Denial of the condition.

I have ignored my condition since diagnosis some 18-24 months ago. And thinking back, I've probably had Type 2 for some years prior to diagnosis.

What has scared me recently is I've noticed I've been getting very very tired at night even after a good nights sleep. I did think it was just due to a glass too many of wine...but it's not that, I feel tired even now. And I've always gone to the loo at least 2/3 times during the night.

I've known my blood sugar is high and usually between 12 and 15.

The extreme tiredness has scared me, so from yesterday I've cut carbs to an absolute minimum and gone to 6 small meals a day.

This mornings fasting blood sugar was 12.1 !

So my question is, how long should it take before levels return to normal with my taking my diet seriously. I was taking 2 500mg metformin, and a GP advised I up this to 3 a day with meals (which I've been doing the last 12 months with the occasional missed pill)....I'm not sure if it's helping as can't judge based on my poor diet...where I would normally have massive bowls of pasta for dinner and toast for supper.......

Taking the condition seriously now, that's for sure.

I've just taken another blood sugar test. Fasting level this morning was 12.1, I've have a 60g bowl of Lizzies Granola with full fat milk, 1 x 500g Metformin, and at work a Grande Americano with millk....and now my blood sugar is 14.6 !

Do I need to make an appointment with a doctor ?

Thanks Cara,

I will order the book on Amazon now.

I was 18.5 stone, but the metformin alone with no diet change, has allowed me to drop to 15 stone 10lbs, which I've been for some months now.

I think I could easily drop another stone to a stone and a half....

Time I took the condition seriously and stop kidding myself that I'll be ok.....

Yes, I'd had a recommendation to try the Lizzies as even on the packet it does state clearly, designed for slow release. The proportions of the ingredients looked ok.

I guess it boils down to different foods react differently for people depending on how severe your diabetes is, mine seems to spike with great ease, that said, perhaps these very short term findings aren't being helped by the fact my diet has been so poor for a long time...so I'm not sure how long it will take to get the blood sugar down to sensible levels....I've just had a small salad with 3 chicken legs, apple and diet pepsi + 1 x 500 mg metformin...so I'll take another blood test at 3:30....but I'd guess it will be north of 12 based on today's readings.

This is the link to the one I've ordered, seems a fair price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908 ... UTF8&psc=1