Hi there--I was diagnosed type 2 mid February and it has been interesting picking up on all the good advice on this blog, and with each post, a lttle more understanding of the intricate world we diabetics become submerged in enters my brain, so thankyou for that.
I employed a young woman with type 1 in a business I had several years ago. One thing I shall always remember about her and how she treated her diabetes, was apart from the obvious injections, she always seemed to be drinking water at every opportunity. One thing I haven't seen on the forum, although it's probably here somewhere, is if this ishould be an important part our daily practice. I forget to drink much any day, apart from the odd tea, or glass of red wine with dinner, and dont have a particular problem with thirst apart from at pre diagnosis.
It would be helpful to know if when faced with high spiking when trying to gain control, if drinking a substantial amount of fluid/ water, would have a pretty quick effect.
A point that Carlrr may find helpful to hear is that I started to get a grasp, like he is, on what affects my readings and had some succesful BG bursts once even getting as low as 5.4. My initial fasting level was 17.5 so cause for celebration.
What threw me totally after all my hard work and learning was that a recent family problem upset me deeply which in turn had a massive effect on my readings for the past two weeks. The more anxious I got, the harder they were to control.
Its hard to fathom as Newbies just how much anxiety can scupper the whole process and I have had a sharp learning curve. Whilst Carlrr is trying very hard to understand and manage his diabetes, he is being hindered by perhaps having to push for more positive and faster action from healthcare providers.This surely cannot be helping his search gor lower BGs as it is all very worrying when your'e trying to stop yourself from falling off a cliff and no-one's throwing you the rope in front of them.
