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<blockquote data-quote="KeithT 2" data-source="post: 2037114" data-attributes="member: 469507"><p>Hi Andy</p><p>The T2 club is one club that I never welcome people to, but I will welcome you to the forum. Diabetes is an insidious disease but being diagnosed with it does make us sit up and think that perhaps our lifestyle needs overhauling. Being diagnosed with this disease is not the end of the road however, but you will need to think of ways to keep on top of it, without it encroaching too much on your life. I was diagnosed 12 years ago and the journey has been a rocky road simply because at the outset I took it for granted and relied totally on the pills. Anyway, that's another story. Your random prick tests will not be as reliable as your HbA1c test and serve only to give you a rough idea of what is going on and warn you of any adjustments you may need to make with your medication or diet. You will find that sometimes these random prick tests can be erratic and at other times stable. So yes, the differences you are seeing is quite normal. In the main, every diabetic is different and what works for one person with type 2 may not work for another. However, it is true to say that for all diabetics, that cutting way back on your carbohydrate intake will at the very least keep you BG numbers within the target range. Here's a link to an informative site article on this subject. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html</a> Some diabetics test before a meal "preprandial" and 2 hours after a meal "postprandial". see site link below on this subject. I only test twice a day - before bed and on waking and before my first cup of tea of the day passes my lips. Through the day I am able to eat some carbs for breakfast (shredded wheat with fruit and plain yoghurt) and home made bread sandwich most days for lunch. After that I eat no more carbs for the day. This method has helped me shed 2.5 stone in weight over 18 months and I now weigh a few pounds heavier than the day I got married 50 years ago. My suggestion is to keep a strict record of you numbers and analyze what makes your BG higher or lower against the food you have eaten. Doing this will give you a good idea what is okay and what is poison to you in your diet and you can adjust to suit. It may take a year or so to get on top of it, but the struggle is definitely worth the pain. Good luck with it all and have a good day. Here's that other link. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/features/pre-and-post-meal-testing.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/features/pre-and-post-meal-testing.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KeithT 2, post: 2037114, member: 469507"] Hi Andy The T2 club is one club that I never welcome people to, but I will welcome you to the forum. Diabetes is an insidious disease but being diagnosed with it does make us sit up and think that perhaps our lifestyle needs overhauling. Being diagnosed with this disease is not the end of the road however, but you will need to think of ways to keep on top of it, without it encroaching too much on your life. I was diagnosed 12 years ago and the journey has been a rocky road simply because at the outset I took it for granted and relied totally on the pills. Anyway, that's another story. Your random prick tests will not be as reliable as your HbA1c test and serve only to give you a rough idea of what is going on and warn you of any adjustments you may need to make with your medication or diet. You will find that sometimes these random prick tests can be erratic and at other times stable. So yes, the differences you are seeing is quite normal. In the main, every diabetic is different and what works for one person with type 2 may not work for another. However, it is true to say that for all diabetics, that cutting way back on your carbohydrate intake will at the very least keep you BG numbers within the target range. Here's a link to an informative site article on this subject. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html[/URL] Some diabetics test before a meal "preprandial" and 2 hours after a meal "postprandial". see site link below on this subject. I only test twice a day - before bed and on waking and before my first cup of tea of the day passes my lips. Through the day I am able to eat some carbs for breakfast (shredded wheat with fruit and plain yoghurt) and home made bread sandwich most days for lunch. After that I eat no more carbs for the day. This method has helped me shed 2.5 stone in weight over 18 months and I now weigh a few pounds heavier than the day I got married 50 years ago. My suggestion is to keep a strict record of you numbers and analyze what makes your BG higher or lower against the food you have eaten. Doing this will give you a good idea what is okay and what is poison to you in your diet and you can adjust to suit. It may take a year or so to get on top of it, but the struggle is definitely worth the pain. Good luck with it all and have a good day. Here's that other link. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/features/pre-and-post-meal-testing.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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