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<blockquote data-quote="lorsand" data-source="post: 1119929" data-attributes="member: 284559"><p>Hi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic. The Doctor said that the Diabetes Nurse would talk to me about it??? Diabetic Nurse said I could try to manage with diet alone or go on Metformin. I opted for diet alone. She said she would review my HbA1c in 6 months but I requested a three month check to obtain feedback on whether my new regime is being effective. My HbA1c that triggered all this was 9.1. I have cut out alcohol (I did drink a lot of wine previously!), I am following a low carb diet (I used to eat a lot of white pasta, rice and bread). Luckily I am not a sweet tooth so do not add sugar to my drinks or eat cakes or chocolate. I know I have lost some weight in the two weeks I have been following the low carb plan and I bought a monitor yesterday (Nurse said not to bother?? but how can you check your progress otherwise - I have no symptoms of high blood glucose) and tested my blood glucose before tea and it was 7.9 - I was so disappointed! Am I being unrealistic? what is an acceptable range for diet controlled diabetics to be within. I know things will not change over night but .....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lorsand, post: 1119929, member: 284559"] Hi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic. The Doctor said that the Diabetes Nurse would talk to me about it??? Diabetic Nurse said I could try to manage with diet alone or go on Metformin. I opted for diet alone. She said she would review my HbA1c in 6 months but I requested a three month check to obtain feedback on whether my new regime is being effective. My HbA1c that triggered all this was 9.1. I have cut out alcohol (I did drink a lot of wine previously!), I am following a low carb diet (I used to eat a lot of white pasta, rice and bread). Luckily I am not a sweet tooth so do not add sugar to my drinks or eat cakes or chocolate. I know I have lost some weight in the two weeks I have been following the low carb plan and I bought a monitor yesterday (Nurse said not to bother?? but how can you check your progress otherwise - I have no symptoms of high blood glucose) and tested my blood glucose before tea and it was 7.9 - I was so disappointed! Am I being unrealistic? what is an acceptable range for diet controlled diabetics to be within. I know things will not change over night but ..... [/QUOTE]
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