Hi,
I was diagnosed with type 2 just over two months ago (out of the blue, no symptoms, blood tests were for something else), and was told my fasting blood glucose was 11, put on metformin and statins and told to lose weight (BMI at the time of 31). Courtesy of Covid, aftercare has been limited to eDesmond app, though I've now had a retinopathy appointment as well. I've upped exercise (from some to 5+ hours / week), pretty much eliminated added sugar, significantly reduced starchy foods and moderately reduced portions and managed to loose just over 10kg so far (still going, need to lose the same again to get into normal BMI range).
So, a fair bit of reading later, I got a blood glucose meter and strips and have been testing first thing, before most meals and 2 hours later for the last couple of weeks. Generally I'm getting pre meal results around 5 - 6.5, post meal results the same to 1 point higher (carb dependant). However, I'm consistently having my fasting reading the highest of the day, at least 6.5 into the 7s, higher than at the end of the previous day.
Any suggestions on how to reduce these fasting readings? Is it a sensible goal to try and achieve the non-diabetic levels from NICE? Obviously remission would be amazing, if achievable.
Thanks,
Simon
I was diagnosed with type 2 just over two months ago (out of the blue, no symptoms, blood tests were for something else), and was told my fasting blood glucose was 11, put on metformin and statins and told to lose weight (BMI at the time of 31). Courtesy of Covid, aftercare has been limited to eDesmond app, though I've now had a retinopathy appointment as well. I've upped exercise (from some to 5+ hours / week), pretty much eliminated added sugar, significantly reduced starchy foods and moderately reduced portions and managed to loose just over 10kg so far (still going, need to lose the same again to get into normal BMI range).
So, a fair bit of reading later, I got a blood glucose meter and strips and have been testing first thing, before most meals and 2 hours later for the last couple of weeks. Generally I'm getting pre meal results around 5 - 6.5, post meal results the same to 1 point higher (carb dependant). However, I'm consistently having my fasting reading the highest of the day, at least 6.5 into the 7s, higher than at the end of the previous day.
Any suggestions on how to reduce these fasting readings? Is it a sensible goal to try and achieve the non-diabetic levels from NICE? Obviously remission would be amazing, if achievable.
Thanks,
Simon