At my whits end?

[captainkirk]

Hi folks, this is the first time ive done this so bare-with-me please. i`ve been a diabetic for 12 years now and i can`t get my control down again after a visit to the clinic its 10+ and again im told to change my slow acting insulin.My day to day monitoring is not bad i cycle back and forward to work (9 mile) most days im a stone and a bit over weight but im 6ft 3ins tall i try to eat mostly good food i dont smoke and hardley drink.any one else struggleing like this? any ideas?

 

[Katharine]

Hi Captain!

It may be that you are doing everything you have been told to do perfectly (well as perfectly as anyone ) but what you've been told is good for you really is not.

What sort of things do you eat?

Would you please tell me more about your medications?

Great job on the cycling.

 

[hanadr]

As Katharine says, you're doing everything you've been told to. What We here say is "what you're told isn't always the best way."
If you are eating "Plemty of complex carbs with every meal", you have found out that for most peopleit doesn't work.
Try a drastic reduction in carbs and you should improve pretty much immediately. And Katharine can give you the best available info on medication

 

[fergus]

Hey CaptainKirk,
I was your biggest fan back in the 70's there, so anything I can do to repay that debt is cool with me. If your blood sugars are running high, just cut back on the carbohydrates. The bread, potatoes, pasta, rice etc is no good for you at all so give those things a wide berth. The good foods are meats, fish, vegetables, eggs, dairy foods and nuts and these will sort you out.
Is it true you wore a corset by the way? :shock:

All the best,

fergus