Stuffy nose

[mack76]

Can diabetes cause stuffy nose before o was diagnosed and even now still feels stuffy didn't have issues till years before diabetes diagnosis

 

[Chris24Main]

It isn't entirely clear what you're asking, but on the substantive question, T2DM is purely a diagnostic level of blood glucose - what happens after that entirely depends on what happens from diagnosis; the meds you take and the changes you make if any.

I would say that my nose has never been less stuffy since I was diagnosed, but I'm healthier in all sorts of ways too, and in ways that I would have had no idea about before that diagnosis forced me into making some changes.

That said, if your blood glucose remains high, anything that relies on small blood vessels are likely to suffer, and infections will be more likely - the good news is that you don't need to think all of that is inevitable.

 

[mack76]

It isn't entirely clear what you're asking, but on the substantive question, T2DM is purely a diagnostic level of blood glucose - what happens after that entirely depends on what happens from diagnosis; the meds you take and the changes you make if any.

I would say that my nose has never been less stuffy since I was diagnosed, but I'm healthier in all sorts of ways too, and in ways that I would have had no idea about before that diagnosis forced me into making some changes.

That said, if your blood glucose remains high, anything that relies on small blood vessels are likely to suffer, and infections will be more likely - the good news is that you don't need to think all of that is inevitable.

Thanks im not sure how much exercise daily and if ok to have for example eggs daily and how many also need ideas of fruits and veg to eat daily or to put in stew I've not been told much since diagnosed so guessing what to have and don't have to eat to keep satisfied also.i have alot of infections of.late so hope to be healthy to stop getting so ill at times may be why nose is stuffy

 

[KennyA]

Thanks im not sure how much exercise daily and if ok to have for example eggs daily and how many also need ideas of fruits and veg to eat daily or to put in stew I've not been told much since diagnosed so guessing what to have and don't have to eat to keep satisfied also.i have alot of infections of.late so hope to be healthy to stop getting so ill at times may be why nose is stuffy

That all depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you're aiming for a low carb approach to managing your T2, I would recommend getting hold of a glucometer and testing before you eat and 2 hours after you finish. The first test gives you a baseline, and the second one shows how efficient your system was at handling the carb in what you ate. You're aiming for the second test to be no more than 2mmol/l different from the first, and not above 8.0. If you don't manage that, it shows that there was too much carb and therefore glucose in that meal for your system to deal with.

My daily target is around 20g carb/day, about the equivalent of one apple - not that I eat apples. Eggs have no carbs, and so I eat a lot of eggs. For fruit I have a few berries every now and then - maybe once or twice a month. Veg is green above ground veg - no potatoes, few carrots. I make stews and things the way I always did, except that they don't have potato etc in anymore.

I play football two or three times a week and do a weekly pilates class. I only started doing this about three years ago after I'd lost enough weight to not injure myself.

When my blood glucose was out of normal range I had a constant run of infections and illnesses, plus a load of other symptoms. That has all cleared up since sorting the BG out.

That's what works for me. Some people do more, some do less. You need to find what works for you.

 

[mack76]

That all depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you're aiming for a low carb approach to managing your T2, I would recommend getting hold of a glucometer and testing before you eat and 2 hours after you finish. The first test gives you a baseline, and the second one shows how efficient your system was at handling the carb in what you ate. You're aiming for the second test to be no more than 2mmol/l different from the first, and not above 8.0. If you don't manage that, it shows that there was too much carb and therefore glucose in that meal for your system to deal with.

My daily target is around 20g carb/day, about the equivalent of one apple - not that I eat apples. Eggs have no carbs, and so I eat a lot of eggs. For fruit I have a few berries every now and then - maybe once or twice a month. Veg is green above ground veg - no potatoes, few carrots. I make stews and things the way I always did, except that they don't have potato etc in anymore.

I play football two or three times a week and do a weekly pilates class. I only started doing this about three years ago after I'd lost enough weight to not injure myself.

When my blood glucose was out of normal range I had a constant run of infections and illnesses, plus a load of other symptoms. That has all cleared up since sorting the BG out.

That's what works for me. Some people do more, some do less. You need to find what works for you.

Thanks for your helpful reply I will get a monitor

 

[KennyA]

Thanks for your helpful reply I will get a monitor

@Rachox has an up to date list. You need to watch out for the price of test strips, that's where the cost is.

@Rachox can you oblige please?

 

[Rachox]

Thanks for the tag @KennyA , hi @mack76 , here’s some info with links for UK meters, and to be clear I have no commercial connections with any of the companies mentioned.



HOME HEALTH have the Gluco Navii, which is a fairly new model and seems to be getting good reviews.

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-produ...ose-meter-test-strips-choose-mmol-l-or-mg-dl/



Links to the strips for future orders:

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/glucose-navii-blood-glucose-test-strips-50-strip-pack/



Then they sell the older SD Code Free, details to be found here!

https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/





SPIRIT HEALTHCARE have a meter called the Tee2 + which is quite popular:

https://shop.spirit-health.co.uk/co...e2-blood-glucose-meter?variant=19264017268793



The strips are to be found here:

https://shop.spirit-health.co.uk/co...py-of-tee2-test-strips?variant=19264017367097



If there is a choice of units of measurement then ‘mmol/L’ are the standard units in the UK, ‘mg/dl’ in the US, other countries may vary.



Don’t forget to check the box if you have diabetes so you can buy VAT free. (for all meters and strips)



If you’d like to try a free 15 day trial of the Freestyle LIBRE 2 plus follow this link:

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