Hi
@ZoeMobley
Welcome to the club no one wants to join
So sorry to hear about your sister
Your DX must Have brought back on such a personal level how serious diabetes could be.
I had none of that, yet was still shaken once reading up after my DX , so i sympathise with any anxiety.
And as a fellow asthmatic, I can fully understand the scare any attack can bring, particularly one severe enough to bring you into hospital..
Then the added chest infection..oh dear , You really have been out through the wringer.
Many good & useful replies
But let's see what's what first
62...mmhh I was at 58 at start, and 9 months later was lucky enough to hit 40 HBA1c, so there is plenty of hope
For a lot of us, a rise in BG can be an early sign that a cold or illness is on way
So that chest infection alone plus Meds will likely rise your BG levels, as others state.
As for BG levels, I found my levels dropped 1 mmol each month on average
For example in October I started at 10 most days, regardless of my new diet, yet by the end my average score each week was dropping closer to 9, and so on into each month .so nothing immediate, but a steady drop over time as the diet kicked in deeper until 6's and the elusive 5's were much more common.
It's taken us many years to fill up so much space inside ourselves with the glucose we are no longer able to tolerate as easily as we once did or as others non diabetic do with ease.
So a little while decanting ourselves of the unwanted sugars inside us, seems a rather short delay, In the scheme if things, if it helps us to better health
I think
@ianf0ster , sums up most of it best
Deal with what you can make a difference on
Your diet, your BG levels will lower over time once you lower the carbs.
On a side note, All that excess glucose seems to exacerbate inflammation in the body for many .
We put it down to other things, getting older, etc and just accept it, but perhaps LC could help
Some benefit with their arthritis easing,
I found that my asthma became much more manageable and that constant 'coughing' I got most mornings pretty much disappeared
(Be worth keeping an eye on it, to see if yours follow suit )
You mention cramps, many post on here over the year, a similar tale.
I was one of them (low carb can equal much lower salt intake ) and I found a magnesium spray (external) worked well for immediate relief, until my magnesium supplements kicked in.
Your best step was finding here
A forum full of first hand advice, from those who have sat exactly where you sit now,
And we were all as frightened, confused & anxious as you are.
You couldn't be in a better place to learn from others own stories what worked for them & ways that might work for you.
Best wishes moving forward .
Don't be afraid to ask question.
I asked loads, most probably seemed dumb to those more aware, but I got nothing but helpful, caring responses back.
We all have a different route
But our goals are the same ..
Good luck on your journey x