Regarding suggetion

[Mohamed Rafi]

Dear sir i was diagnosed diabetic last 2 years before. most of the time my fasting blood sugar is between 96 and 100 mg and post meal sugar after 2 hours is between 180 to 210. i controlled sugar level by walking and diet , also my three months average sugar is 174.5. i am not taking any medication as some doctor told medication is not required. in this regard what is your suggestion

 

[Squire Fulwood]

Your fasting figures are good but the 2 hours after eating figures are high. This leads me to think that you are eating the wrong things. You must review your carbohydrate consumption and reduce it if necessary.

If none of that works for you then I should point out that little or none of the medication (pills) available seem to work very well for me.

If the low carb approach doesn't work for you then you seem to be running out of options.

 

[pavlosn]

Dear Mohamed

As I understand it a three month average glucose level of 174 mg/dl is equivalent to an HbA1c score of 7,7%, which is slightly higher than most people consider acceptable (6,5% if not under risk of hypoglycemia, which you should not be as you are on an exercise and diet regime).

For more information on HbA1c please follow the link

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

You will note that a better HbA1c score has been shown to reduce risk of diabetic complications.

As your doctor suggests that you should not be on medication you may like to consider further changes to your diet to improve your glucose levels, particularly your levels after meals.

Most of us have found that by restricting our intake of carbohydrates ( pasta, rice, sugar, bread, potatoes etc) we are better able to control our sugars.

By keeping a food diary and testing before and two hours after a meal you will soon find out which foods to avoid. We are all different and can tolerate different carbohydrates to a varying degree.

Any increase in physical activity and loss of weight should also improve matters.

Best of luck with your efforts.


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