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<blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2421344" data-attributes="member: 517579"><p>Appalling way to be told. Welcome to the forum anyway - did they tell you what your HbA1c reading was? I would strongly support getting a meter (checking the cost of the strips is important, which will work out at a lot more than the cost of the meter itself) and testing regularly before food and two hours after finishing - that tells you what effect - if any - the food has had on your blood glucose. Cut out the foods that cause unacceptable rises and you're on the way.</p><p></p><p>The real issue is that you need to unlearn all the "healthy eating" advice you've ever heard. What we're told by the media and the health service may be OK for some, but definitely not for type 2 diabetics. The advice to "base your meals around starchy carbohydrates" is probably what pushed me into diabetic problems to begin with. The low-carb route for me means no pasta, rice, bread, sugar, potatoes, pastry, etc. Tough at first.</p><p></p><p>I can't help you with metformin - have never taken it. Like many others here, I managed to reduce my blood glucose through a low carbohydrate diet alone - in my case going to around a maximum of 20g carbs/day. </p><p></p><p>best of luck. This forum is excellent, ask questions!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyA, post: 2421344, member: 517579"] Appalling way to be told. Welcome to the forum anyway - did they tell you what your HbA1c reading was? I would strongly support getting a meter (checking the cost of the strips is important, which will work out at a lot more than the cost of the meter itself) and testing regularly before food and two hours after finishing - that tells you what effect - if any - the food has had on your blood glucose. Cut out the foods that cause unacceptable rises and you're on the way. The real issue is that you need to unlearn all the "healthy eating" advice you've ever heard. What we're told by the media and the health service may be OK for some, but definitely not for type 2 diabetics. The advice to "base your meals around starchy carbohydrates" is probably what pushed me into diabetic problems to begin with. The low-carb route for me means no pasta, rice, bread, sugar, potatoes, pastry, etc. Tough at first. I can't help you with metformin - have never taken it. Like many others here, I managed to reduce my blood glucose through a low carbohydrate diet alone - in my case going to around a maximum of 20g carbs/day. best of luck. This forum is excellent, ask questions! [/QUOTE]
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