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ZBZ

ZBZ

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Type of diabetes
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Tablets (oral)
so I've been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic a little over a year ago. Bloods are usually between 4 and 9 ( if I'm naughty and have something sweet )
The last few months I had recuring thrush ( sorry if tmi ) my eye sight was bleury and I was really thirsty. I was so busy with life I didn't even think about my diabetes. ( I take metformin 500 twice a day ) although if forgotten a few days.
I tested my blood after a day out and it was 28!!!
I tried everything to bring it down but nothing. I walked miles, got told fr my doctor to double up on my mess. Two, twice a day. I went to see a doctor on Monday who told me that because it was low at 18 it was coming down. I tried telling her it's bouncing up and down but she was adamant it was coming down.its gone back up today to 22. All I've eaten is some stew for lunch left over from lastnight ( it contained about half a potato, beef and veggies ). A boiled egg and a handful of nuts today.
How don't get my blood sugar down? I'm suppose to go out at the weekend but there's no way I can throw alchohol in the mix.
I'm feeling so weak and tired its reficulous.

I hope this all makes sense.
 
You could keep a record of your blood sugar and what you've eaten so that you coukd show your doctor. It will also give you some idea about what affects you food-wise.

I'm going to tag @daisy1 and she'll provide some info for you later.

Do you count carbs? Is your blood sugar high all the time or just at particular times of the day? And yes, 28 is high. You must be feeling rough with sugars that high.

As for the thrush, once your sugars are better controlled that should go.

If I was you, I'd get some resukts written down and then go back to your doctor.
 
Well it doesn't actually sound like T2, I may well be wrong it could be LADA. I would make a nuisance of myself at the quacks until you get a proper answer. They are very good at fobbing you off because they don't have a great deal of knowledge. They are 'General' practitioners after all.
 
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Hello and welcome to the forum :) Here is the information we give to new members and I hope you will find this helps you to get your levels down. Ask as many questions as you need to and someone will be able to help.


BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find over 150,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

The role of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.

If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.

The bad news

Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.

The good news

People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.

Controlling your carbs

The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:

  • Reduce your carbohydrate intake
  • Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates

Reduce your carbohydrates

A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.

The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.

Choosing better carbohydrates

Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes-and-whole-grains.html

The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.

Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes

Eating what works for you

Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.

To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.

The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:

Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (adults)
  • Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
Blood glucose ranges for type 1 diabetes (children)
  • Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
  • 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
However, those that are able to, may wish to keep blood sugar levels below the NICE after meal targets.

Access to blood glucose test strips

The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:

  • structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
  • self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education

Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to bloodglucose testing supplies.

You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic

Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
 
I think i eat pretty well. Im now on four 500 metformins a day. Yesdtsrday i ate a boiled egg, a mini quiche, a ham and babybell salad and some fish and peas with 2 new potatoes. Drank water all day, had one diet pepsi. My blood was at 20 this morning up to 22 after breakfast of weetabix ( no sugar )
 
ZBZ said:
I think i eat pretty well. Im now on four 500 metformins a day. Yesdtsrday i ate a boiled egg, a mini quiche, a ham and babybell salad and some fish and peas with 2 new potatoes. Drank water all day, had one diet pepsi. My blood was at 20 this morning up to 22 after breakfast of weetabix ( no sugar )
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Keep pestering your doctor to get an accurate diagnosis. You could have LADA diabetes:
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/which-type-of-diabetes.html
 
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