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<blockquote data-quote="KennyS" data-source="post: 376912" data-attributes="member: 48174"><p>Welcome to the forum,</p><p></p><p> To your questions you will no doubt get a variety of answers. What are good numbers? For some it is the NHS guidelines and for others it is as close to non diabetic normal that you can get without putting yourself in danger of hypoglycaemic situations. That is what you have to figure out for yourself. I personally try for normal but the expense of regular testing can be prohibitive. Getting support from you doctor in that regard may be problematic. I approached the problem by first reading bucket loads about diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, the immune system, insulin resistance and the types of foods that draw a glycemic reaction. I tested at my own expense for most of the first 3 months... generally 7 times a day and I recorded everything including my weight, blood pressure and everything I ate. If something caused a reaction that put me over 7 I would try it again and if it did it again I wouldn't eat it any more. When I found a list of foods that I could eat that would keep me 100% below 7, I started trying to get below 6.5. This is impossible for some people because their situation (insulin resistance, insulin production) is different. When you gather this information you have the ability to take it all to your doctor and show them that 1) you are engaged and 2) you have made improvements without medication..... I must add that when I was first diagnosed I had to make it clear that I would not start any medication without first seeing what I personally was able to do without it. By showing my interest and obtained knowledge I have turned my doctors from adversaries to supporters with a repeat prescription for test strips and a ear to my observations. Obviously if you are in a situation where your levels are extremely high, you must mitigate the damage and work to lessen the meds over time... if you are able. I think that the answer to your question "What levels are good", resides strictly within yourself.... </p><p></p><p></p><p>Kenny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyS, post: 376912, member: 48174"] Welcome to the forum, To your questions you will no doubt get a variety of answers. What are good numbers? For some it is the NHS guidelines and for others it is as close to non diabetic normal that you can get without putting yourself in danger of hypoglycaemic situations. That is what you have to figure out for yourself. I personally try for normal but the expense of regular testing can be prohibitive. Getting support from you doctor in that regard may be problematic. I approached the problem by first reading bucket loads about diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, the immune system, insulin resistance and the types of foods that draw a glycemic reaction. I tested at my own expense for most of the first 3 months... generally 7 times a day and I recorded everything including my weight, blood pressure and everything I ate. If something caused a reaction that put me over 7 I would try it again and if it did it again I wouldn't eat it any more. When I found a list of foods that I could eat that would keep me 100% below 7, I started trying to get below 6.5. This is impossible for some people because their situation (insulin resistance, insulin production) is different. When you gather this information you have the ability to take it all to your doctor and show them that 1) you are engaged and 2) you have made improvements without medication..... I must add that when I was first diagnosed I had to make it clear that I would not start any medication without first seeing what I personally was able to do without it. By showing my interest and obtained knowledge I have turned my doctors from adversaries to supporters with a repeat prescription for test strips and a ear to my observations. Obviously if you are in a situation where your levels are extremely high, you must mitigate the damage and work to lessen the meds over time... if you are able. I think that the answer to your question "What levels are good", resides strictly within yourself.... Kenny [/QUOTE]
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