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I use a Freestyle Libre meter, but can;t afford to have one constantly. My levels are averaging 12 and I am worried. More below.
Over the last six months or so I have lost control of my glucose levels. I am Type 2 on 2 Glyclazide per day.
I was on SR Metformin but no longer take it because of two rather nasty toilet 'accidents'
In the past I Was getting my glucose levels down using diet, and was happily below 10 most days.
Yesterday evening I was at a social event - two slices of pizza and I'm over 15. Average for 24 hours is 12
I admit to having two bad habits:
I drink alcohol - mostly wine in the evenings
I work from home and snack on cheese, sausage and oatcakes

What I am worried about is the glucose going high a first sign of liver damage? Is this something I should look out for and deal with now?
 
Hi @SOTR What changed so far as your diet is concerned? Did you just find it unsustainable?
I had a quick look at your previous posts and I don't see any details about the low carb foods you would like to be eating. Mostly you mention pizza and either oats or porridge. Neither of which helps when trying to control T2 diabetes.

I don't see why a Freestyle Libre should make a difference to your control, I found that just testing before a meal and then 2hrs after first bite gave me all the infomation I needed about those foods in those portions at that time of day (these are all variables.

Alcohol in small/ moderate quantities isn't a big problem but it certainly isn't good for the liver and can also lead to over-eating after consuming some.
I'm hope that you are being good and sticking to dry wine rather than the sweet ones.
Sausages are OK to snack on only if they are high meat content ones - surprisingly some 'premium' ones are quite low in actual meat content. Cheese is also fine unless you are trying to lose weight, in which case you need to be aware that it is high in calories. Oatcakes for snacks seems a recipe for disaster!. How about head boiled eggs, olives, deli meat etc. for snacking? But better to just drink water black tea/coffee instead of snacking. Have a decent portions of low carb food at mealtimes with plenty of protein and fat to help keep you feeling full until the next meal.

Fatty liver disease does sound like something you are courting both through diet (NAFLD) and possibly the more common fatty liver caused by alcohol.
I hope you are aware that alcohol causes slower but much longer aborption of glucose from carbohydrates, just as the fat in a slice of pizza can do. It's the total glucose, not just the peaks that matter. This could make it difficult to determine if your evening food is OK for you or not
 
SOTR said:
I use a Freestyle Libre meter, but can;t afford to have one constantly. My levels are averaging 12 and I am worried. More below.
Over the last six months or so I have lost control of my glucose levels. I am Type 2 on 2 Glyclazide per day.
I was on SR Metformin but no longer take it because of two rather nasty toilet 'accidents'
In the past I Was getting my glucose levels down using diet, and was happily below 10 most days.
Yesterday evening I was at a social event - two slices of pizza and I'm over 15. Average for 24 hours is 12
I admit to having two bad habits:
I drink alcohol - mostly wine in the evenings
I work from home and snack on cheese, sausage and oatcakes

What I am worried about is the glucose going high a first sign of liver damage? Is this something I should look out for and deal with now?
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Hi I bc am new to this site and just wanted to know a bit if advice as I drink alcohol every night and have just been diagnosed as pre diabetes so I have been put on 2 x 500mg of metformin a day but can I still drink ? Also I am going on holiday next week can I drink more than 3 glades of wine each night ?
 
kelbrad said:
Hi I bc am new to this site and just wanted to know a bit if advice as I drink alcohol every night and have just been diagnosed as pre diabetes so I have been put on 2 x 500mg of metformin a day but can I still drink ? Also I am going on holiday next week can I drink more than 3 glades of wine each night ?
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You've tagged onto an old post. Yes you can drink when on Metformin, but 3 glasses of wine each night can be quite a lot of alcohol - depending on the size of the glass that can almost a bottle, which is pretty heavy drinking.
 
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