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<blockquote data-quote="neer" data-source="post: 1453818" data-attributes="member: 391857"><p>[USER=387632]@determined45yearold[/USER] Hi, I was newly diagnosed in Oct last year with an HbA1C of 12 and now my HbA1C is 5.2. I can relate to what you are feeling at this point and I felt the same and had frequent lightheadedness (with slightest of movement), went on LCHF, portion control (you name it) basically did everything possible to get my sugar in range. My endocrinologist is very understanding and was very happy with the result. But, when I mentioned about how I am feeling with all the lightheadedness (my Bp at the office was 148/98) she said she doesn't believe as the symptoms I am telling her contradicts the BP reading. She then counselled me that I have turned out to be a type A personality soon after realising that I have diabetes and I am just STRESSING/ANXIOUS all the time about it and not to mention the heavy lifestyle changes I have taken upon (not gradually but very instantly BECAUSE I want my sugars in range). She has asked me to meditate/indulge in my hobbies/have a sweet/ do something I have been haunting my self no to, for a change etc etc. I don't know but its true in my case, I have become very aggressive in controlling my diabetes. I have slightly increased my Carb intake (on the first day it sky rocketed close to 200 :O and freaked me out but the next day on went good, just dont eat carbs alone mix it up), started meditating, I don't over exercise now and most importantly I SLEEP on time and for 7-8 hrs.</p><p></p><p>in case this resonates with you, you have done excellent in managing your diabetes, its time to rejoice life by not overmanaging it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neer, post: 1453818, member: 391857"] [USER=387632]@determined45yearold[/USER] Hi, I was newly diagnosed in Oct last year with an HbA1C of 12 and now my HbA1C is 5.2. I can relate to what you are feeling at this point and I felt the same and had frequent lightheadedness (with slightest of movement), went on LCHF, portion control (you name it) basically did everything possible to get my sugar in range. My endocrinologist is very understanding and was very happy with the result. But, when I mentioned about how I am feeling with all the lightheadedness (my Bp at the office was 148/98) she said she doesn't believe as the symptoms I am telling her contradicts the BP reading. She then counselled me that I have turned out to be a type A personality soon after realising that I have diabetes and I am just STRESSING/ANXIOUS all the time about it and not to mention the heavy lifestyle changes I have taken upon (not gradually but very instantly BECAUSE I want my sugars in range). She has asked me to meditate/indulge in my hobbies/have a sweet/ do something I have been haunting my self no to, for a change etc etc. I don't know but its true in my case, I have become very aggressive in controlling my diabetes. I have slightly increased my Carb intake (on the first day it sky rocketed close to 200 :O and freaked me out but the next day on went good, just dont eat carbs alone mix it up), started meditating, I don't over exercise now and most importantly I SLEEP on time and for 7-8 hrs. in case this resonates with you, you have done excellent in managing your diabetes, its time to rejoice life by not overmanaging it :) N [/QUOTE]
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