Help. 15.1 FBG this morning!

[RamblerDi]

I am struggling so much to get my blood sugars down to even below 10 first thing in the morning and today they are 15.1
Any advice on getting those numbers down quickly?
I’m on Metformin 1g BD and Empagloflozin 10mg OD.

 

[Rachox]

Hi @RamblerDi and welcome to the forum!
Can you let us know what a typical days food for you is? Also yesterday being Xmas, did you overindulge in foods which aren’t blood sugar friendly which would account for your reading this morning?

 

[kaylz91]

Please be aware that bringing levels down quickly is not a good idea, it can cause complications, been there, done that and would not recommend it, its a marathon not a sprint

 

[VashtiB]

Hello and welome,

I am also a type 2 but not on any medication except metformin so not able to give specific advice. Others with a lot more experience and knowledge will be here at some stage to give better advice.

However given that you obviously have a meter my suggestion is that you start by recording what you eat- more specifically recording the amount of carbs you eat and your reading. You may be able to then gradually reduce the amount of carbs and see what that does to your levels. Gradual is important so you don't run the risk of a hypo.

Read around- there is a lot of information on this site.

Welcome and hopefully we will hear from you that your levels are gradually improving.

 

[Estragon]

I am struggling so much to get my blood sugars down to even below 10 first thing in the morning and today they are 15.1

Hiyah! Real glad you’ve started your own thread here. Good!

Any advice on getting those numbers down quickly?
I’m on Metformin 1g BD and Empagloflozin 10mg OD.

I hear you. You want to establish some “quick” wins, sure, nothing wrong with an aim. Targeting what your food intake is is your starting point. You can take action right away. As has been suggested we’d need to hear what your Carbohydrate consumption is like on a typical day, there’s absolutely no judgment being made here - absolutely not! We are all in this together. If you’re not sure what a Carb is, then ask us here, this is YOUR thread .

I don’t take your other drug, I only take METFORMIN and 2000 mg/day - 1000mg after my breakfast and 1000mg after my evening meal. Diagnosed with T2 in September 2019 I now fluctuate between 6 and 7 on a morning BG. At the start I was 18!

 

[JoKalsbeek]

I am struggling so much to get my blood sugars down to even below 10 first thing in the morning and today they are 15.1
Any advice on getting those numbers down quickly?
I’m on Metformin 1g BD and Empagloflozin 10mg OD.

Hello Di,

If your blood sugars are high, a brisk walk should get them back down. If you can take a half an hour's walk, that should help. The best thing of course would be not to let them get that high in the first place, where indeed, reducing your carbohydrate intake would help greatly. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/ might help some. Reduce your over all blood sugars, and your morning glucose should follow suit.

Good luck!
Jo

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Ensure that your carb intake is kept down. If you are slim you may want to ask the GP for the two tests for Type 1 diabetes. Mis-diagnosis, wrongly, as T2 is quite common.

 

[HSSS]

Please be aware that bringing levels down quickly is not a good idea, it can cause complications, been there, done that and would not recommend it, its a marathon not a sprint

Maybe this need elaborating or it could unnecessarily frighten people. What risks and to whom?

My understanding is this only really applies to type 1 and insulin users with regard to some, normally temporary, changes in the eyes. Plus those on insulin increasing medications (ie not metformin) could risk a hypo if they don’t adjust their medication to match their new eating style ie they might use more medication they they now need.

 

[kaylz91]

It can damage eyes more than temporary, it caused me diabetic macular oedema less than a month after I was diagnosed which required numerous eyelea injections, it can also speed up retinopathy if you have background already and can cause neuropathy as well, not just Type 1's as I've spoken with Type 2's that have been as unfortunate as me, and no they weren't and still aren't insulin dependants, not sure how to take you "new eating style" as most of the Type 1's I know haven't changed their eating style

 

[HSSS]

It can damage eyes more than temporary, it caused me diabetic macular oedema less than a month after I was diagnosed which required numerous eyelea injections, it can also speed up retinopathy if you have background already and can cause neuropathy as well, not just Type 1's as I've spoken with Type 2's that have been as unfortunate as me, and no they weren't and still aren't insulin dependants, not sure how to take you "new eating style" as most of the Type 1's I know haven't changed their eating style

I was just asking for clarity and explanations of your points to avoid overstating and unnecessarily worrying people.

Fair points re type 1 not usually changing their eating style . But we are talking about avoiding rapid lowering of numbers with low carb, ie a change in diet, for a type 2.

Can you link me to any information that rapid lowering of blood glucose causes neuropathy please?