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<blockquote data-quote="jfran" data-source="post: 251203" data-attributes="member: 41589"><p>So i was diagnosed with type 2 about 10 days ago now.</p><p>I have now had my hbA1c test result back, 109. which is very high. Dr says thats what we measure everything against in the future, im getting another test in 3 months and hopefully it will be much lower. My blood glucose was apparently 2 points lower than at the time i was diagnosed a week earlier(after a suite of blood tests for something else entirely) and I managed to lose 2.2kg in that week too from my diet. I already feel a lot better - today i was on trains and buses for 7 and a half hours - and i didnt need a wee once (a massive massive change from the going every hour situation i was in 2 weeks ago. And it is a godsend to not have to get up in the night as well, i feel so much better from undisturbed sleep alone. </p><p></p><p>Dr has let me try to manage on diet and exercise for now, i have massively changed my diet, eating 1/3rd of what i normally would i would say, and trying to low carb, no sugar at all. And im exercising a lot more too. I was at a hen party this weekend which was a huge challenge for me, with loads of lovely looking cakes, buffet foods, cocktails etc - all of which I refused. We did have a meal out which was larger than i have been eating - i had king prawns in garlic and chilli oil, then steak and just a few chips (i exercised like crazy all week to afford those calories), and some cheese and crackers. 1 glass of champagne.</p><p>Then i danced for 2 hours.</p><p></p><p>What im confused about is that i dont think ive eaten that much today, I had a bacon sandwich this morning for breakfast, 2 slices of bread, 2 slices bacon. Then i had a chicken sandwich on the train - multigrain bread and roast chicken. Nothing else until i got home at 8:30pm. At the moment i only have urine test strips so i tested, thinking it should be ok as id not eaten for 4 hours, but it changed colour (to between 10-15mmol/l). </p><p></p><p>I am experiencing a colour change first thing in the morning, which i understand to be the dawn effect (shows between 5-15mmol/l), but the rest of the time with my changed diet my urine strips havent changed colours in my pre-meal and 2 hr post-meal tests ive done. Do you think that todays result would still be from eating a larger meal last night. Or could it potentially also be from less sleep than normal, we didnt get in till 3am, or maybe change in sleep/wake pattern or something?</p><p></p><p>Ive ordered myself a bg meter as i now the urine strips arent great, buts it not arrived yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jfran, post: 251203, member: 41589"] So i was diagnosed with type 2 about 10 days ago now. I have now had my hbA1c test result back, 109. which is very high. Dr says thats what we measure everything against in the future, im getting another test in 3 months and hopefully it will be much lower. My blood glucose was apparently 2 points lower than at the time i was diagnosed a week earlier(after a suite of blood tests for something else entirely) and I managed to lose 2.2kg in that week too from my diet. I already feel a lot better - today i was on trains and buses for 7 and a half hours - and i didnt need a wee once (a massive massive change from the going every hour situation i was in 2 weeks ago. And it is a godsend to not have to get up in the night as well, i feel so much better from undisturbed sleep alone. Dr has let me try to manage on diet and exercise for now, i have massively changed my diet, eating 1/3rd of what i normally would i would say, and trying to low carb, no sugar at all. And im exercising a lot more too. I was at a hen party this weekend which was a huge challenge for me, with loads of lovely looking cakes, buffet foods, cocktails etc - all of which I refused. We did have a meal out which was larger than i have been eating - i had king prawns in garlic and chilli oil, then steak and just a few chips (i exercised like crazy all week to afford those calories), and some cheese and crackers. 1 glass of champagne. Then i danced for 2 hours. What im confused about is that i dont think ive eaten that much today, I had a bacon sandwich this morning for breakfast, 2 slices of bread, 2 slices bacon. Then i had a chicken sandwich on the train - multigrain bread and roast chicken. Nothing else until i got home at 8:30pm. At the moment i only have urine test strips so i tested, thinking it should be ok as id not eaten for 4 hours, but it changed colour (to between 10-15mmol/l). I am experiencing a colour change first thing in the morning, which i understand to be the dawn effect (shows between 5-15mmol/l), but the rest of the time with my changed diet my urine strips havent changed colours in my pre-meal and 2 hr post-meal tests ive done. Do you think that todays result would still be from eating a larger meal last night. Or could it potentially also be from less sleep than normal, we didnt get in till 3am, or maybe change in sleep/wake pattern or something? Ive ordered myself a bg meter as i now the urine strips arent great, buts it not arrived yet. [/QUOTE]
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