I was diagnosed Type 2, 3 years ago. I am now 53. Found out when I would not heal up from an orthopeadic op on my ankle.
In the last 12 months have got down to 15st 7 from 18st 10, with exercise.
Play 18 holes golf 4-5 times per week and walk dogs on hour per day 7 days a week
I now eat as follows:
Breakfast. 2 slices Granary Toast, Tin tomatoes and 2 slices grilled bacon. No sugar in any drinks at all
Lunch. Grilled Chicken, odd beef stew,(home made), green veg no potatoes.
Supper. Grilled Prawns, or plate smoked salmon, or bowl of clear soup, no bread.
Alcohol. Too much, 2 -3 pts lager an evening, or half bottle of wine an evening.
My last 3 HBAC1s have all been 6.1%. Cholesterol 4.1, BPs 118/55.
Was taking one Gliclazide 30mg PR a day and 1 500mg Metformin PR per day and 1 20mg Avorstatin.
Prior to this HBAc1s were 8% average, Cholesterol 5.2 and BP 118/55.
Am now instructed to cease Gliclazide and just take one metformin 500mg.
Have seen reports of people getting in the 5% club for HBAc1s and canot get there. Grrrr.
So have cut out gliclazide as instructed but take 1.5 500mg Metformin each day, as do not want to start creeping up again.
Last 5 days morning tests - no food for previous 10-12 hours have been as follows: (3 hours later after breakfast in brackets)
8.2 - (6.2), 8.6 - (3.7), 7.8 - (5.7), 6.9 - (4.5), 7.1- (5.9).
However, despite the low readings three hours after breakfast and two hours after walk, always feel worse, shakes,bad tempered, disorientated, immediately before Breakfast and feel fine two hours after, despite readings as low as 3.7 which I undertand is classified as a Hypo!
Similarly evening tests before supper have average 4-5, but feel fine. Am I taking too much Metformin, not eating enough, and why is it that after a light supper and 12 hours without food BS has crept up to nearly double the post meal readings?
It has annoyed me also that I was told by older members of my family that as a child I suffered from a condition called Ketone Acidosis, which apparently has some connection to Diabetes. All I remember was not being allowed sugar, or sweets or fats of almost any description, ie. no butter,cheese, milk or ice cream or such like, as a result of which I have never eaten much in the way of rich food since, never really liked it. However, I cannot find out the connection between the two conditions.
In the last 12 months have got down to 15st 7 from 18st 10, with exercise.
Play 18 holes golf 4-5 times per week and walk dogs on hour per day 7 days a week
I now eat as follows:
Breakfast. 2 slices Granary Toast, Tin tomatoes and 2 slices grilled bacon. No sugar in any drinks at all
Lunch. Grilled Chicken, odd beef stew,(home made), green veg no potatoes.
Supper. Grilled Prawns, or plate smoked salmon, or bowl of clear soup, no bread.
Alcohol. Too much, 2 -3 pts lager an evening, or half bottle of wine an evening.
My last 3 HBAC1s have all been 6.1%. Cholesterol 4.1, BPs 118/55.
Was taking one Gliclazide 30mg PR a day and 1 500mg Metformin PR per day and 1 20mg Avorstatin.
Prior to this HBAc1s were 8% average, Cholesterol 5.2 and BP 118/55.
Am now instructed to cease Gliclazide and just take one metformin 500mg.
Have seen reports of people getting in the 5% club for HBAc1s and canot get there. Grrrr.
So have cut out gliclazide as instructed but take 1.5 500mg Metformin each day, as do not want to start creeping up again.
Last 5 days morning tests - no food for previous 10-12 hours have been as follows: (3 hours later after breakfast in brackets)
8.2 - (6.2), 8.6 - (3.7), 7.8 - (5.7), 6.9 - (4.5), 7.1- (5.9).
However, despite the low readings three hours after breakfast and two hours after walk, always feel worse, shakes,bad tempered, disorientated, immediately before Breakfast and feel fine two hours after, despite readings as low as 3.7 which I undertand is classified as a Hypo!
Similarly evening tests before supper have average 4-5, but feel fine. Am I taking too much Metformin, not eating enough, and why is it that after a light supper and 12 hours without food BS has crept up to nearly double the post meal readings?
It has annoyed me also that I was told by older members of my family that as a child I suffered from a condition called Ketone Acidosis, which apparently has some connection to Diabetes. All I remember was not being allowed sugar, or sweets or fats of almost any description, ie. no butter,cheese, milk or ice cream or such like, as a result of which I have never eaten much in the way of rich food since, never really liked it. However, I cannot find out the connection between the two conditions.
