BaliRob
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Other
- Dislikes
- Noisy dogs and loud music especially low-note drumming
Thankyou to xyzzy and Phoenix and sorry to Davide taking his post although I think he is on the way to a much better understanding of his condition now.
I have always been able to rely upon my heart, i.e., blood pressure ("That of a young horse" one doctor once described it) and my BG levels. Now I find that a kidney looks to have been affected by medication and the suspect is Quinine Sulphate; and, for whatever reason, I have a predisposition to thrombosis which may be due to a rarer conditon called Factor V Familial Thrombophilia.
So, the one thing I could rely upon was my BG's. As for making adjustments to bring them down I do not know what more I can do as I have the blandest of diets similar to xyzzy's regimen but without rice or pasta (good thing I do not crave for food) and will have to consider upping the meds. The weight loss aspect started me off on this thread and, as I obviously was not Type 1 at the time of diagnosis, I must consider the fact that my pancreas may not be behaving itself. Phoenix - my fasting levels are still 7.8/7.9 which are far too high but for the past two days I have managed 4.9 and then 4.6 but this was 5 hours after breakfast which, of course, has cheered me somewhat.
The 10-12.5 which I asked for help on (Unusually high BG levels) were 2 hrs post prandial (breakfast) which bothered me because 12.5 was my first diagnosis level all those years ago.
Once again, many thanks to you both.
I have always been able to rely upon my heart, i.e., blood pressure ("That of a young horse" one doctor once described it) and my BG levels. Now I find that a kidney looks to have been affected by medication and the suspect is Quinine Sulphate; and, for whatever reason, I have a predisposition to thrombosis which may be due to a rarer conditon called Factor V Familial Thrombophilia.
So, the one thing I could rely upon was my BG's. As for making adjustments to bring them down I do not know what more I can do as I have the blandest of diets similar to xyzzy's regimen but without rice or pasta (good thing I do not crave for food) and will have to consider upping the meds. The weight loss aspect started me off on this thread and, as I obviously was not Type 1 at the time of diagnosis, I must consider the fact that my pancreas may not be behaving itself. Phoenix - my fasting levels are still 7.8/7.9 which are far too high but for the past two days I have managed 4.9 and then 4.6 but this was 5 hours after breakfast which, of course, has cheered me somewhat.
The 10-12.5 which I asked for help on (Unusually high BG levels) were 2 hrs post prandial (breakfast) which bothered me because 12.5 was my first diagnosis level all those years ago.
Once again, many thanks to you both.