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It's funny, but it's amazing how quickly the glums can hit you. Today it was in the bakery section at Waitrose and it wasn't funny.
I have been on the Sitaglyptin and off the insulin for 9 days now and I can't get my numbers down. My before meals are between 6.5 and 7.5 but worse, even on my low carb diet I'm spiking at anything between 9 and 12 (at +1 and +2 hrs). It seems that the small amount of Lantus (long-acting) that I was taking was giving me some ability to take in carbs (half a potato, 2 slices of Burgen bread). Without it I am having to cut out all carbs (except veg and milk).
I have a good friend who is also a diabetic specialist and she says I can mix the Sitaglyptin and Lantus - but it feels such a defeat to move back to the insulin so soon. If I don't though, I cant see myself sticking with this diet. I was only carbing 40-60g per day but on the recent readings this isn't going to be low enough.
I don't think I can face never having bread again. Help.
I have been on the Sitaglyptin and off the insulin for 9 days now and I can't get my numbers down. My before meals are between 6.5 and 7.5 but worse, even on my low carb diet I'm spiking at anything between 9 and 12 (at +1 and +2 hrs). It seems that the small amount of Lantus (long-acting) that I was taking was giving me some ability to take in carbs (half a potato, 2 slices of Burgen bread). Without it I am having to cut out all carbs (except veg and milk).
I have a good friend who is also a diabetic specialist and she says I can mix the Sitaglyptin and Lantus - but it feels such a defeat to move back to the insulin so soon. If I don't though, I cant see myself sticking with this diet. I was only carbing 40-60g per day but on the recent readings this isn't going to be low enough.
I don't think I can face never having bread again. Help.