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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 1964579" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>I would make another appt with your GP to go through things properly, hopefully when the computers are working.</p><p>When I was diagnosed I was very over weight. I was advised by folk here to take up a low carb way of eating. This brought my blood sugar levels down to non diabetic levels and I have lost over six stone. I suggest if you want to try this route you start by cutting out obvious sugars but also reduce obvious carbohydrates too. Carbohydrates all turn to sugar once eaten, so a jacket potato for instance is the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar. A drastic reduction in potatoes, bread, cereals, rice, pasta etc... will improve things no end. You may or may not require meds, I take Metformin the mildest type 2 med but some people manage on low carb diet alone. 19 is high but not surprising if you’ve just been diagnosed. Do you have a blood glucose meter? If not I suggest you get one, that way you can see how different food/meals affect you and your blood sugar levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 1964579, member: 400972"] I would make another appt with your GP to go through things properly, hopefully when the computers are working. When I was diagnosed I was very over weight. I was advised by folk here to take up a low carb way of eating. This brought my blood sugar levels down to non diabetic levels and I have lost over six stone. I suggest if you want to try this route you start by cutting out obvious sugars but also reduce obvious carbohydrates too. Carbohydrates all turn to sugar once eaten, so a jacket potato for instance is the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar. A drastic reduction in potatoes, bread, cereals, rice, pasta etc... will improve things no end. You may or may not require meds, I take Metformin the mildest type 2 med but some people manage on low carb diet alone. 19 is high but not surprising if you’ve just been diagnosed. Do you have a blood glucose meter? If not I suggest you get one, that way you can see how different food/meals affect you and your blood sugar levels. [/QUOTE]
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