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<blockquote data-quote="kaazoom" data-source="post: 173998" data-attributes="member: 22472"><p>I am still managing to get my BG levels down. I am managing to keep my levels down in the single figures. Still often over 8 but much better than they were. I am not feeling ill all of the time, my concentration, which has been really bad for the past 5 years, has improved, I have more feeling in my feet, I have less muscle spasming in my legs which means my gait is almost back to normal and less pain. My gait has been very badly affected. I have been able to do lots of walking and yesterday drove for the first time in about 3 years. I had stopped driving as my concentration was so poor.</p><p></p><p> I still can't be sure that this is all down to better BG control. My ME/CFS diagnosis means this could just be a remission. However, I still wonder whether I haven't had ME/CFS all these years but instead uncontrolled diabetes. I was reading the information the World Health Organisation has about diabetes and testing for it. It says that 30% of people with diabetes are not picked up on the fasting blood test, they are only recognised when a oral glucose tolerance test is done. This does make sense to me. The fasting blood test measures blood after not eating for longer than you may usually do. Most people eat something at least every 4 hours and often have an occasional snack too. Which would logically suggest they are always topping up their BG and not allowing it to go down.</p><p></p><p> One thing I have noticed, but never related it to diabetes, is my concentration is better in the mornings before breakfast. It then plummeted afterwards and reading and thinking would become difficult. Since lowering my carbs this hasn't been the case.</p><p></p><p> Time will tell if this vast improvement is down to better glucose control and not a ME/CFS remission. Convincing my GP that perhaps I have had diabetes longer than 2 years and that it is the cause of my ill health will probably be impossible. But if this recovery continues I will be able to work again, which will be great.</p><p></p><p> I am keeping a diary of what I am eating including how many carbs, my BG levels throughout the day and how I am functioning. I am s glad I came back to this forum. I wish I'd listened more when I was here 2 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaazoom, post: 173998, member: 22472"] I am still managing to get my BG levels down. I am managing to keep my levels down in the single figures. Still often over 8 but much better than they were. I am not feeling ill all of the time, my concentration, which has been really bad for the past 5 years, has improved, I have more feeling in my feet, I have less muscle spasming in my legs which means my gait is almost back to normal and less pain. My gait has been very badly affected. I have been able to do lots of walking and yesterday drove for the first time in about 3 years. I had stopped driving as my concentration was so poor. I still can't be sure that this is all down to better BG control. My ME/CFS diagnosis means this could just be a remission. However, I still wonder whether I haven't had ME/CFS all these years but instead uncontrolled diabetes. I was reading the information the World Health Organisation has about diabetes and testing for it. It says that 30% of people with diabetes are not picked up on the fasting blood test, they are only recognised when a oral glucose tolerance test is done. This does make sense to me. The fasting blood test measures blood after not eating for longer than you may usually do. Most people eat something at least every 4 hours and often have an occasional snack too. Which would logically suggest they are always topping up their BG and not allowing it to go down. One thing I have noticed, but never related it to diabetes, is my concentration is better in the mornings before breakfast. It then plummeted afterwards and reading and thinking would become difficult. Since lowering my carbs this hasn't been the case. Time will tell if this vast improvement is down to better glucose control and not a ME/CFS remission. Convincing my GP that perhaps I have had diabetes longer than 2 years and that it is the cause of my ill health will probably be impossible. But if this recovery continues I will be able to work again, which will be great. I am keeping a diary of what I am eating including how many carbs, my BG levels throughout the day and how I am functioning. I am s glad I came back to this forum. I wish I'd listened more when I was here 2 years ago. Paul [/QUOTE]
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