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Hope this is in the right place I am finding this forum very helpful but cant find the answer I need OK so since I last posted I have accepted that I am T2 Why it took so long I cant think now I have had a libre 2 for 3 weeks and gone low carb though I have been gradually testing common foods like potatoes and then dropping them if they cause spike I am also taking a protein meal replacement for 2 meals I have lost 10 lbs and feel much better From my before lunch test onwards the numbers are 5.4 - 5.9 However when I wake something strange happens Waking around 5.1 but by before breakfast testing they are 6.4 -6.7 and I dont understand why My post meal results have never been more than 2 above pre meal Ive tried my DN but she told me I would drive myself silly by testing and just follow the eatwell plate and the gp would decide when I need medication Any advice very welcome Sorry for saga

Paul_ said:

It's a common theme to be told this, accounts of people being told the same all over this forum.

They love to push their Eat Well plate to diabetics. I won't go on a rant, but carbohydrates make diabetes worse and Eat Well encourages people to eat 150g of carbohydrate per day or more. To steal an analogy I saw someone use on here - if someone is a celiac and a doctor told them to keep eating lots of gluten, would that seem right to you?

Medication is always an option and it shouldn't be dismissed in all cases, but it's worth at least exploring all the options available to you. If they're not for you, at least you're making an informed decision.

You say you've accepted you're a T2, but have you been diagnosed as such officially. What was your hba1c result?

Keep up the good work, looks like you're doing great.

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Thank you Yes my hba1c was 49