Irish Maeve
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I was last on here about 3 years ago. Still T2 but not doing so good lately. My meds have gone up over the years but lately I can't get my blood results to improve. Seeing my GP next week.
Hi. I'm trying to get to grips with replying to posts etc on here lol. I try to stick to low carb diet but not easy as atm I have a busy and stressful life. The meds I'm on per day now are: 1Gliclazide 30m. 1 Sitagliptin 100mg. 2 Metformin 500mg. Been on this for 3 yrs but for past 6 months my readings are high. Eg 10 or 9 in morning fasting. Even going really hungry they don't go below 8. Seeing Dr next week. I'm thinking stress might be a factor. Sorry for long text. PS. At last clinic in March my BP, cholesterol and blood were very high. This is the follow up appt.Welcome back. Sorry to hear you're not doing so well. What meds are you on? Are you following a low carb diet or trying another approach.
It's hard as it is a lifelong condition but I'm sure you will get help and support here.
Do you regularly check your blood sugar levels? What are they at the moment?
Sorry that you are finding it tough- Let us know how we can best support you.
Hi and thanks for your reply. I'm certainly not overweight - quite the opposite lol. Have always been slim and battle to retain weight. Need carbs to help with this so that's probably the culprit.Hi and welcome back. Have you thought about possibly being LADA and not T2? Assuming you are having a low-carb diet and not overweight then this is always possible as it was for me. My honeymoon period was around 10 years.
I must try the cauliflower rice. Is the recipe on here somewhere? Still finding my way about lol. Will be back for follow up after my appt next week. Thank you. X
Cauliflower rice is very easy. Just grate the cauliflower with a cheese grater or blitz it in a food processor, then stir fry it in a frying pan til it starts to brown slightly. You can add, salt and pepper or herbs and spices to taste![]()
Yes it’s tasty . I eat it for lunch and dinner and it’s helping my BG to be normal range ..Sounds tasty - and easy - my kind of food.
Hi again. Try to have fats and proteins where you can rather than carbs to help keep the weight up. You are on exactly the same meds I was on before I went on to insulin. As you have always been slim I would encourage you to follow-up on LADA being a possibility and have the two tests, GAD and C-Peptide, to see whether you have failing beta cells. The body will try to burn fat if it hasn't enough insulin to handle the carbs and this can cause weight loss.Hi and thanks for your reply. I'm certainly not overweight - quite the opposite lol. Have always been slim and battle to retain weight. Need carbs to help with this so that's probably the culprit.
Hi and welcome back. Have you thought about possibly being LADA and not T2? Assuming you are having a low-carb diet and not overweight then this is always possible as it was for me. My honeymoon period was around 10 years.
Hi and welcome back. Have you thought about possibly being LADA and not T2? Assuming you are having a low-carb diet and not overweight then this is always possible as it was for me. My honeymoon period was around 10 years.
Sounds tasty - and easy - my kind of food.
Welcome back.I was last on here about 3 years ago. Still T2 but not doing so good lately. My meds have gone up over the years but lately I can't get my blood results to improve. Seeing my GP next week.
Hi and thanks for your reply. I'm certainly not overweight - quite the opposite lol. Have always been slim and battle to retain weight. Need carbs to help with this so that's probably the culprit.