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Concearned about glucose readings!

IrishGypsy

IrishGypsy

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Hi guys and girls.

I recentley posted about my concearns regarding high glucose readings because I have a cold or what seems like a cold :(

I have had this illness for what seems like months now and I cannot seem to reduce my blood glucose below 10 mmol/l's no matter what I do. I have reverted back to the "Newcastle diet" to try and get it under control but after 3 days of very low calories, my levels remain the same.

I exercise 6 times a week for at least 1 hour, this consists of 3 days weight training and 3 days cardio in total.

This is really starting to worry me because my readings use to be 4-8 mmol/l's after 2 hours eating etc...pretty normal but now things seem too be declining no matter what I do. Not sure if this is a cold or is a result of the glucose levels making me feel rough or the glucose levels are a result of a actual long lasting cold, if you know what I mean?

The worst part is I have mental health issues which cause me major levels of stress and anxiety which I know dosen't help my situation and im worried that my diabetes (type-2) is now progressing to the stage where I may need medication or worse.

Any help and advise to calm my nerves or at least point me in the right direction, would be greatly appreciated!

Gabriel
 
Hi and welcome. Yes, stress never helps blood sugar. Don't worry if you have to start some meds. Many of us are on Metformin which helps reduce blood sugar a bit and it's a good safe drug. I would suggest you think 'carbs' not 'calories' when sorting your diet. A low carb diet will help both blood sugar and weight loss. Reducing calories may not work so well as not all calories are equal i.e. carb calories have a different effect than fat calories due to the way the body metabolises them. The ND diet doesn't take full account of this for diabetics.
 
Hiya IG. Although I don't know much about it, I'm wondering if you have possibly been misdiagnosed, and could possibly have late onset type 1. The fact that you seem to be doing plenty already, ok, carbs not necessarily calories but still, I would have thought your levels would be coming down.

I'm hoping one of the LADA or T1 group spot this, and give their opinion? Main thing is, it can be sorted, so try not too get stressed. I have some MH issues too and know it's easier said than done, but I'm sure all will be ok
 
@Daibell - I am on a low carb intake with this ND. I have 2 shakes a day and a bowl of non-startchy vegetable soup for the evening meal. The only addition too this diet is we add chicken breast too the soup for extra protein.

@ladybird64 - Hi there and ty for your response. I was diagnosed with type 2 10 years ago and for the most part ghave had it under control through diet and exercise. It has only been the past few months were the control seems to have slipped a little. I am due a HBA1c but have been putting it off because of my cold. Maybe I should bite the bullet and get it over with.

@Southbeds - The Newcastle Diet is all about low carbing I think, so I would assume that I'm in that bracket but can't be 100% on this :)

Thank you all for your feedback :)
 
The Newcastle diet is about Cal's with low carbing I never look at calories just the carbs ,reduce your carbs which turn in to suger and you will reduce your BG , eat leafy vegetables ,meats, beef, pork ,chicken etc just leave the fat on the chops for energy ,to many carbs in potato,rice, pasta to keep good control of your diabetes
 
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