Sudden High Levels

Helen_S-C said:

Since my diagnosis I've eaten a decent diet and lost over 35lbs, my dn says I'm doing everything right and the spike may be down to a clump of beta cells dying but these numbers are worrying me massively.

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Hi Helen, This diet is unspecified but may be a clue. Are you taking in more carbohydrate for energy, as this is what is normally the advice given to athletes to boost muscles? in fact, recent reports suggest that as a T2 you would benefit by swapping to a Low Carb, Higher fat diet. The Low carb part would have a direct effect on your bgl levels, and lower them significantly. The increased fat is to provide energy to compensate for the lower carb input since your body will switch to ketogenic (i,e, fat burning) mode when it finds low carb /low glycogen levels.

There is an LC subthread on the Main Forum menu which will explain this type of diet. There are other similar diets such as Atkins or Paleo that will also give good results for bgl, but it is the increased fat that makes LCHF so workable. The fat reduces carb cravings and gives better satisfaction than the other LC diets.

Now you are testing, you can see the effect of lower carbs from day 1, but also log your weight and if you are losing it too rapidly then increase the fat intake, it is as simple as that. However, I found that my Gliclazide was taking my bgl a bit low, and i was having to up my carbs to avoid hypo. Now i omit the gliclazides, and get better readings without hypo.

If an LC diet does not drop your bgl quickly, then you need to go back to your team and have further testing (GAD test) to confirm your diagnosis as a T2.

One other thing if you do start LC diet is that you need to increase salt and water intake. Also avoid the athletes energy boost drinks like the plague. Electrolyte replacement drinks are also suspect. if in doubt test before and again 1 hr after taking one.