Hi ppl,
Well, i have learned so much since joining this site it's an incredible resource for all diabetics, it's great.
I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago today. My Diabetic Nurse told me I had MODA, mature onset diabetes in adults, of which i'm guessing i'm Type 2.
I've been focussing on my diet as i've had a bad virus lately and have been too breathless to exercise, as soon as it's gone i'll be swimming and walking.
My BG fasting has been ranging between 6.1 - 8.2
After meals it's been ranging between 8.9 - 12.4
I don't know what i've been eating that has specifically put it up. The only thing the Diabetic Nurse said was be careful how many grapes to have.
My Diabetic Nurse told me that because i'm not Type 1 there's no need to test myself & that they'll be doing the Hba1c on me. I have no idea what the result of that was.
My brother who is Type 1 had a spare BG monitor & test strips which he gave me, that's how i know what my results are.
I have experienced 2 hypos when i've been out, scary, but I knew how to manage it with my brother being Type 1 and my mother was Type 2, they used to have hypos regularly.
I know why I had the hypos & it was stupid really. Forgetting I'm diabetic, i forgot completely to eat any lunch, it was getting near dinnertime & i'd not eaten anything since breakfast. I won't be that silly again. I have to keep reminding myself that i'm diabetic now & i need to be careful to eat regularly & watch that what i do eat isn't going to spike my BG levels through the roof then crash into a hypo.
Any advice about what i should keep in my handbag for emergencies (hypo situations) and what to eat in between meals that won't spike my BG levels. thanks
Well, i have learned so much since joining this site it's an incredible resource for all diabetics, it's great.
I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago today. My Diabetic Nurse told me I had MODA, mature onset diabetes in adults, of which i'm guessing i'm Type 2.
I've been focussing on my diet as i've had a bad virus lately and have been too breathless to exercise, as soon as it's gone i'll be swimming and walking.
My BG fasting has been ranging between 6.1 - 8.2
After meals it's been ranging between 8.9 - 12.4
I don't know what i've been eating that has specifically put it up. The only thing the Diabetic Nurse said was be careful how many grapes to have.
My Diabetic Nurse told me that because i'm not Type 1 there's no need to test myself & that they'll be doing the Hba1c on me. I have no idea what the result of that was.
My brother who is Type 1 had a spare BG monitor & test strips which he gave me, that's how i know what my results are.
I have experienced 2 hypos when i've been out, scary, but I knew how to manage it with my brother being Type 1 and my mother was Type 2, they used to have hypos regularly.
I know why I had the hypos & it was stupid really. Forgetting I'm diabetic, i forgot completely to eat any lunch, it was getting near dinnertime & i'd not eaten anything since breakfast. I won't be that silly again. I have to keep reminding myself that i'm diabetic now & i need to be careful to eat regularly & watch that what i do eat isn't going to spike my BG levels through the roof then crash into a hypo.
Any advice about what i should keep in my handbag for emergencies (hypo situations) and what to eat in between meals that won't spike my BG levels. thanks