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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix55" data-source="post: 1790507" data-attributes="member: 242273"><p>Welcome [USER=474429]@Louise.GSD[/USER] Your HbA1c of 7 is not desperately high , but high enough that you need to take action. A few years ago you would be in the barely diabetic range, the figure has been dropped. Usually people are given three months to try get their diabetes under control by diet and exercise before taking medication. Well done getting the meter and starting to use it now you need to keep a food diary for a while, not forever but until you see patterns emerging of foods that your body can no longer tolerate. We call this 'eating to meter' and is one way of tackling the problem. Be prepared for your food shopping to take about twice as long as usual over the next couple of weeks as you read the information on packets and tins. You want to aim for foods that have less than 10g carbohydrate per 100g. You will be surprised how many foods have high sugar content, but it is the carb content that you need to notice. </p><p></p><p>I kept a simple spreadsheet and also noted weight and body measurements on a daily basis. I also noted exercise taken and mood. Within a short time I was fitter, had lost weight and looked slimmer and had control of my diabetes without medication. It can be done, although there will be days when you don't know what is going on - then you come on here and have a rant!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix55, post: 1790507, member: 242273"] Welcome [USER=474429]@Louise.GSD[/USER] Your HbA1c of 7 is not desperately high , but high enough that you need to take action. A few years ago you would be in the barely diabetic range, the figure has been dropped. Usually people are given three months to try get their diabetes under control by diet and exercise before taking medication. Well done getting the meter and starting to use it now you need to keep a food diary for a while, not forever but until you see patterns emerging of foods that your body can no longer tolerate. We call this 'eating to meter' and is one way of tackling the problem. Be prepared for your food shopping to take about twice as long as usual over the next couple of weeks as you read the information on packets and tins. You want to aim for foods that have less than 10g carbohydrate per 100g. You will be surprised how many foods have high sugar content, but it is the carb content that you need to notice. I kept a simple spreadsheet and also noted weight and body measurements on a daily basis. I also noted exercise taken and mood. Within a short time I was fitter, had lost weight and looked slimmer and had control of my diabetes without medication. It can be done, although there will be days when you don't know what is going on - then you come on here and have a rant!:) [/QUOTE]
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