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<blockquote data-quote="sgm14" data-source="post: 2216218" data-attributes="member: 517358"><p>I can only speak from my personal experience, but I think if it is just been a week, then it may be too early to tell anything yet. When I (a 50 year male, about 60kg, reasonably healthy diet, but not particularly active) was diagnosed my figures were around the 20 mark and I was put straight on metformin and when I had my first checkup (which was a couple of weeks later) my figures were still high (maybe 15ish) and I was expecting the doctors to be unhappy and maybe increase my dosage, but their response was that I was making good progress. It took a while before my finger prick readings came down to the recommended levels, whereas I was expecting each day to be almost independent.</p><p></p><p>As for why your first doctor asked you not to exercise, that does seems strange. The only reason I can think of, is that he is trying to see how bad your figures are without the intense exercise which would hide the problem. If he doesn't know you, he may not want to rely on you keeping up your exercise regime but also knows that you will need some rest days (unless you never get sick). If that is the case, then it would only be stopping the exercise for a short term.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't fall in the trap of believing that a bad diet is the only reason for developing diabetes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sgm14, post: 2216218, member: 517358"] I can only speak from my personal experience, but I think if it is just been a week, then it may be too early to tell anything yet. When I (a 50 year male, about 60kg, reasonably healthy diet, but not particularly active) was diagnosed my figures were around the 20 mark and I was put straight on metformin and when I had my first checkup (which was a couple of weeks later) my figures were still high (maybe 15ish) and I was expecting the doctors to be unhappy and maybe increase my dosage, but their response was that I was making good progress. It took a while before my finger prick readings came down to the recommended levels, whereas I was expecting each day to be almost independent. As for why your first doctor asked you not to exercise, that does seems strange. The only reason I can think of, is that he is trying to see how bad your figures are without the intense exercise which would hide the problem. If he doesn't know you, he may not want to rely on you keeping up your exercise regime but also knows that you will need some rest days (unless you never get sick). If that is the case, then it would only be stopping the exercise for a short term. Don't fall in the trap of believing that a bad diet is the only reason for developing diabetes. [/QUOTE]
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