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<blockquote data-quote="barrym" data-source="post: 420055" data-attributes="member: 70535"><p>So could you quantify that a bit for me? How lowish is your daily carb intake? What is the exercise regime?</p><p></p><p>Until recently I was doing 2-3 hours a day of quite strenuous exercise, either cycling or an a cross trainer, plus addition walking with the dog. I found this quite demoralising knowing that I had to get through this each day. It certainly worked in so much as I could eat a meal, of reasonable carbs and have sub 5 readings by the next meal. This was fine during the morning or afternoon, but I never felt much like it after my evening meal, and I wasn't going to get up in the night to get a low morning reading and so my fasting and bedtime readings were always well over the limits, usually in the 8s often higher.</p><p></p><p>My consultant has suggested I go onto a low Lantus (still playing with dose, but 6-10) which has certainly levelled out things, but still not perfect. I took Lantus 2 years ago when first diagnosed, but was getting lots of hypos and the dose was reduced to the point that it wasn't doing anything. So for the past 18 months I've taken Gliclazide in varying amounts and done the exercise, and kept carbs to varying levels of 100-130 per day, and lately a bit more relaxed at 150-160 per day. Trying to get a more normal existence eating and exercise.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to blabber on, but I'd be interested to know a bit more about how you make it work.</p><p></p><p>TIA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barrym, post: 420055, member: 70535"] So could you quantify that a bit for me? How lowish is your daily carb intake? What is the exercise regime? Until recently I was doing 2-3 hours a day of quite strenuous exercise, either cycling or an a cross trainer, plus addition walking with the dog. I found this quite demoralising knowing that I had to get through this each day. It certainly worked in so much as I could eat a meal, of reasonable carbs and have sub 5 readings by the next meal. This was fine during the morning or afternoon, but I never felt much like it after my evening meal, and I wasn't going to get up in the night to get a low morning reading and so my fasting and bedtime readings were always well over the limits, usually in the 8s often higher. My consultant has suggested I go onto a low Lantus (still playing with dose, but 6-10) which has certainly levelled out things, but still not perfect. I took Lantus 2 years ago when first diagnosed, but was getting lots of hypos and the dose was reduced to the point that it wasn't doing anything. So for the past 18 months I've taken Gliclazide in varying amounts and done the exercise, and kept carbs to varying levels of 100-130 per day, and lately a bit more relaxed at 150-160 per day. Trying to get a more normal existence eating and exercise. Sorry to blabber on, but I'd be interested to know a bit more about how you make it work. TIA [/QUOTE]
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