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Hello,
I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes on March 29 and sent on my way with just the advice to cut carbs, get the 800 diet book, have another blood test and make an appointment with the diabetic nurse. My HBA1C was 85.
The second blood test was 86 and I heard nothing more from the doctor. I also couldn't get to see the DN until April 27. So I've been lurking on these boards trying to educate myself. I am trying to do low carb but if I don't eat enough I am even more exhausted and have terrible brain fog (can't really string a sentence together or find the words).
I am limiting myself to 50g of carbs a day. Want to exercise but have no energy. I rang the surgery and asked what monitors they used so that I might buy the same one (I read that lots of you on here have your own). The receptionist said I might be able to have one of theirs and messaged the DN.
She rang today and is not letting me have one. She said everyone has high blood sugars after eating so there is no point. The best indicator of what my blood sugars are doing is to have the HBA1C every three months initially. I am obviously very ignorant about diabetes but I would have thought pinpointing my levels and finding out exactly what sends them high is preferable and more accurate than a three-month average.
I feel quite depressed about the diagnosis anyway, obviously worried, feel absolutely rubbish, and if feels like wading through treacle trying to sort anything out. The good thing I suppose is that now the DN is aware of my existence when she wasn't before.
Have you any advice? Any monitor recommendations? I think I will still buy one but it will have to be one with cheap strips because I am obviously not going to get any on prescription.
Thank you if you have read this far!
I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes on March 29 and sent on my way with just the advice to cut carbs, get the 800 diet book, have another blood test and make an appointment with the diabetic nurse. My HBA1C was 85.
The second blood test was 86 and I heard nothing more from the doctor. I also couldn't get to see the DN until April 27. So I've been lurking on these boards trying to educate myself. I am trying to do low carb but if I don't eat enough I am even more exhausted and have terrible brain fog (can't really string a sentence together or find the words).
I am limiting myself to 50g of carbs a day. Want to exercise but have no energy. I rang the surgery and asked what monitors they used so that I might buy the same one (I read that lots of you on here have your own). The receptionist said I might be able to have one of theirs and messaged the DN.
She rang today and is not letting me have one. She said everyone has high blood sugars after eating so there is no point. The best indicator of what my blood sugars are doing is to have the HBA1C every three months initially. I am obviously very ignorant about diabetes but I would have thought pinpointing my levels and finding out exactly what sends them high is preferable and more accurate than a three-month average.
I feel quite depressed about the diagnosis anyway, obviously worried, feel absolutely rubbish, and if feels like wading through treacle trying to sort anything out. The good thing I suppose is that now the DN is aware of my existence when she wasn't before.
Have you any advice? Any monitor recommendations? I think I will still buy one but it will have to be one with cheap strips because I am obviously not going to get any on prescription.
Thank you if you have read this far!