Welcome to the forum
@Robertpeck
I'm in the US so converted your weight and glucose levels: 224 pounds (16 stone), 432 mg/dL (24 mmol/l)
You're receiving feedback from two perspectives: Type 1 or 1.5 (LADA) and Type 2. What you're describing could be due to either type of diabetes. It's in your best interest to request a referral to rule out type 1 or 1.5 (LADA) by requesting a C-peptide test and a GAD antibody test to rule out type 1.
Learn more here...
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/c-peptide-test.html and here...
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/gad-antibody-test.html
I understand your confusion. You're eating
normally, yet your glucose levels are very high despite taking medication. It doesn't make sense.
Well, what you're eating is
not normal for someone who has
severe insulin resistance, commonly associated with Type 2, sometimes with Type 1 or 1.5 too
.
Many type 2 diabetics come here to learn about the low carbohydrate diet and are able to significantly bring down their glucose levels within weeks. I started with a peak afternoon glucose level of 282 mg/dl. It took me 4 weeks and eating 30 to 40 carbs a day to bring my fasting glucose and post meal glucose levels down into the lower to mid-100's mg/dL. It likely would take you longer.
Not sure what you want to do: rule out type 1 and 1.5 diabetes and/or learn how to do the low carbohydrate diet? If you have Type 1 or Type 2, the diet will make it possible for you to use smaller amounts of injected insulin. If you have Type 2, the diet will help you to significantly reduce your glucose levels.
What do you want to do? It would be most helpful if you ask questions...
I recently supported a woman who has type 2 diabetes who had glucose levels higher than yours with starting the low carbohydrate diet. She's doing great. Can't remember how long it took her, but her daily glucose levels are now under 150 mg/dL (8.4 mmol/L) and her fasting glucose level is hovering between 95 and 110 mg/dL.