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<blockquote data-quote="MillieT" data-source="post: 2467914" data-attributes="member: 462792"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Hi all, Thank you for your replies , [USER=140811]@urbanracer[/USER] I'm in remission but had radiotherapy to my head and since then have had dreadful brain fog, this was just before i was diagnosed with diabetes though i've never been right since. I am type II supposedly. Today for example i took 8 units of Novorapid and had 31g of carbs with breakfast and i'm on 16.5 and feeling like i want to pass out, this is typical for me after any breakfast, what is odd that if i use the low carb bread : under 3grams of carbs per slice i'll still spike to the same levels!! (nearly £5 a small loaf fgs)</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">No, no dumplings- i wish and no potatoes either, if i do ever have them they're the sweet veriety anyhow but not very often at all, i may have 8 sweet potato fries baked in the oven, i really don't tend to eat over 100 grams of carbs in an entire day, maybe 50 because they just make me feel so ill. [USER=365308]@NicoleC1971[/USER] Yes, i was high when i got up this morning before i had anything to eat so you're right, my 80 units of Toujeo doesn't seem to be doing much at all, maybe i should ask for a change. I do try and eat healthy as possible, if i could get back down under 8mmol i'd be very happy. I've enclosed a link to that chart i looked at...</span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nhstaysidecdn.scot.nhs.uk/NHSTaysideWeb/idcplg?IdcService=GET_SECURE_FILE&Rendition=web&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&noSaveAs=1&dDocName=prod_347963" target="_blank">https://www.nhstaysidecdn.scot.nhs.uk/NHSTaysideWeb/idcplg?IdcService=GET_SECURE_FILE&Rendition=web&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&noSaveAs=1&dDocName=prod_347963</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MillieT, post: 2467914, member: 462792"] [FONT=Tahoma]Hi all, Thank you for your replies , [USER=140811]@urbanracer[/USER] I'm in remission but had radiotherapy to my head and since then have had dreadful brain fog, this was just before i was diagnosed with diabetes though i've never been right since. I am type II supposedly. Today for example i took 8 units of Novorapid and had 31g of carbs with breakfast and i'm on 16.5 and feeling like i want to pass out, this is typical for me after any breakfast, what is odd that if i use the low carb bread : under 3grams of carbs per slice i'll still spike to the same levels!! (nearly £5 a small loaf fgs)[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]No, no dumplings- i wish and no potatoes either, if i do ever have them they're the sweet veriety anyhow but not very often at all, i may have 8 sweet potato fries baked in the oven, i really don't tend to eat over 100 grams of carbs in an entire day, maybe 50 because they just make me feel so ill. [USER=365308]@NicoleC1971[/USER] Yes, i was high when i got up this morning before i had anything to eat so you're right, my 80 units of Toujeo doesn't seem to be doing much at all, maybe i should ask for a change. I do try and eat healthy as possible, if i could get back down under 8mmol i'd be very happy. I've enclosed a link to that chart i looked at...[/FONT] [URL]https://www.nhstaysidecdn.scot.nhs.uk/NHSTaysideWeb/idcplg?IdcService=GET_SECURE_FILE&Rendition=web&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&noSaveAs=1&dDocName=prod_347963[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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