Blood sugar levels high

[Nbbs]

Hi.

My boyfriend was diagnosed a year ago with diabetes type 2, buy has since lost a lot of weight to under healthy bmi and eating really well but still high sugar levels.

He is on sukkarto, two tablets morning and two evening, he has been told by a friend that he may now be pre diabetic so the tablets are giving him high readings. Has anyone else had this trouble?

Many thanks

 

[Antje77]

Hi @Nbbs , welcome to the forum.

He is on sukkarto, two tablets morning and two evening, he has been told by a friend that he may now be pre diabetic so the tablets are giving him high readings.

That's not at all how it works.
You do not get high blood glucose from Sukkarto.

How high are his readings in general?
What does his doctor say?
Would he be interested in joining the forum to learn more about how diabetes works?

 

[Nbbs]

His readings are around 12. He has been told by a friend that because he is on a high dose it may affect it. He doesn't want to join, he's not good at explaining things but likes me to do it for him. He hasn't been back to the doctor, worried because of the high readings, although I've told him he should.

 

[Mbaker]

I would encourage your boyfriend to address the issues fully. BMI doesn't necessarily correlate to diabetes numbers. He may not be Type 2. Practically he should ask his Doctor for Type 1 / LADA tests.

When you say he is eating really well, this may need to be defined as some say this is wheat, grains, fibre and the like, whilst alternative traditional foods tend to show efficacy in the real world.

 

[Nbbs]

Thank you. He did say today he will book an appointment so we will do that tomorrow. I'll read up some more information for him. Although I do think he drinks water or no added sugar drinks, more than he eats, would this not help?

 

[Antje77]

His readings are around 12. He has been told by a friend that because he is on a high dose it may affect it. He doesn't want to join, he's not good at explaining things but likes me to do it for him. He hasn't been back to the doctor, worried because of the high readings, although I've told him he should.

The tablets are not the cause of his higher numbers, those tablets help a bit to get the numbers down.
But it's not a magic pill, making the diabetes go away!

Would he be interested in adjusting his diet to lower his readings?
Many on here have found lowering carb intake makes the world of difference, without needing to go hungry. So don't eat less food (he doesn't need to, as he already lost weight), but choose different foods.

Here's a link to an informative piece by one of our members, I think you'll find it useful: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog/jokalsbeek.401801/

I hope he'll agree to go to the doctor.
Doctors are not here to tell you off but to help you get healtier, and in the case of diabetes prevent complications.

 

[Antje77]

Although I do think he drinks water or no added sugar drinks, more than he eats, would this not help?

What kind of foods does he eat?
All carbs turn to glucose, so having bacon and eggs won't raise your numbers, but a so called healthy breakfast of porridge will.

 

[Nbbs]

He probably does eat a lot of carbs, brown bread, and eats what he was told by his doctor, I keep telling him he needs an app to track his carbs. He's out from 5 in the morning and sometimes has no access to heating or cooking food so needs to work out other cold things he can have for lunch, I will read up, thank you

 

[ianf0ster]

Plenty of cold food is good for T2 diabetics:
Boiled eggs,
Cold cuts of meat or fish
Cheese
Nuts and seeds
Low carb veg (or fruit that we eat like veg such as avocado)
The above can easily be combined into a salad.

 

[VashtiB]

Hello and welcome @Nbbs

Your boyfriend is lucky to have such a supportive partner

As people have said the tablets won't be causing the high levels so he should take some action. The possible consequences of continual high levels are significant so he definitely should take some action.

So it really depends on what action he is willing to take. As people have said reducing his carb intake is a good way to start reducing his levels. He could do that as a 'trial' to see if he can bring his levels down into the more usual range.

There are a lot in the medical profession that don't seem to appreciate that a diet much much lower in carbs can assist in reducing blood glucose levels. My doctor told me to keep eating 'healthy carbs' but they are what lead me to type 2 diabetes in the first place.

You have been given some suggestions for food that is low carb- let us know if you need more suggestions.

Please also read the link @Antje77 posted- it's one of my favourite links as I think it explains it really well.

Good luck and welcome.

 

[Mbaker]

He probably does eat a lot of carbs, brown bread, and eats what he was told by his doctor, I keep telling him he needs an app to track his carbs. He's out from 5 in the morning and sometimes has no access to heating or cooking food so needs to work out other cold things he can have for lunch, I will read up, thank you

Doctors tend not be educated in nutrition, so they go with the standard of care, which does not put treatable diabetes into remission for those with Type 2 and requires more insulin for those with Type 1.

The food industry along with Dietitians and Nutritionalist recommendations essentially are underpinned by the belief that dietary saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart attacks and strokes. It is for the individual to decide if they believe food frequency questionaires that sometimes show a change in "risk" for example from 1 to 1.18 (inflated to look like 18%, just rubbish, even if you accept the methods used) or other higher level studies (RCT's) that do not show any association. I made my choice based on the health status of previous generations on meat and 2 veg, tribes who eat meat and their lack of modern disease and populations such as in Hong Kong that have had the longest living and highest meat eating populations.

To get a fasting blood glucose of 3.9 this morning, yesterday I took the following "pill":

I ate 2 meals and some took some exercise:
Breakfast: Kippers, farm made traditional burgers, followed by almonds, brazil, hazelnuts, blue berries, blackberries and Greek yogurt

Dinner: Nandos seasoned air fried chicken and salad, followed by melted 100% dark chocolate with nuts and pork puffs
Gym: Barbell squats, Bench presses, Seated pulley rows, Punch / Kick bag work
Walking: 11,000 steps (after meal 1 and during Gym)