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bexter75

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So i’ve recently had my HBA1C checked and my diabetic review last night. It was 88, the highest i’ve ever been. My DN was on for sending me the hospital for tests and maybe insulin. Ive admitted to her that i know my diet is out of control and i’m comfort eating ( i lost my dad in August). So we have made a plan and i have 3 months to sort it out or i am being sent to hospital.
The reason i have posted this is because yes i need encouragement but also it’s there now in black and white and i can’t ignore it.
i think i’ve forgotten how to look after myself because i was looking after my dad for all of last year, until he died and my daughter with her mental health in the pandemic. So now it’s my turn to look after me, i’m afraid i’m going to have to be a little bit selfish
I am reading as much info as i possibly can and i have joined the low carb programme. and i’m testing as much as i can. Im kind of pretending im newly diagnosed, not 10 years down the line.
Any tips would be great fully appreciated
thanks for listening
 
Sorry for the sad and difficult times you have been having, @bexter75 . I don’t think it selfish to look after yourself, and put yourself first sometimes. In fact, it is essential. First rule of first aid / rescue is to ensure you are safe before anything else. I.e. put yourself first.
Having declared your intent publicly, why not post here regularly to tell us how you are getting on. I am sure there will be a ‘ team of cheerleaders’ . I would join the team. :)
As for tips, I think you have got this already. Use the support available on the low carb programme. It has developed into a great resource.
When you feel the need to ‘comfort eat’ ( I always think that is a misnomer, as the feeling of guilt afterwards is no comfort at all.) treat yourself to something else instead.
Like your signature statement. You can, and you will. :)
 
I think you are bloody marvellous to have endured all that you have been through and still come out fighting!

Looking after yourself is the opposite of selfish, for who will stand in for you if you can't function?

Now you have gathered your fighting spirit in such a positive manner, you can forge into a future that's better for your health, which in my experience is the foundation for everything else we have to tackle. Yours is the power, yours is the will. Ours is the helping hands we can supply because we are all warriors in this condition. Ask anything and have a good read round. We are all here for you.
 
Outlier said:
I think you are bloody marvellous to have endured all that you have been through and still come out fighting!

Looking after yourself is the opposite of selfish, for who will stand in for you if you can't function?

Now you have gathered your fighting spirit in such a positive manner, you can forge into a future that's better for your health, which in my experience is the foundation for everything else we have to tackle. Yours is the power, yours is the will. Ours is the helping hands we can supply because we are all warriors in this condition. Ask anything and have a good read round. We are all here for you.
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awwww thank you so much
 
Pipp said:
Sorry for the sad and difficult times you have been having, @bexter75 . I don’t think it selfish to look after yourself, and put yourself first sometimes. In fact, it is essential. First rule of first aid / rescue is to ensure you are safe before anything else. I.e. put yourself first.
Having declared your intent publicly, why not post here regularly to tell us how you are getting on. I am sure there will be a ‘ team of cheerleaders’ . I would join the team. :)
As for tips, I think you have got this already. Use the support available on the low carb programme. It has developed into a great resource.
When you feel the need to ‘comfort eat’ ( I always think that is a misnomer, as the feeling of guilt afterwards is no comfort at all.) treat yourself to something else instead.
Like your signature statement. You can, and you will. :)
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thank you so much, i will definitely let you know how i’m getting on
 
bexter75 said:
So now it’s my turn to look after me, i’m afraid i’m going to have to be a little bit selfish
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In the safety briefing before every flight they tell you put your own oxygen mask/life jacket on before helping anyone else.
You need to look after yourself in order to look after others, it's not selfish, just practical.
 
I was in a similar position. HbA1c was 106 and I was maxed out on 3 different orals. The GP threatened me with insulin therapy. I am scared of needles (huh?) and I begged forgiveness and a test meter, which he supplied. I have controlled by bgl by LCHF (as per the course which I guinea pigged in its infancy) and since then I have returned HbA1c less than 48 consistently. I still Low Carb, but now my GP is insisting my levels are too low for my age and condition. So yes, its possible to reverse things.

You do not mention self testing but what we call Eating to Meter is extermely effective at identifying causes of our high blood sugars. Test your meals just before eating, then at 2 hrs after. We normally expect to get a rise of 2mmol/l or less but meters can have an error of _/- 15% so can differ by about 1 mmol/l between readings so don't panic if you get the occasional high reading. retest if suspicious. clean hands again if suspicious. sometimes its because there's an 'R' in the month (LoL)

Keep a food log to record what you ate, what your readings were, and any other notes that may explain . sometimes I write NEVER AGAIN!!!!
 
Oldvatr said:
I was in a similar position. HbA1c was 106 and I was maxed out on 3 different orals. The GP threatened me with insulin therapy. I am scared of needles (huh?) and I begged forgiveness and a test meter, which he supplied. I have controlled by bgl by LCHF (as per the course which I guinea pigged in its infancy) and since then I have returned HbA1c less than 48 consistently. I still Low Carb, but now my GP is insisting my levels are too low for my age and condition. So yes, its possible to reverse things.

You do not mention self testing but what we call Eating to Meter is extermely effective at identifying causes of our high blood sugars. Test your meals just before eating, then at 2 hrs after. We normally expect to get a rise of 2mmol/l or less but meters can have an error of _/- 15% so can differ by about 1 mmol/l between readings so don't panic if you get the occasional high reading. retest if suspicious. clean hands again if suspicious. sometimes its because there's an 'R' in the month (LoL)

Keep a food log to record what you ate, what your readings were, and any other notes that may explain . sometimes I write NEVER AGAIN!!!!
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oh that’s good to know that someone else has managed to do it
and the advice you have given is invaluable, thank you
 
bexter75 said:
oh that’s good to know that someone else has managed to do it
and the advice you have given is invaluable, thank you
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Ther are many of us here that have similar tales to share, so I am not unique (in that respect) Read the success Stories and Testimonials thread in the forum. My Clinical Care Group (CCG) has recently endorsed Low carb for diabetes treatment options that my local doctors can offer.
 
hi everyone it’s a week or so ago since i posted about my high HBA1C so i thought i’d give you a bit of an update. I’ve been mega careful with what i’m eating and today i’ve had my best reading ever before lunch 6.1 and 1 hour after lunch 7.2
i’ve got this and i can do it
 
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