Another Newbie

Hi Toddy ,and welcome to the forum.Can you tell us something about your diet so then we can make suggestions.

You could reduce the portions of starchy carbs in your diet by,reducing the amounts of Bread,Potatoes,pasta ,rice and flour based products an see if this has an affect on your blood sugar levels.Have you discussed with your doctor any likely side effects of your new medications on your blood sugars?

If you want to can you tell me the names of the pills that you are on?

Hi toddyto
I noticed in your reply to Sue that you use low fat spread
she correctly told you that a reduced carb diet is often helpful in blood sugar control. I would just like to add that you don't need to worry about low fat. Fats are not an issue for diabetics unless they eat a lot of carbs. If you are not sure about carbs, read my Carbohydrates 101&102 posts.

Hana's posts can be found here,

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Hi Toddytwo. Welcome aboard.Haven't we met somewhere before?!!!! :lol:

Haven't seen anything there that definitely states that it raises blood sugars.Anyone else know different?

If the thyroxine is insufficient to bring the TSH and especially T3 and T4 back in range, as it often isn't, this can result in higher BG among many other things. Many authorities don't seem to think controlling thryoid sufficiently is useful. Many patients who move to an area where this is treated more aggressively would disagree with them.

Hi Toddytwo, I've just joined too and am reading all I can about low carbing.

Its a great site and a wealth of information, it's just taking me ages to read all the threads!

mrs o x

Hi Toddy
i am Jonny, i am new to all this diabetes stuff, i have only been diagnosed for a week but i am type 1 diabetes.
what do you eat in a day?
If you eat to much chocolate or really fatty foods maybe you should cut down on sum of that or do so more exercise!

jonny

Hi all

New to this forum but not to T2 diabetes - about 13 years. My highest ever HbA1c was 6.6 and the last one was 6.2. No sign of any complications - was told I have the eyes of a 25 year old which, at 55, is good to hear! Since diag I have kept away from sugars but not from carbs - usually potatoes, pasta, granary or sourdough bread and, sometimes, basmati rice. My bp is well controlled by medication. My total cholesterol is well controlled by simvastatin - although I would like to see my HDL a bit higher. Incidentally, I was part of the lipid arm of the ASCOT study that was terminated early because of the overwhelming evidence of the improved coronary outcomes due to statins.

Hana earlier said that fats are no problem for diabetics but people are rarely only diabetics - they often have other health issues that are not so straightforward as far as fats are concerned. Evangelistic dietary advice needs to be cognisant of the whole person and come with caveats, in my view.

By the way, the illness learning curve has begun again for me - I was diagnosed last July with Parkinson's Disease, but not on medication as yet.

Doug