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Diabetic Review Tomorrow

carnabychick

carnabychick

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Location
Leicestershire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi just a quickie.

Just had latest Hba1c done and though i dont know the results as yet i'm guessing it maybe not too brill as i've been told the nurse is discussing change in medication due to creeping up blood sugars ( thats all the info i got when asked for blood results!!)

Currently take Glucophage SR and repaglinide and have bg's that can range from 4 - 14 , have eratic shift work shift patterns, so wondering if maybe should be asking to try a basal insulin, any thoughts much appreciated

Thx :D
 
My first thoughts are: What is your diet like? Do you low carb? Are you expecting the meds to do all the work?

Once you go on insulin and you drive then you will have to report it to the DVLA and go onto a restricted driving licence.

There are other meds that you could be put on such as Sitagliptin or Victoza which work in different ways to Gliclazide or Metformin.

Of course, if your pancreas is is not working very well, then insulin may be necessary.

Personally, I want to keep off insulin if I can possibly help it.
 
Hiya Denise

I try and cut carbs down, but as i work in a job where i do manual handling and 12 hour shift then carbs are deffo needed at times :roll:

I agree that i cant expect meds to do all the work, but i find it hard to try and keep my sugars on an even keel, my waking bg today was 8.6, so i need to figure which way best tp go next :?: :?:

Shirl
 
forgot to add that i'm noticing more n more that i am constantly hungry, even when my bg are high i feel like ive not ate for hours !!! Is this common as its really annoying esp as my bgs are so up and down !!
 
I find it is the carbs that make me hungry. You don't necessarily need them for energy even if you have a job that you do manual handling in.

I find that following the guidelines on this website http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf I am less hungry and my BS is fairly stable. I also follow the rule that if the food is white (or could be if it wasn't wholemeal) then I eat as little of it as possible so this includes bread, rice, pasta and potatoes. The exception to this is cauliflower and dairy. Also a good rule for vegetables is that ones that grow above ground are best and to limit ones that grow below ground.
 
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