiming to avoid all the starches in the future.
A week ago my FBG was 22.6, now is hovering around 12. Yesterday evening my pre-dinner was 7.5 and post-dinner 2hr was 9.5. This morning FBG was 13.3, not sure why it went up so much overnight.
No need to tag daisy1, I've read that post a million times.
Also, when signing up to this site, the Accu-Chek Guide isn't an option as a meter to select, doesn't appear to be available in the UK but it the latest Accu-Check meter over here.