I have just bought a test meter in the last few days, spent a few hours reading the notes and testing it with the control solution, everything in range by the readings. This morning I went for my daily dog walk 3kms , entirely forgot to do my first test BFG, and had a small breakfast of 60g rolled oats, spoonful of apple sauce (no sugar added, make my own) plus whole fat milk warmed up. Waited a good hour and then did my first test, reading said 219 mg/dl. I live in Thailand and that is the measurement they use here.
Last November the docs here said I had type 2 diabetes, I weighed in at 101 kgs, now mid April and I am 85 kgs, still a bit of weight loss to go, but have binned all the bad foods and eating sensibly. Looks like I may have to say good bye to my oats?, pity as I only eat them about three times a week and always after a bit of exercise.
The only medication I am on is one 500mg metformin tablet daily. Should I really be worried by that very first reading?, do a number of tests before going to see the Docs again. Appreciate all advice.
Billy
Hi Billy... welcome to the forum...
Your weight loss is brilliant - it must have been hard work... Your first reading is quite high - it must have given you a fright! My meter reads the same way as yours - I use the converter on this site to see what the English version is.. they're not exact, but close enough... your 219 reads as 12.2.... Some of us can tolerate a little porridge, but most add other things to it I think - nuts and seeds etc.... @SableJan makes her own 'muesli' and weighs it out too.... apples - all fruit in fact - spike me, so I just eat berries - strawberries, raspberries and blueberries really - with cream if you're low-carbing.... I think most of us stick to berries - just a handful, with the odd treat... one person posted that they freeze mango in slices and bag it, so that you can have a little without wasting the whole thing... how clever is that?
I freeze red seedless grapes because I can only eat one or two.. they work really well in drinks too...
If you look back over this thread, you will see a fair number of us have kicked our meds into touch and have relied on eating to our meters and eat a low-carb diet... there are loads of clever people here to help you with anything you need to ask... I think it was BlueTit who said a question is never silly when you don't know the answer.. or something clever like that...
So just ask away - someone here will be able to help you.... We all learn something all the time...
We have a thread called Low Carb Recipes which has some lovely stuff if you are low caring... I can't imagine eating some of the stuff I used to now..
Have you popped into the 'What was your fasting blood glucose in the morning?' thread? We post our fasting numbers every day we can manage to... S.K.S. keeps a log of all our numbers - don't know where the time comes from in such a busy life though..
You'll see they are posted regularly... It helps us keep tabs on what our early morning numbers are... I am in serious danger of overloading you here! I will shut up and let someone else tell you about the other stuff....
Take care and don't worry... there's always someone here to listen...
