Sugar Level at higher range

Yeah! As T2 we cannot process carbs, so don't ingest them. No Potatoes, no pasta, bread, rice. Colour doesn't matter. If your body is used to running high, then you can feel a bit hypo when you start to come down, your body will adjust.

Look into either keto or low carb high fat diets.

Edited: Can't tell the difference between rice and pasta

sidimo said:

No matter what I do it's usually always this. When my levels do rarely drop to 7 or 8 I get symptoms of low blood sugars!

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It's called a false hypo. (T1s are often advised to raise their levels for a while in order to restore lost hypo awareness. ) As your blood sugars return to normal then the false hypo symptoms will go away.

If it helps, my 89 yo T2 father who was taking almost the max dose of gliclazide reduced his meds by two thirds just by going low carb, and that's after more than a decade of T2. (He'll possibly come off the medication altogether at his next diabetic appointment.) Low carb is the way to go, just be careful about watching your blood sugar levels, as you don't want to have real hypos (blood sugar less than 4). It's likely that you'll need to reduce any insulin increasing medication as your levels come down, and you'll need to discuss this with your diabetic team.

I would just like to emphasise that a Low Carb 'way Of Eating' is much more powerful than any T2 medication short of Insulin.
Thus any T2 trying Low Carb needs cooperation from their GP or DN, otherwise their is a possibility of a dangerous real hypo.

But having said that, several/many in here have managed to at least reduce medication and stabilise Blood Glucose using Low Carb against the initial advice of their Health Care Professionals. - They just usually need lots of evidence of reduced BG from reduced carbs from their meter readings i.e. before meal and 2hrs after first bite.

sidimo said:

I have been a diabetic for over 8 years now (type 2). Although not new to diabetes I am to DIABETES.CO.UK and this forum.
The last 2 years has seen my medication increase to almost the max allowed under the NHS guidelines. I monitor regularly at home using GlucoRX Nexus and my readings are mostly in the range of 11 to 14.
My question is is it possible for your body to adapt and regulate t a new higher range of sugar levels, thinking this is normal?
No matter what I do it's usually always this. When my levels do rarely drop to 7 or 8 I get symptoms of low blood sugars!

Can anyone provide input and more importantly suggest how to make possible changes.

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You've already heard about false hypo's, and that yeah, your body does adapt... And hey, it can adapt right back to lower, normal blood sugar levels! https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html is a little quick start guide when it comes to the low carb diet, just keep that meter handy...! If you're on blood glucose lowering medication like gliclazide and the like, you will hypo if you just dive straight in. You'll want to take it slow and adjust your medication accordingly.