Beshlie
Well-Known Member
Hi,
During the last 2 months since diagnosis I think I've been through all the emotions - acceptance, denial, grieving, optimistic etc. It's so difficult to accept diabetes is for life and not like having flu where you will recover from it. But slowly I am accepting it. I'm in the process of working out which foods make me spike and find that testing at 1 hr and again at 2 hrs after eating best at the moment. I have found that my biggest spike will happen 1 hr after eating if it's going to, so maybe that is the best one for me to take notice of?
I started out on the ordinary Metformin but it affected my tum very badly, so my dr. gave me the slow release type which is much kinder! However I find it does make me feel sick and then I find it difficult to eat. A slice of stoneground wholemeal bread with a little meat and salad often sorts me out and I don't spike, my BG just goes up a point to about 7.0. At the moment I am aiming at keeping my BG between 5 and 6 or 7 (with the intention of getting to between 4 and 5) until I can sort my diet out properly, though I occasionally go to 8.5. It comes down quickly though. When you begin sorting your own personal diet out it's like finding your way through a maze, isn't it? But I have read that it takes a few months until you get there.
My weight is dropping at about 1 kilo a week, so in all, since last Spring, I have lost 2 stones as I lost 1 stone before diagnosis, so now I look like I am wearing someone elses clothes !!. I don't see the point in buying new ones until my weight has settled - unless I have to.
I have started taking Iron and Vit D and find the fatigue is gradually improving - each day is a battle when you have no energy. I don't have the energy yet to exercise but I'm sure it will come, but am more active around the house.
This Forum is the best thing I have found with this diabetes battle.
During the last 2 months since diagnosis I think I've been through all the emotions - acceptance, denial, grieving, optimistic etc. It's so difficult to accept diabetes is for life and not like having flu where you will recover from it. But slowly I am accepting it. I'm in the process of working out which foods make me spike and find that testing at 1 hr and again at 2 hrs after eating best at the moment. I have found that my biggest spike will happen 1 hr after eating if it's going to, so maybe that is the best one for me to take notice of?
I started out on the ordinary Metformin but it affected my tum very badly, so my dr. gave me the slow release type which is much kinder! However I find it does make me feel sick and then I find it difficult to eat. A slice of stoneground wholemeal bread with a little meat and salad often sorts me out and I don't spike, my BG just goes up a point to about 7.0. At the moment I am aiming at keeping my BG between 5 and 6 or 7 (with the intention of getting to between 4 and 5) until I can sort my diet out properly, though I occasionally go to 8.5. It comes down quickly though. When you begin sorting your own personal diet out it's like finding your way through a maze, isn't it? But I have read that it takes a few months until you get there.
My weight is dropping at about 1 kilo a week, so in all, since last Spring, I have lost 2 stones as I lost 1 stone before diagnosis, so now I look like I am wearing someone elses clothes !!. I don't see the point in buying new ones until my weight has settled - unless I have to.
I have started taking Iron and Vit D and find the fatigue is gradually improving - each day is a battle when you have no energy. I don't have the energy yet to exercise but I'm sure it will come, but am more active around the house.
This Forum is the best thing I have found with this diabetes battle.