Feeling low and need advice.

I'm sitting here feeling really depressed. Today is Easter Day. A day when the rest of the world is tucking into Easter eggs and having fun. My family knows I'm diabetic so they don't buy me chocolate. I decided to treat myself this year and bought myself a box of Green and Blacks Mini Eggs (tiny little things, they are!). 70% cocoa solids, so I thought the higher the cocoa, the lower the sugar - fine! Oh, how wrong I was! I've had 2 today and I took my blood sugar at 8.00pm having had dinner (chicken kiev, mashed potato - no butter, just creme fraiche and Benecol, and mixed vegetables, no dessert). My blood sugar reading was 11.1! Why??!! Surely 2 tiny chocolates at 2.00pm this afternoon hasn't done that much harm?

I take 500mg Metformin and 5mg Glibenclamide a day.

I've been diabetic since 2001. The first few years were okay. I was good and took control of my diabetes really well. However, in about 2006 things started to slide and I stopped taking my blood sugar readings regularly, stopped taking my medication and became lazy about going for doctors appointments. I was forced to 'wake up and smell the coffee' in January of this year when I was admitted to hospital. My blood sugar was checked regularly there and I was immediately put on medication again because it was high (surprise surprise!!). I promised myself I'd never let my blood sugar control slide again.

Sorry if I'm rambling, but I'm a mess.

Please someone, tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Jo

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<br />Could be the mashed potato or the kievs.Where they breaded?I've been at the mini eggs today as well,will take BS in the morning!

Knowledge is the key to control
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Yeah, the kievs were breaded. I didn't know that would make a difference! Need to see a dietician again, really. Have asked for a referral by the diabetes nurse, but I haven't had one so far. First saw a dietician when I was newly diagnosed but haven't seen one since and I'm really confused about what I can and can't eat.

Jo

Thanks, Karen. You've really helped.

I tested my blood about 2 hrs after my meal.

My readings are normally between 7 and 8 (a bit different to the 15's and 16's I was getting in hospital! Yep, they were really that bad!!) and I don't normally test after meals. I was invited out for dinner this evening and didn't have chance to take my blood before I ate. I just didn't expect my reading to be as high as it was, so it came as a bit of a shock, I guess.

In future I shall stick to testing before meals, I think!

Jo

Good news!

I've just re-tested my blood sugar and it's now 5.9!

Note to self: Don't test blood after meals as this induces paranoia!

Jo x

Yeah, Sue, although I'm surprised it wasn't!

Jo