Hi I recently lost my mum in october.my mum had a lot of health issues and caring for her was very tiring.i didn't take care of myself at all and my diabetese levels were really high 28.5.ive been trying to get my levels down and sometimes get them to 8.today they were 20.4 after having an 8 the night before.why are they so high in the Morning?how can I get the levels down.i take 2 glicazide in the morning plus a metformin plus byetta injection.nurse has now said take 2 glicazide in the evening .i will be rattling lol jokes aside tho I'm very concerned. X
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Resurgam
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Are you eating carbohydrate and hoping that the tablets will reduce your blood glucose?
There is a lot of very poor advice about eating a healthy diet full of bread and potatoes, pasta and so on, when you really need to be cutting down until your body can cope with what you are consuming - I think that you are type 2, having seen another message from you - but my memory is still affected by the tablets I was prescribed.
The tablets you are taking at present could result in you having hypos if you cut town drastically and quickly, but from those numbers, the drugs cannot cope with your diet as it is now.
There is a lot of very poor advice about eating a healthy diet full of bread and potatoes, pasta and so on, when you really need to be cutting down until your body can cope with what you are consuming - I think that you are type 2, having seen another message from you - but my memory is still affected by the tablets I was prescribed.
The tablets you are taking at present could result in you having hypos if you cut town drastically and quickly, but from those numbers, the drugs cannot cope with your diet as it is now.
daisyduck
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Sorry about your mum, that's bound to have upset your control.
What sort of foods do you eat ?
What sort of foods do you eat ?
Deespee23
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Hi - sorry to hear about your Mum - I had exactly the same thing last year (just before I got diagnosed) - I know how down you can get. I'm sure the stress doesn't do your BG levels any good - it didn't with me.
Are you T1 or T2? Do you try to regulate your BG through diet? The high levels in the morning may be down to the "Liver dump" or dawn phenomenon whereby the liver is preparing for you to get up (Rise & Shine!). Explained HERE. But don't despair - lots of people on here to lend a bit of support. Let us know how you're getting on.
Cheers
Are you T1 or T2? Do you try to regulate your BG through diet? The high levels in the morning may be down to the "Liver dump" or dawn phenomenon whereby the liver is preparing for you to get up (Rise & Shine!). Explained HERE. But don't despair - lots of people on here to lend a bit of support. Let us know how you're getting on.
Cheers
