Syd
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hello @Sheila L you should really be supported on this forum in your actions to deal with your diabetes diagnosis, rather than be given "advice" to do something different, no matter how well meant that advice might be.
It is refreshing to read something on this forum which is positive with regard to the healthcare professionals and the courses which they provide.
What you seem to be doing is similar to how I dealt with my diabetes Type 2 diagnosed nearly six years ago. I was overweight and eating too much, so the obvious solution seemed to be eat less and lose weight. Out went sweets, biscuits, cakes, sugary drinks, red meat, meat pies and oven chips, and in came baked sweet potatoes, green vegetables, fruit (berries mainly) fish, and so on, and overall I reduced portion size and avoided snacking between meals.
You will find out soon enough when you have your next blood test whether the steps you are taking are taking you in the right direction. If they are, then the obvious thing to do is continue what you are doing, if not, then that would be the time to reconsider your approach. As you have lost weight, I would expect your HbA1c to be lower.
If you do not want to self test, then do not. I did, but only because I wanted to see that my blood sugars were going in the right direction and I did not have the patience to wait for my HbA1c result from the doctors. I soon found that the meter was not accurate, in that three readings taken at the same time from fingers on the same hand gave three different readings. The best that the meter gave me was a sense that my levels were lowering. I have not tested for over five years and do not miss it at all.
So carry on and best of luck later in the month.
Syd
It is refreshing to read something on this forum which is positive with regard to the healthcare professionals and the courses which they provide.
What you seem to be doing is similar to how I dealt with my diabetes Type 2 diagnosed nearly six years ago. I was overweight and eating too much, so the obvious solution seemed to be eat less and lose weight. Out went sweets, biscuits, cakes, sugary drinks, red meat, meat pies and oven chips, and in came baked sweet potatoes, green vegetables, fruit (berries mainly) fish, and so on, and overall I reduced portion size and avoided snacking between meals.
You will find out soon enough when you have your next blood test whether the steps you are taking are taking you in the right direction. If they are, then the obvious thing to do is continue what you are doing, if not, then that would be the time to reconsider your approach. As you have lost weight, I would expect your HbA1c to be lower.
If you do not want to self test, then do not. I did, but only because I wanted to see that my blood sugars were going in the right direction and I did not have the patience to wait for my HbA1c result from the doctors. I soon found that the meter was not accurate, in that three readings taken at the same time from fingers on the same hand gave three different readings. The best that the meter gave me was a sense that my levels were lowering. I have not tested for over five years and do not miss it at all.
So carry on and best of luck later in the month.
Syd