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annesou

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have diabetic 2. my problem is keeping it under control. I am on diamicron 60 mg 2 per day. warafin. 4mg 2 per evening. blood pressure tablet 10mg plus digoxine half tablet this per day.
my readings have been showing 9 for most results. my doctor says too high. what the hell am I doing wrong. try to keep to the diet. but not a lot of information. as when I increase my vegfruit intake my inr goes up.
I have checked the site for diets etc nothing seems to be amiss. ok I eat most things. feel fine and not overweight. I weigh around 70. 5.7 in height. just my age so I am told for the reason for being a diabetic.

I just would like someone to explain what am I doing wrong.I have tried going for test without having food first thing. but still high. What bothers me is that he says the doctor that I should be considering insulin. no way do I want that thank you. If I felt ill etc then possibly . but not if I can control it.
Can anyone suggest what I can do. would be appreciate.
Anne
 
Diabetes is a very variable disease, it acts differently in different people. So it's hard to say what you can do to improve it - but at least you can try various things and see the result!

Do you know much about carbohydrates? You can find out the carbohydrate content of the foods you eat. Some diabetics find a low-carb diet very effective.

Don't be afraid of insulin, it's not hard once you get used to it. I don't believe in using insulin as "band aid solution" for an unhealthy lifestyle, much better to improve your lifestyle, but sometimes insulin is inevitable (both in advanced cases of Type 2, as well as everyone with Type 1) and going on insulin can improve your sugar control significantly. If you're already eating healthy and exercising and managing the stress in your life, then maybe insulin is a good idea. Once you go on insulin you can still try other ways to improve your health and maybe you'll stop needing insulin.

Cheers
 
man thanks for reply. this is all new to me/ will try and get sorted. still very much against insulin. would like to try to control
it. will try harder. thank you once agai. anne
 
many thanks for reply. this is all new to me/ will try and get sorted. still very much against insulin. would like to try to control
it. will try harder. thank you once agai. anne
 
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