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[madmo36]

I have type 2 diabetes and I just have a question,,,, my sugar levels seem really high all the time no matter what im doing, on waking there about 9.3 before breakfast then after breakfast they start to creep up by the end of the day my hands feet and legs are all swollen and red hot im drinking loads of water about 3/4 2ltr bottles of water my eyes seem to get blury towards the end of the day im so tired and seem to have a constant pain in my head.... come 8/9pm my levels have reached high 20's to low 30's is there a reason this is happening im not on insulin im on metphormin thank you for reading

 

[Andy12345]

hi, welcome

your levels are dangerous and you need to see your doctor, what are you eating?

 

[Bluetit1802]

Hi and welcome,

You can't sustain those levels, you will be very ill. I suggest you see your doctor urgently.

As Andy says, what are you eating? Please tell us all the food and drink you had yesterday, or a typical day. We may be able to help with the food aspect.

 

[RosieLKH]

In my own personal experience, the Metformin will do very little to change your blood sugars if you are still overweight and eating loads of carbs, drinking sugary drinks etc. I've gone far too long not changing my diet. I tried, but I followed the advice to eat balanced meals and still stacked up on carbs and then craved more carbs.

Since I've found this site and seen how others have used a low carb diet to control their blood sugar I've changed my diet. I'm eating low carbs and lower calories than before, yet I've not been feeling hungry or wanting to grab anything and stuff it in my mouth. Consequently, my blood sugar has come down from your kind of levels into 'normal' levels - all in a month.

I'm not saying this would be the case for you, but if you are overweight and you eat lots of carbs that's where you need to start IMO.