Hi everyone wonder if you can offer some help. I'm a chronic brittle asthmatic and i'm on anywhere between 20-50mg daily of steroid medications as a result i was diagnosed with steroid induced diabetes about a month ago and started on Metformin 500 mg twice a day. The diet advice i was given from GP at the time was to follow a balance diet, plenty fruit and veg, balanced wholemeal carbs , low saturated fat etc. I''ve been back today ,as i don't feel i'm doing enough and don't like idea of medication on enough already, and saw a different GP. He advocates the low carb approach, no pasta rice bread etc etc and to exercise at least 1 hour a day to burn off some of the excess energy triggered by the steroids. (im about 4 stone overweight).
The new GP's advice seems to tie in with what i've seen on here, but i'm just not sure how to go about it, do i measure everything, how do i control this, can you do so much exercise without carbs? i've always thought if going to the gym need to have carbs that day. I'm in a bit of a muddle and i can't seem to find any info on Steroid induced diabetes. Any help is appreciated, thanks
The new GP's advice seems to tie in with what i've seen on here, but i'm just not sure how to go about it, do i measure everything, how do i control this, can you do so much exercise without carbs? i've always thought if going to the gym need to have carbs that day. I'm in a bit of a muddle and i can't seem to find any info on Steroid induced diabetes. Any help is appreciated, thanks