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<blockquote data-quote="blueprudence" data-source="post: 363308" data-attributes="member: 63940"><p>Hello board</p><p></p><p>I was formally diagnosed on Wed but had been put on 4 x 500mg Metformin the week before when my GP suspected type II. The first few days on the increased dose of Metformin (I was taking 1 x 500mg for PCOS previously) was hellish but I'm tolerating it better now. Since last week, I've been "good" and not had any choc, sweets, cakes, biscuits, potatoes, white rice, etc. I got my glucose monitor a couple of days ago and have been taking my fasting, pre meal and 2 hour post meal readings and am really shocked at how high they are:</p><p></p><p>HbA1c on diagnosis was 125 or 13.6% DCCT/19mmol/l</p><p></p><p>Yesterday:</p><p></p><p>Fasting & before Lunch: 12.4 - taken at 14:00 as felt too ill to eat till then yesterday (migraine)</p><p>2 hours after Lunch: 14.3</p><p></p><p>Today:</p><p></p><p>Fasting & before Breakfast 19.1</p><p>2 hours after Breakfast 24.9</p><p>Before Lunch: 15.6</p><p></p><p>For lunch I've had a small tin of crabmeat with 1 egg and about 5 cherry tomatoes so no simple carbs. Breakfast today was 100g of Jordan's no sugar added muesli. Is there somewhere online I can enter British foods to count the carbs and sugars maybe?</p><p></p><p>What can I do immediately to bring them down to a better level? I was going to try low carbing after attending my "Spotlight" structured education but should I start it now? I feel now that every minute they are this high is making me more likely to have complications and I want them down NOW! :evil: Feeling a bit frightened that my feet are cold and tingly (despite warm house) and that my vision is "darkened" and that I feel like poo too - exhausted and just wanting to sleep constantly.</p><p></p><p>I did have an appointment to see the practice nurse for the first time for a foot test, to teach me how to test (I knew anyway from testing my type II father after his stroke), etc but the silly receptionist booked me in with a nurse not qualified to do diabetes work so it's been put back till after Easter. I also have a GP follow up after diagnosis appointment booked but again no slots till after Easter. Should I telephone or see my GP sooner as an emergency with these readings?</p><p></p><p>Sorry to be so panic stricken and thank you for any advice.</p><p></p><p>Jules</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blueprudence, post: 363308, member: 63940"] Hello board I was formally diagnosed on Wed but had been put on 4 x 500mg Metformin the week before when my GP suspected type II. The first few days on the increased dose of Metformin (I was taking 1 x 500mg for PCOS previously) was hellish but I'm tolerating it better now. Since last week, I've been "good" and not had any choc, sweets, cakes, biscuits, potatoes, white rice, etc. I got my glucose monitor a couple of days ago and have been taking my fasting, pre meal and 2 hour post meal readings and am really shocked at how high they are: HbA1c on diagnosis was 125 or 13.6% DCCT/19mmol/l Yesterday: Fasting & before Lunch: 12.4 - taken at 14:00 as felt too ill to eat till then yesterday (migraine) 2 hours after Lunch: 14.3 Today: Fasting & before Breakfast 19.1 2 hours after Breakfast 24.9 Before Lunch: 15.6 For lunch I've had a small tin of crabmeat with 1 egg and about 5 cherry tomatoes so no simple carbs. Breakfast today was 100g of Jordan's no sugar added muesli. Is there somewhere online I can enter British foods to count the carbs and sugars maybe? What can I do immediately to bring them down to a better level? I was going to try low carbing after attending my "Spotlight" structured education but should I start it now? I feel now that every minute they are this high is making me more likely to have complications and I want them down NOW! :evil: Feeling a bit frightened that my feet are cold and tingly (despite warm house) and that my vision is "darkened" and that I feel like poo too - exhausted and just wanting to sleep constantly. I did have an appointment to see the practice nurse for the first time for a foot test, to teach me how to test (I knew anyway from testing my type II father after his stroke), etc but the silly receptionist booked me in with a nurse not qualified to do diabetes work so it's been put back till after Easter. I also have a GP follow up after diagnosis appointment booked but again no slots till after Easter. Should I telephone or see my GP sooner as an emergency with these readings? Sorry to be so panic stricken and thank you for any advice. Jules [/QUOTE]
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