Could someone give me advice. I am three months in from diagnosis. I started at fasting 12 and was spiking to 18 after some meals I am now after a medium low carb diet 80-90 carbs and 1 500mg metformin each evening with dinner down to 6s and 7s at night before bed and 7s and 8s in the morning fasting although I can spike up to 10 after lunch. Obviously this is getting better but not quite there.
My question is I have my annual check (after three months!) with the doc in a couple of weeks. Obviously I want to talk about how to get my readings down another point really. I find I cannot each much breakfast and lunch as I spike but OK to eat dinner and then I take my metformin tablet with dinner in the evening that obviously must make some difference as I do not spike then. I know that they will probably want to up my dose of metformin to 2 x 500mg to bring the spikes down and hopefully my food tolerance in the first half of the day. My question is (because I am sure the dr will not know - they are not particularly expert it seems at my surgery) Do you take the metformin one on the morning and one in the evening to even out the long term slow release bit of the tablet. I am hoping the answer will be yes so that the first half of the day becomes slightly easier for me. I cannot eat anything but a slice of apple or 1 rich tea biscuit until about midday this has actually the same effect as if I had ate nothing, I stay about whatever the fasting number is in the morning even if I eat nothing. If i try to eat anything else I will go to 10 and above and cereal, porridge, fruit, toast whatever sends me high. By lunchtime I can eat something with about 15-20 carbs and be not too bad about two points up, yet in the evening I can have 40 to 50 carbs in a meal and be OK only rising a couple of points. I am hoping that taking a tablet in the morning with some food may be the answer. What do you think out there I want to be aware when speaking to the Dr as it gets very confusing when they give you bad advice. I am thinking of testing my theory before the appointment as I have a lot of tablets at the moment and could try it.
My question is I have my annual check (after three months!) with the doc in a couple of weeks. Obviously I want to talk about how to get my readings down another point really. I find I cannot each much breakfast and lunch as I spike but OK to eat dinner and then I take my metformin tablet with dinner in the evening that obviously must make some difference as I do not spike then. I know that they will probably want to up my dose of metformin to 2 x 500mg to bring the spikes down and hopefully my food tolerance in the first half of the day. My question is (because I am sure the dr will not know - they are not particularly expert it seems at my surgery) Do you take the metformin one on the morning and one in the evening to even out the long term slow release bit of the tablet. I am hoping the answer will be yes so that the first half of the day becomes slightly easier for me. I cannot eat anything but a slice of apple or 1 rich tea biscuit until about midday this has actually the same effect as if I had ate nothing, I stay about whatever the fasting number is in the morning even if I eat nothing. If i try to eat anything else I will go to 10 and above and cereal, porridge, fruit, toast whatever sends me high. By lunchtime I can eat something with about 15-20 carbs and be not too bad about two points up, yet in the evening I can have 40 to 50 carbs in a meal and be OK only rising a couple of points. I am hoping that taking a tablet in the morning with some food may be the answer. What do you think out there I want to be aware when speaking to the Dr as it gets very confusing when they give you bad advice. I am thinking of testing my theory before the appointment as I have a lot of tablets at the moment and could try it.
