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My Bg Has Been Very High Today
- Thread starter Mazzymaz
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Hi Mazzy, first I see this is your first post so welcome to the Forum and let me tag in @daisy1 for her useful info post.
Can I ask a few questions if you’re happy to share some info, as it’ll help us to help you.
What medication do you take?
Do you follow any particular diet?
What are your normal blood sugar levels?
Do you know your last HbA1c?
Can I ask a few questions if you’re happy to share some info, as it’ll help us to help you.
What medication do you take?
Do you follow any particular diet?
What are your normal blood sugar levels?
Do you know your last HbA1c?
Medication...Vildagliptin 50mg/metformin 1g per day, Gliclazide 80mg 4 per day, just been upped by doc
Diet... Low carb
Reading....Usually about 12.0 ..... Never been in single figures .... But today, 17.2 am, 22.2 midday, 15.4 now
Can you write a typical days menu to see if we can tweak it a bit?
Also have there been any other factors going on in your life that may be affecting your blood sugars, stress, illness, poor sleep etc..? It’s not always just food that makes our levels rise.
Also have there been any other factors going on in your life that may be affecting your blood sugars, stress, illness, poor sleep etc..? It’s not always just food that makes our levels rise.
Breakfast....toasted Danishbread, low in calories, with true butter
Lunch .... Jacket potato, with a little butter plus ham plus tomato and little low sugar salad cream
Tea... Usually a chicken and salad sandwich from the supermarket
Drinks, tea, coffee, water or Pepsi Max, no sugar
Ive lost two stone since Christmas...was 18 stone 4 lbs...now 16 stone 4 lbs
I'm in a lot of pain. I had new left knee in 2015, now severe pain. In right knee. Hurts to walk
Also I can't stand this hot weather
Rokaab
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Unfortunately that doesn't actually sound very low carb
, bread (unless its actually low carb rather than low cal) and potatoes all have plenty of carbs in them and many on low carb diets will avoid them,I'm sure some of the low carb experts can come along and make some suggestions for you - though bacon and eggs is a good low carb breakfast (without the toast/bread)
I agree with @Rokaab your diet contains bread and potatoes, they are two things I eat very rarely eating low carb and only ever in minuscule portions.
Have you ever counted up how many grams of carbs you eat per day?
I started at 100g per day when I was diagnosed in May ‘17, I have reduced it over the months and now eat between 40 - 55g carbs per day.
If you want to achieve lower numbers you need to find out which foods are spiking your blood sugars.
How about tomorrow at lunch time you try the same salad type foods without the bread and see what your levels do, your looking for a rise of less than 2 from first bite to two hours after eating.
You’ll need to reduce your carbs slowly as you are on medication which can cause hypos so testing is really important.
Have you ever counted up how many grams of carbs you eat per day?
I started at 100g per day when I was diagnosed in May ‘17, I have reduced it over the months and now eat between 40 - 55g carbs per day.
If you want to achieve lower numbers you need to find out which foods are spiking your blood sugars.
How about tomorrow at lunch time you try the same salad type foods without the bread and see what your levels do, your looking for a rise of less than 2 from first bite to two hours after eating.
You’ll need to reduce your carbs slowly as you are on medication which can cause hypos so testing is really important.
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@Mazzymaz
Hello Mazzymaz and welcome to the Forum
Here is the Basic Information we give to new members and I hope it will be useful to you. Ask as many questions as you want and someone will help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes.
Over 145,000 people have taken part in the Low Carb Program - a 10 week structured education course that is helping people lose weight and reduce medication dependency by explaining the science behind carbs, insulin and GI.
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic.
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Take part in Diabetes.co.uk digital education programs and improve your understanding. Most of these are free.
Hello Mazzymaz and welcome to the Forum
Here is the Basic Information we give to new members and I hope it will be useful to you. Ask as many questions as you want and someone will help.BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
- Reduce your carbohydrate intake
- Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes.
Over 145,000 people have taken part in the Low Carb Program - a 10 week structured education course that is helping people lose weight and reduce medication dependency by explaining the science behind carbs, insulin and GI.
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
- structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
- self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic.
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Take part in Diabetes.co.uk digital education programs and improve your understanding. Most of these are free.
- Low Carb Program - it's made front-page news of the New Scientist and The Times. Developed with 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes; 96% of people who take part recommend it... find out why
- Hypo Program - improve your understanding of hypos. There's a version for people with diabetes, parents/guardians of children with type 1, children with type 1 diabetes, teachers and HCPs.
