Hi everyone,
Just an update. My Nephrology appointment has been rescheduled to Monday, instead of the end of October so I have been rushing around trying to get bloods done in time. A little worried but I'm trying to stay neutral and see what they say. They are also running a HBA1C which I am dying to know! Now I am not quite sure whether I should have gone onto the Ramipril or not, as I know this will be masking/reducing what is really going on.
I have my diabetic counselling appointment next week, not quite sure what to expect - I can manage, although my mind set seems to fluctuate between low carb/plenty of exercise and then being quite lazy.. along with being frustrated and generally angry about it all as I have mentioned previously.
Exercise seems to be another learning curve.. some days it has a really good impact on my levels ( 4 mmol drop ) and others it barely seems to do anything!
My glucose levels have stayed roughly the same, apart from when I know I have indulged with something carby when seeing friends, which is good. I suppose. Not sure how much impact the Metformin is actually having. I had a day last week where I forgot to take it before work, ate a couple of slices of toast at work at around 9am and by 1pm when I got home my level was 5.9... although I could put that down to being physically active at work. Not perfect but at least I'm not staying high.
I'm still finding it difficult when I am home for evening meals, my dad is T2 diabetic, max dose of metformin along with gilcazide etc... and still insists on having carb heavy meals, which he is then upset that I do not to want to eat (I appreciate the effort he makes to cook just not his meal plans!). I have generally managed to persuade him to leave the pasta, noodles or whatever it is in a separate dish so my parents can serve themselves and I can avoid it. Not a battle I like having though. Does sometimes feel like it is a little deliberate on his part.. maybe that's just me taking it too personally.
Anyway, thank you for reading - it will be nice to be able to update everyone with some concrete info, rather than my musings!
Neo88