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Type 2 83....improvement, but not by much.

Oldvatr said:
Unfortunately the thrush and the weeing are signs that the medication is working well. There are less strong versions in the family, less aggressive. empagliflozin for example,

Adrenaline is indeed an antagonist of insulin and high adrenaline levels will turn off the glucose storage pathways to the muscles since it is the fight / flight hormone and is expecting you to use up the energy, and not store it away. This can cause blood sugars to rise after strenuous exercise or competitive sporting events. Maybe yoga techniques could help? May be the med you need is stress reduction?

Here is some info on carb blockers
www.healthline.com

What Are Carb Blockers and Do They Work?

Carb blockers claim to help you eat carbs without absorbing the calories. But do they work? Are they safe? This article reviews the science.
www.healthline.com www.healthline.com
www.webmd.com

Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors for Diabetes

How do drugs like Precose and Glyset work? What kinds of side effects can you expect? When will your doctor prescribe them, and who shouldn't take them?
www.webmd.com www.webmd.com
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Will look into the medicine and the links. appreciate it.
 
Finding food more expensive myself. I am on benefits so only got a limited budget. I eat 4 eggs with a bit of cheese in the morning on a small slice of toast. Then for my main meal its down to 3 different foods now. I can get 3 packs of angus burgers for £10 from icelands, 3 packs of roast chicken legs from M&S for £8 and pork chops from tesco ( they price match lidils ) and maybe a piece of steak if i can find it cheap :(. I am not going to starve but its not much fun. My only enjoyment these days is a salted caramel keto bar from my local keto shop ( tastes so good )
To get my carbs up abit i eat 2 rice crackers with morristons peanut butter on around 11.30 am and 2 sugar free chocolate digestives or a bit of 85% chocolate at night works out around 40-50 carbs ( was losing to much weight )
 
ultradad said:
Finding food more expensive myself. I am on benefits so only got a limited budget. I eat 4 eggs with a bit of cheese in the morning on a small slice of toast. Then for my main meal its down to 3 different foods now. I can get 3 packs of angus burgers for £10 from icelands, 3 packs of roast chicken legs from M&S for £8 and pork chops from tesco ( they price match lidils ) and maybe a piece of steak if i can find it cheap :(. I am not going to starve but its not much fun. My only enjoyment these days is a salted caramel keto bar from my local keto shop ( tastes so good )
To get my carbs up abit i eat 2 rice crackers with morristons peanut butter on around 11.30 am and 2 sugar free chocolate digestives or a bit of 85% chocolate at night works out around 40-50 carbs ( was losing to much weight )
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I believe the OP has a requirement for halal sourced meat, which carries a price premium.
 
UsmanMo96 said:

My most recent Hba1c has come back as 83 from 94. of course. i am not happy... i give up - trying to think what else will i need to do to improve my diabetes, - everyone mentions "low carb" "keto" - but, is it that easy... i have cut down on carbs... eating meat everyday isn't possible for me - with, the cost of living going up... I know the carbs cause the blood sugar to increase. i just hate that food is expensive especially halal meat. - I have booked my blood test again - for 3 months time and i plan on somehow getting my blood sugars down and get my health back. - my biggest fear is that i am going to get worse as the years go on... i feel so tired all the time. will need to sit down and really start to think what else to do to improve my health. Since starting Trulicity it hasn't improved my blood sugar which is sad but i will inform the endo... it is so bad... my manager at work... he doesn't understand at all. always talking me down and telling me i need to pace it up.. diabetes makes me feel so tired and slow - i told him that my blood sugar are high and that i cant work as fast as everyone else. anyway. i really need to get my health in check before it is to late.​

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Hi

Try to check your blood after eating after 2 hours to rule out food that spoke Yr diver
 
UsmanMo96 said:
I check my blood sugar levels 4x a day sometimes 5x a day.
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Thats good news. Are you testing before a meal, then 2 hours after eating it? This is the best way to identify any components in the meal that might be causing big rises in blood levels. You should be aiming for any rise to be less than 2 mmol/l at the 2hr time, and they should be back to the pre meal value after 4 hours. The 2hr mark is showing the carb response, and the 4 hr mark is when the proteins take effect. Any readings in the early morning are unlikely to be giving any valid information at least until you have got better control of the sugars.
 
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lucylocket61 said:
What times, and what readings are you getting?
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Morning & before and after meals & before bed. - I may do a random check here and there.

For example today my morning was 11mmol. my my after breakfast was 14.8mmol and before dinner was 12.3mmol
and after was 15.3mmol. and I checked now its 11mmol which was my morning level. - today was really bad i dont know why - yesterday i got a few 6s and 8s but i hope tomorrow is better.
 
Oldvatr said:
Thats good news. Are you testing before a meal, then 2 hours after eating it? This is the best way to identify any components in the meal that might be causing big rises in blood levels. You should be aiming for any rise to be less than 2 mmol/l at the 2hr time, and they should be back to the pre meal value after 4 hours. The 2hr mark is showing the carb response, and the 4 hr mark is when the proteins take effect. Any readings in the early morning are unlikely to be giving any valid information at least until you have got better control of the sugars.
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I am checking before and after meals and first thing in the morning and before bed. occasionally i do random checks also. - today was a bad day because my levels were out of range throughout the day. i don't know what has gone wrong. took my usual medication and did my exercise - i will see what tomorrow is like.
 
UsmanMo96 said:
I am checking before and after meals and first thing in the morning and before bed. occasionally i do random checks also. - today was a bad day because my levels were out of range throughout the day. i don't know what has gone wrong. took my usual medication and did my exercise - i will see what tomorrow is like.
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What did you eat?
Did you feel “normal“ in yourself or unwell in any way?

it’s not always easy or even possible but identifying what else is happening when you are out of range can be key to controlling it.
 
HSSS said:
What did you eat?
Did you feel “normal“ in yourself or unwell in any way?

it’s not always easy or even possible but identifying what else is happening when you are out of range can be key to controlling it.
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So, for example my breakfast is 3 eggs boiled. I have a cup of tea and occasionally actimel 100g bottle. I dont get a big rise from that say 11mmol before and 13.5mmol after
Today i saw my endo and he even said the banana i was eating was normal although it did have high amounts of sugar that it was my choice. My evening meal for example today i had a chicken wrap with lettuce and mayonnaise and some home-made fries. Before levels were 7.7mmol and after i will check at the 2 hour mark.

My breakfast is always the same wheres my dinner/lunch is different.
 
UsmanMo96 said:
So, for example my breakfast is 3 eggs boiled. I have a cup of tea and occasionally actimel 100g bottle. I dont get a big rise from that say 11mmol before and 13.5mmol after
Today i saw my endo and he even said the banana i was eating was normal although it did have high amounts of sugar that it was my choice. My evening meal for example today i had a chicken wrap with lettuce and mayonnaise and some home-made fries. Before levels were 7.7mmol and after i will check at the 2 hour mark.

My breakfast is always the same wheres my dinner/lunch is different.
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That's quite a lot of carbs. How many carbs in the actimel? What meds are you on for diabetes? It's interesting that you have an endo involved. It seems your endo is pointing out that you are having high carbs. Yes, it is your choice, but it won't help you reduce your blood sugar levels in general. Total daily carb intake management is important, as well as the amount taken at any one time.
 
lucylocket61 said:
That's quite a lot of carbs. How many carbs in the actimel? What meds are you on for diabetes? It's interesting that you have an endo involved. It seems your endo is pointing out that you are having high carbs. Yes, it is your choice, but it won't help you reduce your blood sugar levels in general. Total daily carb intake management is important, as well as the amount taken at any one time.
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100g bottle 12g carbs total.
Medication:
metformin 4x500g
Gliclazide 80mgx2
Trulicity 3mg originally was on 1.5mg
Yes my endo told me what most people tell me, limit the carbs and that will keep my blood sugar stable. I saw him today and he did explain that my c-peptide indicate i am producing insulin.
What i need is more energy so i can at least try to lose more weight by sweating more but i am quite tired most of the time. Yet i am sleeping 6-7 hours a day. This fatigue is probably connected to diabetes more than anything else.
 
Being tired and lacking energy might indicate high glucose levels. If you are eating ordinary wraps, chips and bananas that could be the reason.
Lowering blood glucose was the key to my losing weight, which just vanished away.
Unfortunately the medication you are taking could push you into hypos so you are not really free to go for low carbs and trust that all will be well. You might need to juggle carbs against medication and time the taking of the drugs and eating of meals to try to keep stable.
 
UsmanMo96 said:
100g bottle 12g carbs total.
Medication:
metformin 4x500g
Gliclazide 80mgx2
Trulicity 3mg originally was on 1.5mg
Yes my endo told me what most people tell me, limit the carbs and that will keep my blood sugar stable. I saw him today and he did explain that my c-peptide indicate i am producing insulin.
What i need is more energy so i can at least try to lose more weight by sweating more but i am quite tired most of the time. Yet i am sleeping 6-7 hours a day. This fatigue is probably connected to diabetes more than anything else.
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You lose water by sweating, not weight. How much weight do you think you need to lose? Fatigue is linked to high blood sugar levels. Lower your carbs a bit and see what happens. Could you add your diabetes meds to your profile please, as this information helps people to know what suggestions to offer.

Eating carbs does not give you more energy when blood sugar levels are higher than normal levels. Your body can't use the carbs, and stores them, increasing insulin resistance.
 
Resurgam said:
Being tired and lacking energy might indicate high glucose levels. If you are eating ordinary wraps, chips and bananas that could be the reason.
Lowering blood glucose was the key to my losing weight, which just vanished away.
Unfortunately the medication you are taking could push you into hypos so you are not really free to go for low carbs and trust that all will be well. You might need to juggle carbs against medication and time the taking of the drugs and eating of meals to try to keep stable.
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That's what my Endo told me but- i feel the same way even if i am around 7-9mmol say for a good few hours i can feel tired if i am around 11-15 and up which is understandable but i don't know why i feel it at 7-9mmol could be i need to keep it at that range for many months or years to see the results i need< this is where my mental health plays with me thinking nothing will improve and to have no hope- even after a few years i am still hoping i can do something with my diabetes and try and bring it down and feel better which i haven't felt good throughout the past few years i have jus got on with my day to day.. i hope my medication isn't making me feel this way then again without it i would be 100x worse.
 
lucylocket61 said:
You lose water by sweating, not weight. How much weight do you think you need to lose? Fatigue is linked to high blood sugar levels. Lower your carbs a bit and see what happens. Could you add your diabetes meds to your profile please, as this information helps people to know what suggestions to offer.

Eating carbs does not give you more energy when blood sugar levels are higher than normal levels. Your body can't use the carbs, and stores them, increasing insulin resistance.
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I will update my profile. as far as weight goes - i checked in today @ 72kg so i have put on even whilst on trulicity- i want to just build muscle and lose my belly. my goal this year was to lose my belly which the year is almost coming to a end so i don't think this year i will be able to maybe.. next year. It isn't easy but i really want to see what i can do. if i could have enough energy to run or walk for a good hour or so without burning out or tiring i would probably have achieved my goal.. i do walk everyday regardless if i feel tired
 
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