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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1858309" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>Hello Granny G, I sympathise with your frustration as I am 76 with multiple health problems, but also a healthy, active lifestyle. Nonetheless I discovered abut a year ago that I had raised bg. My worst A1c was 41, so I thought a few minor adjustments to my diet (a bit less fruit and chocolate) would bring my numbers safely below the pre-diabetic level. No such thing! I had to cut and cut carbs, and have ended up on 20-30g carbs daily. And, rather like you, I was discouraged to see my A1c fall to 37 only to go up again to my latest 38 despite lower carb intake.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that eating out in other people's houses would be impossible unless one decided to let the diet slip for once, which is not something I'm willing to do. Or maybe one could take one's own food??? Eating out in cafés / restaurants I find also so difficult as to not be worth the trouble, though many Forum members manage it and have shared tips and suggestions. Luckily it is not something I am required to do often. Sometimes I prefer just to have a black coffee (with the double cream plus a few nuts and chunks of cheese I have brought with me).</p><p></p><p>Are you taking Metformin? I persuaded my GP to give me the maximum dose of slow release Glucophage (said by Dr Bernstein to work twice as well as generic Metformin), and I think it does help. My other suggestion is that you get hold of one of Jenny Ruhl's books: "Your Diabetes Questions Answered" or "Blood Sugar 101" <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_adv_b?search-alias=stripbooks&unfiltered=1&__mk_en_GB=ÅMÅZÕÑ&field-keywords=&field-author=jenny+ruhl&field-title=&field-isbn=&field-publisher=&node=&field-binding_browse-bin=&field-subject=&emi=&field-dateop=&field-datemod=&field-dateyear=&sort=&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_adv_b?search-alias=stripbooks&unfiltered=1&__mk_en_GB=ÅMÅZÕÑ&field-keywords=&field-author=jenny+ruhl&field-title=&field-isbn=&field-publisher=&node=&field-binding_browse-bin=&field-subject=&emi=&field-dateop=&field-datemod=&field-dateyear=&sort=&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0</a></p><p>I find her a sane and extremely well-informed, as well as comforting writer, who has herself survived as a T2 to be over 70 and in reasonably good health. She also offers a lot of useful advice on her site: <a href="https://www.bloodsugar101.com" target="_blank">https://www.bloodsugar101.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1858309, member: 429870"] Hello Granny G, I sympathise with your frustration as I am 76 with multiple health problems, but also a healthy, active lifestyle. Nonetheless I discovered abut a year ago that I had raised bg. My worst A1c was 41, so I thought a few minor adjustments to my diet (a bit less fruit and chocolate) would bring my numbers safely below the pre-diabetic level. No such thing! I had to cut and cut carbs, and have ended up on 20-30g carbs daily. And, rather like you, I was discouraged to see my A1c fall to 37 only to go up again to my latest 38 despite lower carb intake. It seems to me that eating out in other people's houses would be impossible unless one decided to let the diet slip for once, which is not something I'm willing to do. Or maybe one could take one's own food??? Eating out in cafés / restaurants I find also so difficult as to not be worth the trouble, though many Forum members manage it and have shared tips and suggestions. Luckily it is not something I am required to do often. Sometimes I prefer just to have a black coffee (with the double cream plus a few nuts and chunks of cheese I have brought with me). Are you taking Metformin? I persuaded my GP to give me the maximum dose of slow release Glucophage (said by Dr Bernstein to work twice as well as generic Metformin), and I think it does help. My other suggestion is that you get hold of one of Jenny Ruhl's books: "Your Diabetes Questions Answered" or "Blood Sugar 101" [URL]https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_adv_b?search-alias=stripbooks&unfiltered=1&__mk_en_GB=ÅMÅZÕÑ&field-keywords=&field-author=jenny+ruhl&field-title=&field-isbn=&field-publisher=&node=&field-binding_browse-bin=&field-subject=&emi=&field-dateop=&field-datemod=&field-dateyear=&sort=&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0[/URL] I find her a sane and extremely well-informed, as well as comforting writer, who has herself survived as a T2 to be over 70 and in reasonably good health. She also offers a lot of useful advice on her site: [URL]https://www.bloodsugar101.com[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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