I was diagnosed about 4 years ago, while it was in check for a while for the past 2 years my H1B1C keep raising. They keep raising and changing my medication, but nothing seems to be stopping it from going up. There has been no drastic change in my diet over the year to see it change so much. Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Should I request to see a specialist rather than my GP? Really want to see some changes.
I'm sorry, didn't realise it was your first post! Your family eats healthily, but what is healthy for a regular, non diabetic isn't healthy per se for a T2. We can't handle carbs, our bodies can't process them. So fruit is out, save for berries. You might want to leave out bread, cereal, pasta, rice, corn, potatoes and underground veggies. They're all full of carbs, and all carbs, fast, slow, brown, white, sugar or starch, turn to glucose once ingested. And will spike you. What you can eat? Dairy, (full fat mind you!!!) eggs, meat, fish, above ground veggies... I don't eat three meals a day all the time, but I don't go hungry either. Three eggs with bacon, cheese and mushrooms can start off my day just fine, and the fats make sure I feel full. Salad with tuna, capers, olives and mayo, a huge bowl, fills up at lunch. (Could probably use some avocado in there, but I never met one that wasn't over ripe or rock hard, so I gave up). Bacon and cheese works too, goat's is nice. Dinner is usually meat (no marinade or batter!!!) or fish with cauliflower rice or briccoli rice with bacon and cheese mixed in. Maybe some really low sugar ketchup, ground beef, and cherry tomatoes and oregano for variety or something... I keep it a bit boring so I know what my bloodsugars 'll do. I'm usually on 20 grams of carbs a day or less, it's a keto diet with intermittent fasting, but that's because I want to tackle my fatty liver. My HbA1c has been in the non diabetic range for a while now. (Was diagnosed 2 years ago, could stop meds, including statins, after 3 months of low carb high fat. And to date I've lost 44 pounds, which was a nice bonus. Keto is recent, I did LCHF at 80 grams of carbs a day for about a year and a half.). It takes a while to find out what works for you, and with the meds you need to check bloodsugars so you don't hypo and know what your food is doing with your body... But if you're a bunch of healthy eaters, this could work just fine. Just remember dropping carbs can give a cold turkey reaction... Might not feel well for a few days. Broth, salt, plenty of water and possibly coconut milk will help. And check this place's low carb program and dietdoctor.com for meal ideas. You don't have to eat less, you don't have to starve, and you don't have to go hungry. But eating other stuff... Not a bad idea. Good luck!