New to site type 2 out of control

Hi people
I'm Gillian. I eventually registered after reading through some sound advice from this site on a few occasions. I am type 2, diagnosed February 2008. however was borderline for few moths before. My GP keeps increasing the meds and is threatening insulin. I currently take 3 x 750mg metformin, 1x 30mg Actos, 1x 4 mg Amaryl, for the diabetes obviously and also take 1x 20mg Lipitor and 1 x 5mg Ramipril, to protect kidneys, daily. The meds make me feel sick ( yes, still) it's usually the amaryl and metformin. I had to get anti sickness tablets of GP for first few months but now he just expects me to have got used to the medication without feeling sick. However this is not the case and it gets me down. I now dont take my 3 metformin til tea time so I dont feel as sick all throughout the day. Any advice on stopping or even reducing nausea feeling would be most appreciated. My BG is usually between 14 and 16 but can be in the 20's at times. I felt so fed up with being sick all day every day I stopped meds for 3weeks recently. This resulted in BG constantly 18 - 26 and one evening after meal out with friends BG was 31 which scared me. I felt a bit sicky and tipsy even though I had no alcohol that evening. I am back on meds and feeling sicker - my fault for stopping I assume. I am really trying to turn this around. I do not want to wake up some morning blind, unable to look at my beautiful daughter again..Nor do I wish to take a stroke and scare her. I have started walking with a friend and her dog . We walk a hilly forest walk each morning, which takes approx 35mins. My BG is 12/13 at present but after exercise today was 18.5! :shock: This suprised me as I thought would help bring it down any advice or help there would be most appreciated. I have also bought Gems carb counter and am attemting to change my entire diet as have weight to lose and think low carb is the way to go to lower test results but am new to carb counting and would apprecaite advice there also. My last HBA1c was 11.8 not good, GP was not pleased that was 2 month ago. Hope to turn this all around and get control once and for all, think have been in and out of denial for too long thinking it will all go away or get better if i ignore it but i now know it wont.

Gillian

Hi guys

Thnks for replies, advice and questions. I am already taking the slow release metformin. I also have IBS and sometimes slightest thing starts stomach off. Another question I was asked is am I overweight to which the answer is yes. The GP thinks metformin is best for me as I also have PCOS and apparently metformin is great for helping to reverse or reduce symptoms of that also. I am taking all 3 met at once usually before my dinner, now thinking maybe should wait until after have eaten meal or half way through as one of you suggested. I was just 3lb off 20 stone at one stage there, (around Christmas time) have now lost nearly 2 1/2 stone so far through cutting out junk food, like takeaways, and also by using a lateral thigh trainer step machine and walking. I obviously have a long way still to go though. I understand it will all take time but if I can get results down would feel happier. The GP said insulin can put weight on which I have not known before this being why he decided not to put me on it and give me another chance to drastically change my diet etc. The awareness of how much carbs I eat is scary. I now realise I eat too much mostly through bread, potato and rice. I have decided to cut the bread out. Im finding that breakfast is difficult to go low carb as most cereal I have seen or previously eaten is high in carbs and the other thing I would of had in mornings was toast which again is bread & high in carbs. Any idaeas?

Gillian

Hi Sue,

Thanks for suggestions. I still think my mind is thinking too much what is low fat as opposed to low carb. I know I dont want to be eating lots of high fat food either but need to get used to low carb at minute. I look at cheese and think nice but fattening. Love apples so that is option am too used to ceral or toast need to retrain and adjust. Well Rome wasnt built in a day so hopefully will get easier as I get use to new habits. Appreciate all the advice on here stops me feeling so alone in all this. Thanks.

Gillian

Hi chocoholic

Ta for the advice. Sorry have not been on for days was in Scotland for a week. I am definately the cereal and toast girl. I adore toast so its the hardest thing to cut back on. I also enjoy porridge. I have previously been eating very high amounts of carb, not actually realising just how much until bought the Gems book. At present I have cut down to low to moderate carbs to see how I get on and to get used to it. The dinners I find ok. I will eat chicken or fish with vegtables. This is mostly what I ate before only I am cutting out the potatoes I would of had then. One of the new GPs at my surgery asked if any other doctor in the surgery had ever stopped to consider that I may be diagnosed with the wrong type of diabetes, to which I could only answer, no. :!:

I felt he wasnt convinced but whether he is right or wrong remains to be seen. My regular GP usually threatens insulin even going to the extent of making the nurse show me an insulin pen and how to inject myself, but then they decided they would add yet another tablet before taking the insulin. He has now retired and well, I kind of feel he is the only one who really knew me, so I dont know what to expect when I go back or who I will see. Usually they give off to me about my high test results and keeping giving the tablets. I feel very frustrated and that I am getting nowhere at times. It is good to have people who understand on here to offer advice and support. Its also great to hear from another Gillian lol.

take care

Gillian