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BG all over the place

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ReaL

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Type of diabetes
LADA
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi

I was newly diagnosed on Tuesday with a BG of 26 although the first test I did at home before starting any treatment was 15.6. I am on 1500mg of Metaformin every day and since diagnosis have been researching as much as I can. The advice given on these websites being the most useful. I have been on a low carb diet and taking in roughly 60 carbs a day. I have been feeling quite sick and tired in the morning but getting more energy as the day goes on - I have been putting that down to starting on a high dose of Metaformin straight off and weaning off carbohydrates. I have been testing my bloods periodically and was quite happy that they seemed to be coming down although jumping about a bit. Was gutted however to find that having had a fasting result of 13.5 this morning, 13.7 couple of hours after breakfast and then 16.7 just before lunch.

Does anyone have any clue as to what might be causing this. Does it usually take some time for things to settle and is there any advice or insight as to what I can do to prevent.

Many thanks
Rea
 
@ReaL From my personal experience it takes a good long while for them to settle down even on low carb, I was swinging around the 14's for a while when I started and the fasting levels higher because of how much glucose is still left in the body. As long as they are on the downward trend that is a good thing, perhaps looking into some fasting too will help out a lot. It did for me.
 
Hi Rea. Can you tell us what you had to eat and drink for breakfast and during the morning? It might hold a clue.
 
Hi and welcome,

It could have been your breakfast. What did you have? Some foods take longer than 2 hours to produce a spike, easpecially wholemeal foods, porridge, etc.
 
Hi
I had a poached egg and 2 slices of bacon with a slice of hovis low carb (9g a slice) bread for breakie. Took bloods 2 hours after breakfast and they had only gone up 0.4 to 13.9. Before lunch which was about 4 hours after breakie they were 16.7 and an hour an a half after lunch down to 13. Lunch was chicken and salad with mayo. Just seemed weird to me.
Caeseji with look into fasting makes sense what you are saying.

Thanks for the replies
Rea
 
I always want to tell people keep in mind, you could be a type 1. If you are doing everything right so to speak and not getting the results, it could be you need to change the diet more but it could also be you are a type 1 and you need insulin. Which as a type 1 your body needs insulin for every carb and even protein. Plus your liver makes glucose without even eating.

There are also some type 2's that end up needing insulin too.

I was misdiagnosed for years, luckily medications made me sick so I went on insulin. Then to find out I was a type 1 when tested.
This is happening a lot. Something like 50% of type 1 diagnosis are people over 30, but you can be 40, 50 or 60 years old.It is finally coming out how often misdiagnosis happens.

Just keep it in mind. It's a possible.
 
Thanks Marie I’m having a GAD? Test tomorrow to determine if I am T1 or not.
 
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