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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Peanut Butter!
Hi....I need some advice please Here is the background:
I was diagnosed as Type 2 at the end of May.
I am 36.
I am 5'1" - 13.7 st.
I am waiting to see a dietician.
I have a fish allergy (shell fish too)
I eat healthily, cook every meal from scratch, use good quality meats, love vegetables and salad, no sweeet tooth only eat take aways 1-2 times a year as a holiday treat.
I don't drink much alchohol - maybe 1/2 a bottle of wine and 2 bottles of lager a week, I have been cutting this down.
I drink water, tea, coffee....occasionally a glass of diet lemonade or tonic water, no fruit juice or coke, etc.
I've had 4-5 HbA1c tests whilst being diagnosed/follow up which have been 8-9.
My BG has been fluctuating from 6 up to 13.6.
I am on 2 x 500mg Metformin (was on slow release, but this wasn't working for me so changed to regular)
Last month I was put on Ramipril due to slightly high blood pressure on the day (always usually fine) and because I had had a water infection (treated with anti-biotics)
I have not been told to lose weight although I know I ought to.
I have had stomach surgery with complications which means I cannot do much exercise except walking (no weight lifting/sit ups/running)
My BG is 17.7 this morning.....a record high for me
I don't know where I am going wrong.
The GPs I have seen are not much help with regards to eating advice.
I have tried to cut down on carbs, but this just made my sugars fluctuate more. I felt really good the first two weeks of Metformin, less sleepy, more energy, more my old self....but this seems to have worn off. I am at the stage where I don't know what is 'safe' to eat and what to avoid so I am just eating what I used to have before diagnosis, for example: toast for breakfast, home made chilli con carne with sweetcorn and kidney beans and rice for lunch, cheese and biscuits for tea. Snacks would be a small packet of crisps and a piece of fruit. I have cut my portion size down too. But I feel disheartened...
My main questions are:
How often should I test my blood? I have 50 strips on my prescription and have been given no guidelines.
Are there any foods I should avoid in particular (obviously I don't mean junk food/sweets/rubbish)?
Should I avoid carbs?
What should I look for on labels.....'carbohydrate of which sugars' or total 'carbohydrate'?
When should I take Metformin for best results? I was told after meals, but I have seen on here some people saying mid-meal?
I have an appointment with my GP on Wednesday to get my latest HbA1c results and assess the Metformin and Ramipril. Is there anything in particular I should ask him? I want to get the most out of the appointment, I saw the DN, but she wasn't really much help...assumed I was a pasty-eating Coke guzzler!!
I was diagnosed as Type 2 at the end of May.
I am 36.
I am 5'1" - 13.7 st.
I am waiting to see a dietician.
I have a fish allergy (shell fish too)
I eat healthily, cook every meal from scratch, use good quality meats, love vegetables and salad, no sweeet tooth only eat take aways 1-2 times a year as a holiday treat.
I don't drink much alchohol - maybe 1/2 a bottle of wine and 2 bottles of lager a week, I have been cutting this down.
I drink water, tea, coffee....occasionally a glass of diet lemonade or tonic water, no fruit juice or coke, etc.
I've had 4-5 HbA1c tests whilst being diagnosed/follow up which have been 8-9.
My BG has been fluctuating from 6 up to 13.6.
I am on 2 x 500mg Metformin (was on slow release, but this wasn't working for me so changed to regular)
Last month I was put on Ramipril due to slightly high blood pressure on the day (always usually fine) and because I had had a water infection (treated with anti-biotics)
I have not been told to lose weight although I know I ought to.
I have had stomach surgery with complications which means I cannot do much exercise except walking (no weight lifting/sit ups/running)
My BG is 17.7 this morning.....a record high for me
I don't know where I am going wrong.
The GPs I have seen are not much help with regards to eating advice.
I have tried to cut down on carbs, but this just made my sugars fluctuate more. I felt really good the first two weeks of Metformin, less sleepy, more energy, more my old self....but this seems to have worn off. I am at the stage where I don't know what is 'safe' to eat and what to avoid so I am just eating what I used to have before diagnosis, for example: toast for breakfast, home made chilli con carne with sweetcorn and kidney beans and rice for lunch, cheese and biscuits for tea. Snacks would be a small packet of crisps and a piece of fruit. I have cut my portion size down too. But I feel disheartened...
My main questions are:
How often should I test my blood? I have 50 strips on my prescription and have been given no guidelines.
Are there any foods I should avoid in particular (obviously I don't mean junk food/sweets/rubbish)?
Should I avoid carbs?
What should I look for on labels.....'carbohydrate of which sugars' or total 'carbohydrate'?
When should I take Metformin for best results? I was told after meals, but I have seen on here some people saying mid-meal?
I have an appointment with my GP on Wednesday to get my latest HbA1c results and assess the Metformin and Ramipril. Is there anything in particular I should ask him? I want to get the most out of the appointment, I saw the DN, but she wasn't really much help...assumed I was a pasty-eating Coke guzzler!!