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Glucose readings suddenly jumped

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Type 2 diabetic here on gliclazide been on meds for 6 years now
My average morning readings were around 7.5-8 past couple of weeks they have gone up to between 11 and 13 and i dont know why
 
Cup of tea in the morning sandwich or soup lunchtime varies in evening but havnt changed my diet so dont know why it would jump so much these last few weeks
 
Could be that the continual assault on your body from what you are eating is worsening your BG readings?
Also any extra stress or illness could push those numbers up?
Medication becoming less effective?
As gliclazide forces the pancreas to make more insulin it could have a detrimental effect over time.
 
Have tried metformin both ordinary and slow release in the past neither worked for me bg up to about 17 with it so went back on gliclazide
Bg ok during the day between 4.7 and 7
 
Why not try an experiment. Before you eat your Sandwich and soup take a reading, after your meal do some more tests at 1hr, 1.30hr and maybe 2hr you will be able to see what your diet is doing to your sugar levels. If you try to control T2 with drugs then you will just confirm what most dr's think .That T2 is progressive needing more and more drugs. If you try to reduce the amount of carbs you are eating who knows, you may be able to ditch the drugs altogether.
 
Has there been a recent change in your activity routine? Either general daily activity or when you're exercising (I'm wondering due to lockdown) resulting in higher morning readings? That might explain it a little?
 
No not really have been retired 2 years took early retirement so lockdown hasnt affected me that much apart from going to bed much later
 
What time is your last meal or snack before you sleep
Has it changed? How much glicazide do you take
I agree with most of our friends comment
Honestly T2 is a dietary disease As per our friends suggestion low carb with intermittent fasting will turn things around It is perfectly doable Honestly if I could do it Anyone else can Happy to help with suggestions with interesting story of my attempt
 
Usually eat about 7 30 to 8 pm then have a cup of tea about 11 pm
Take 2 gliclazide 40mg in the morning and one just before meal in the evening
 
How do you monitor your sugars
Do you have a flash monitor like liber
What is your last meal comprise of and do you carb count
Is your weight steady?
Are you a vegetarian?
 
Hi. As you say you are slim, I would ask for the two tests for LADA (Late onset T1). The tests are GAD for antibodies and C-Peptide which measure your insulin levels and helps to place you in the right category. Many GPs are pretty ignorant about late onset T1 and you need to suggest the tests to them. If your pancreas is failing there will be a honeymoon period during which the need for meds will increase. I may be wrong, of course, but worth knowing what many of us have been thru. If your GP is like mine and refused to accept that I wasn't T2 and kept piling on the tablets with no effect, you can have these tests done privately if needed. In the meantime keep the carbs down and keep testing.
 
Monitor with a CareSens N
Doctor has advised carb count of about 100 grams
Not vegetarian meat eater ,weigh about 10st
 
100 g of carb might be on the higher side for you
People’s metabolism are different
Being a meat eater can be a bonus
Suggest cutting your carbs by half to start I suggest you can keep your last meal carb very low by having plenty of salad with whole grain with added lean meat
Please don’t calorie count
There are some fantastic recipes available to achieve this
Try 16:8 intermittent fast if possible nothing to eat or drink after 6 to 8 pm and breakfast 10 to 12 accordingly
As suggested by our friend above ruling out Late onset type 1 will be helpful
Your risk of having hypo with glicazide should be watched
People with insulin and oral hypoglycaemics do benefit from intermittent fasting
There are good evidence to suggest that people go into remission
Hope this helps
 
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