Thanks. I was 30 stone lost five. I was diagnosed in April 2015 my Hbac was 90 dropped to 59 I have egg in morning and I eat brown bread and brown pitta bread And drink water and tea and have salads tuna, salmon low fat cheeses etc. I have Quaker oats plain sachet of porridge. I have bacon all grilled now and then no fried except omelette now and thenIf you want help @terrier, can you give us some more information about yourself? How long have you been diabetic? What was your last HbA1c? What's your diet like? Do you have any weight to lose?
Thankyou for taking time to answer it is of great help. I have a treadmill and doing so many minutes after eating and building on that. Can I ask you my meter numbers are all over and it's a second one I have bought. What I would like to know is I started on 8 tonight so has meal got to be under 8.5 even when I started on 8Well that all looks pretty good to me. I reckon the bread and perhaps the porridge could be causing your BGs to be a bit higher than they should be overall, but a gain of only around .5 after eating is good. Most of us would like to see BGs less than 7.8 all the time, so you're nearly there. Keep testing. I think your diet only needs a little tweaking and you'll be where you want to be. You could try eating more full fat natural products to see if that helps you to reduce your carb intake a little more. A drop from 90 to 59 is excellent, so you're doing the right things.
Can you exercise at all? That could help to bring the numbers down too.
I don't understand I'm hopeless on computer@terrier. Could you keep all your questions on one thread please. It's difficult trying to follow all of your posts. Thank you.
I don't understand I'm hopeless on computer
Thankyou Azure. I still can't get a answer to my question if number is 8mmol when start has it got to be under 8.5mmol to be okay or as long as not over 2mmols
It's unusual for obesity to be the reason not to put someone on metformin, as this medication usually works well in people who are obese. At this stage it might be of help to you, and you could always come off it once your BG levels and weight are low enough.I have seen three different doctors my numbers are between 3 and 9 mmol through the day I've asked to go medication but won't put me on just diet and exercise as I'm obese. If my nmbers are say 6 does that mean two hours after got to be under 8.5mmol. And if I start on 8mmol does it still have to be under 8.5mmol.,