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richarddharrold

richarddharrold

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Location
Leeds
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
So my names Richard but my friends call me Rich or JD (depending on where I met certain groups of friends). I was told I was prediabetic many years ago and officially diagnosed with Type-2 around 6 years ago or so. Since my accident reduced my mobility, I am not able to partake in exercise so rely heavily on diet to try to keep my weight down. Not finding my GP very helpful with the management of my diabetes and my blood glucose tends to hang around in the area above 20.

Yeah I know that's high and the tablets (metformin and saxagliptin) don't appear to be helping.

Any advice?
 
Hi @richarddharrold , welcome to the forum.
richarddharrold said:
Yeah I know that's high and the tablets (metformin and saxagliptin) don't appear to be helping.

Any advice?
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What kind of diet (if any) are you following?
Do you use your glucose meter before and after meals to see how different meals affect your blood glucose differently? This can be very helpful!

You might like to read this blog on diabetes and food by one of our members: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html
richarddharrold said:
my blood glucose tends to hang around in the area above 20.
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Are you seeing such numbers all day or mainly after meals?
 
Welcome Richard
It's all about what you eat, carbs when digested release glucose, protein and fat not so much.
T2's usually produce lots of insulin but that insulin becomes less effective (insulin resistance)
Every time we eat carbs our pancreas is forced to produce more insulin, the more insulin we have circulating the more resistant we get to it.
The solution for many of us is to stop eating carbs, less carbs = lower blood glucose = less insulin.
The Saxagliptin is a drug that forces your pancreas to produce even more insulin, only really helpful if your insulin production failing. If your pancreas is working normally forcing it to produce more is just making your insulin resistance worse.
It's quite common for Dr's to treat the symptom (high blood sugar) not the problem (insulin resistance)
has your insulin production been checked?
 
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