Ali H
Well-Known Member
I am getting seriously fed up now. Things had been getting a little worse before I had a knee arthroscopy nearly 3 weeks ago but not totally dire. However, since then my blood sugar readings are through the roof.
I am getting 8.8s fasting after having nothing to eat after my evening meal and spikes of 15 or more 2 to 3 hours after a meal. This weekend I really cut back my carb intake but that has had no effect whatsoever.
I take 1 X 80 mg gliclazide before breakfast and before my evening meal and recently had 1 X 500 mg slow release metformin added in to try and combat this rise. Nothing is changing at all.
My GP thinks I have LADA but I don't think he did GAD or CPep tests. I am going to ask him to do these but with current funding issues who knows if that will be possible. Has anybody paid for them themselves and if so, what sort of cost was involved?
I am pretty certain he is going to go the insulin route but he isn't back in until Friday and he is the only diabetic specialist at the practice AFAIK. I am keeping a food diary and meter readings to show him. Meantime, am I banging my head against a brick wall trying everything under the sun with no decent readings to show for it or should I bash on with the low carbing?
Ali
I am getting 8.8s fasting after having nothing to eat after my evening meal and spikes of 15 or more 2 to 3 hours after a meal. This weekend I really cut back my carb intake but that has had no effect whatsoever.
I take 1 X 80 mg gliclazide before breakfast and before my evening meal and recently had 1 X 500 mg slow release metformin added in to try and combat this rise. Nothing is changing at all.
My GP thinks I have LADA but I don't think he did GAD or CPep tests. I am going to ask him to do these but with current funding issues who knows if that will be possible. Has anybody paid for them themselves and if so, what sort of cost was involved?
I am pretty certain he is going to go the insulin route but he isn't back in until Friday and he is the only diabetic specialist at the practice AFAIK. I am keeping a food diary and meter readings to show him. Meantime, am I banging my head against a brick wall trying everything under the sun with no decent readings to show for it or should I bash on with the low carbing?
Ali