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<blockquote data-quote="Enclave" data-source="post: 848384" data-attributes="member: 92754"><p>Yes we live in a mad world .. I think most people are ordered NOT to test if their taking metformin .. We are also ordered to eat high carbs .. I personally was told to drink sugar drinks if I felt unwell ! If I had not got my own meter I would have never found out that this was the worst advice I could have ever been given ! Pushed my sugars into the 20s .. So the wife stepped in and I now am testing regularly (self funded, without involving the Dr) and I now low carb high fat with very little sugar .. My bloods are all coming back normal and I have lost 5 stone in a year without feeling hungry. I have also been taken off of metformin, so diet only control.</p><p></p><p>I am forced to manage this condition without the full help of my medical team.</p><p></p><p>Regards your high sugar levels ..could it be your body releasing sugar for you .. As you had not eaten, small and regular meals are better than one big one .. I found that one out early on in my self testing.</p><p></p><p>Hope you are feeling better soon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Enclave, post: 848384, member: 92754"] Yes we live in a mad world .. I think most people are ordered NOT to test if their taking metformin .. We are also ordered to eat high carbs .. I personally was told to drink sugar drinks if I felt unwell ! If I had not got my own meter I would have never found out that this was the worst advice I could have ever been given ! Pushed my sugars into the 20s .. So the wife stepped in and I now am testing regularly (self funded, without involving the Dr) and I now low carb high fat with very little sugar .. My bloods are all coming back normal and I have lost 5 stone in a year without feeling hungry. I have also been taken off of metformin, so diet only control. I am forced to manage this condition without the full help of my medical team. Regards your high sugar levels ..could it be your body releasing sugar for you .. As you had not eaten, small and regular meals are better than one big one .. I found that one out early on in my self testing. Hope you are feeling better soon [/QUOTE]
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