My bgs are now between usually 7.5 &9 im not happy either . I had managed to get them down further a few weeks ago ( 6 .2 to 7 is at one point) but have been creaping up again I am exercising 3 times per week (swimming 30 odd lengths) and dont eat anything with sugar or dextrose, glucose, ffuctose or any other kind of sugar or at least not knowingly. And only have 15 or under (usualy under 10) grms of carbs a day. I have had too do this as when I was diagnosed my fasting was 14.5 and a friend did a random testing and it was 24.9 it was at that point that I stopped everything dead. I was so scared that I would be put on insulin (wherther that would have been the case or not dosent matter to what your fears areband wasbtold that if I had called 111who at those levels would probaply have told me to go then I whould most likly been put on insulin there and then) although I have brought my bgs down massivly and noww am at the piont where insulin should not be prescribed I still have the fear especially as my dr want my bgs down because of diabetic kidney disease/damage. The dr put my metformin up to 3 on tuesday and dn said I can go up to 4 on fri but that that is the highest I can go to but that I could stay with 3 and just add a 4th if I was thaking carbs. . I stayed with 3 for mo but wondering as even on 3 my bgs still seem to be slowly climbing where would I be going after 4. You have to be routhless most of the time with what you eat . But I guess what I am saying most of all is we all seem to be struggling in some way and we all have fears that drive us crazy. You are not alone we are here . You are not a failure because you are still struggling because we are struggling along side you and non of us has given up yet . Chin up chuck youll get there and when times are realy bad there is always sugar free jelly sounds sill but it helps ;-) . But there againg I may be half way to bonkers
I'm struggling with giving up certain foods, I've always remained thin and I don't get now I'm doing it properly I'm just putting it on. I feel ****! Sorry for the moan!