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Am i worrying about nothing

Well roast and boiled potatoes are why your BS was raised after dinner.Potatoes are complex carbs so need to be eaten in moderation.Do you really need sugar in your tea? You can learn to love tea without sugar.In fact try and cut sugar out of your diet altogether,it can be done!Bread is also a complex carb so again needs to be eaten in moderation.How about finding something for breakfast that you like that is not carb.Bacon and eggs for instance.
 
It is very hard to interpret figures out of context like this. They are quite high for a non-diabetic, but not unusual after eating things like potatoes. Take a reading first thing tomorrow - before you eat. That will give you a much better idea of the situation.
 
mmmmmmmmmmmm eggs and bacon sounds good to me i will cut down on my sugar i am not one for a lot of sugar anyway just in my tea i do have the occasional cake but i will take note what you have said about the potatoes and bread what would be the best thing to eat before a reading ,thank you sue. just notice a reply from diabetic geek thank you for that i will take one in the morning first thing to see what that reading is .thank you again and all the best footy
 
Take a reading before you eat anything first thing in the morning.If you are going to take readings during the day take a reading before a meal then about two hours after the meal.Take a note of the readings and what you had to eat with that meal.Keep a diary for a week and you will begin to see which foods make your BS go up and which don't. We are all different so some of the complex carbs can shoot up BS in some people while not affecting others.
 
Thank you again sue i will do that while i am waiting to see the doctor thank you for all the good advice and all the best i wish you well footy
 
hya footy,
just to mention if u are diabetic and have to take meds for it u wont ever have to pay for any prescriptions again :D
take care
 
Thank you for your kind words sue and totsy and everyone who has replyed .hey totsy i live in wales we havn't paid for a prescription for some time now sorry and all that and before you say it i don't like sheep jokes so thank you again i will keep you updated with what's happening perhaps i need a vet not a doctor all the best footy
 
Hi footy
I have the older model Freestyle Mini and I know that Abbot Diabetes Care, who supply it, will supply the strips for a lot less than high street prices. look up their website. Also, if you get a diabetes diagnosis, you are entitle to strip prescriptions until you know what you are doing. Thereafter it depends on variables. Keep getting back to us, we'll help. Meantime find your local PCT website and download their treatment protocol for diabetes. If your doctor doesn't stick to it, you may need to wave it at him/her.
 
Thank you for the info on the strips hanadr and everyone who has sent me a reply ,right then got up this morning after a good sleep and did a test on the meter before breakfast my first reading was 6.9 mmol/l so i took another reading about 30 mins after i did not drink or eat anything and the second reading was 5.6 mmol/l ,i did not have anything for breakfast but i did have two cups of coffee during the day i then had dinner just lasagne the reading one hour after eating it was 7.8mmol/l then i took another reading two hours after eating my dinner this reading was 6.5mmol/l so i think this means that i don't have pre diabetes after all so that is good i phone the doctor and he said he can see me wednesday now because i still feel like i have got no energy and sweaty and thirsty with bad headaces and so on i can't understand the readings today because when i took them last week on my motherinlaws meter and the readings on that boots home testing kit they where different to the ones i took today so i am glad that i am ok and i will see what the doctor says when i will see him in the week he might say that i got foot and mouth because you all know i am from wales and the sheep thing, the doctor or VET might shoot me and throw me on a bonfire or something, i would not be surpised if Gordon Brown and his chosen few don't come out with that idea to cut down on the NHS waiting list ,i will stop waffling on now so i will wish you all well it can't be easy being a diabetic take care eveyone, i will let you all know how i get on at the doctor's in the week and if there is anyone out there reading this and they are a big scary cat about going to the doctor's and all that just like me log in and share you problems like i said it's good to talk so thank you all for replying and i wish you all well for the future and i will keep you updated as to whats happening with me all the best footy of should i say shaun the sheep ha ha ha
 
Went to the doctor's today i don't know why i get so worryied about it but i do ,i am always like that my doctor is very good realy but i still don't know why i get all worked up when i got to see her but there you are .i explained my symptons and she took my blood pressure and she said that she will send me for blood tests on monday i have to have a fasting test and a few other's blood tests she said that she will give me the works so thats good but now i am worrying about the blood tests now because i know there is something wrong but i don't know what so i am thinking what if they find something wrong or they don't find something wrong if you know what i mean i hate this feeling i will feel like this untill the results come back i just get worked up about it all my wife is realy good i don't know what i would do without her, but i don't like keeping on talking about it all the time because i don't want to worry her i bet you all think i am a big sissy but i am not honest i don't know why i feel like this about the doctor's and all that i am a big guy and also tall ,i used to play rugby, did weight tranning and all that but deep down i am like a big baby i suppose some of us men are like that, so i dont know what all the blood tests are for but if anyone wants to throw some light on it for me, feel free to do so ,i hope everyone is being good and keeping well and safe ,all the best footy
 
You may find this unusual but after 40 years as a diabetic I disagree with doctors. It is very helpful that you have checked your sugar BEFORE taking any medication because I believe your sugar level will increase if you take metformin tablets.

As a type 1 patient I LOST weight as there was no insulin to utilise any food I ate. Most type 2 patients are overweight to some degree so there can be no shortage of insulin. This is easily explained as it is not the pancreas which controls the blood sugar level but the liver which releases the sugar as required.

This can be exhibited by alcohol which prevents the release of sugar and people show drunk symptoms similar to diabetics in hypos. Also bodybuilders use insulin to increase their physique, large amounts of insulin in their healthy bodies does not cause hypos.

I don't have any easy answers but if you can get out more walking, even fi it involves shopping I'm sure that would help more than pills.

David
 
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