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<blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2411778" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Those glucose levels are very high and you do need to take action to bring them down. Try lowish carbs rather than full throttle low carb. I went gently with mine from a similar start point, and I had no problems on the way down. Your liver will fight you all the way down by pumping stored glucose out into the blood to maintain the levels it had gotten used to (19 mmol/l) until it runs out of supplies and starts to accept lower levels as the norm. This is expected. The jitters etc are also expected as the blood sugars drop, and you should try to ride it out, so long as your levels are not going too low (less than 5 mmol/l ) its a target for you but a shock for your body. But walking around with sugars up in the rafters is a recipe for long-term damage. It may feel better, but it's not healthy,</p><p></p><p>I too think you have diabetes and need to see the GP asap. It is not going to go away of its own accord. It is not a panic situation, but prompt action will get you better quicker. This is the beginning of a new phase in your life but it's manageable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 2411778, member: 196898"] Those glucose levels are very high and you do need to take action to bring them down. Try lowish carbs rather than full throttle low carb. I went gently with mine from a similar start point, and I had no problems on the way down. Your liver will fight you all the way down by pumping stored glucose out into the blood to maintain the levels it had gotten used to (19 mmol/l) until it runs out of supplies and starts to accept lower levels as the norm. This is expected. The jitters etc are also expected as the blood sugars drop, and you should try to ride it out, so long as your levels are not going too low (less than 5 mmol/l ) its a target for you but a shock for your body. But walking around with sugars up in the rafters is a recipe for long-term damage. It may feel better, but it's not healthy, I too think you have diabetes and need to see the GP asap. It is not going to go away of its own accord. It is not a panic situation, but prompt action will get you better quicker. This is the beginning of a new phase in your life but it's manageable. [/QUOTE]
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