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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1545122" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>Stress induces cortisol production and cortisol raises blood glucose so there is a physiological result of stress. A GP should never poo poo a patient under any circumstances but when the patient actually knows what is contributing to raised bg then he/she should take note and act accordingly. You did the right thing in making that doctor take notice of what you were saying, well done.</p><p>Diet, for me, has been the mainstay in my armoury. First thing I did was to give up sugar in my tea then all the starchy carbs already mentioned and then I looked further to reduce any carbs that I was unaware of that seemed inocuous like bananas, garden peas etc I bought a carb counting book although you can easily download an app or just google the carb count of foods and drinks. It is a real learning curve so don't expect an overnight change. I had a few wobbles but I've managed to lower my bg and lose weight but I'm still learning four months on from diagnosis.</p><p>It may be that high bg is causing your wife's thrush rather than medication so lowering the amount of carbs will help. It is a condition I have not suffered with since I started low carbing and I had been plagued by it before then.</p><p>Try to get used to looking at labels on the foods you buy, as a general rule aim for 10g of carbs or fewer for 100g of weight. Best of luck to you all and welcome to the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1545122, member: 408573"] Stress induces cortisol production and cortisol raises blood glucose so there is a physiological result of stress. A GP should never poo poo a patient under any circumstances but when the patient actually knows what is contributing to raised bg then he/she should take note and act accordingly. You did the right thing in making that doctor take notice of what you were saying, well done. Diet, for me, has been the mainstay in my armoury. First thing I did was to give up sugar in my tea then all the starchy carbs already mentioned and then I looked further to reduce any carbs that I was unaware of that seemed inocuous like bananas, garden peas etc I bought a carb counting book although you can easily download an app or just google the carb count of foods and drinks. It is a real learning curve so don't expect an overnight change. I had a few wobbles but I've managed to lower my bg and lose weight but I'm still learning four months on from diagnosis. It may be that high bg is causing your wife's thrush rather than medication so lowering the amount of carbs will help. It is a condition I have not suffered with since I started low carbing and I had been plagued by it before then. Try to get used to looking at labels on the foods you buy, as a general rule aim for 10g of carbs or fewer for 100g of weight. Best of luck to you all and welcome to the forum. [/QUOTE]
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