Hi I was diagnosed 2 years ago during lockdown with diabetes type 2. I am 42 and I am over weight. Also my grandad had type 2 diabetes. I'm on metformin 1g twice a day and linagliptin in the morning. Just had my 3 month check and my hba1c is 72. I'm stuck not sure how to lower it any advice appreciated Thanks
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Type 2 diabetic hba1c 72
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GerryBolger
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I find a low carb diet I'm all over the place, cant concentrate and irritable, anyone got suggestons
More bacon?
What kind of things are you eating.."low carb" can mean many things...
Thanks Ive been trying so hard was 54 when 1st diagnosed since being on meds gone up to 72 just keep thinking what's the point I'm trying best I can I work 12 hour days and hard to eat at correct times I feel let down in myself and deflated
GerryBolger
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Yes it does. No starchy carbs - potatoes / pasta etc. I eat more salads and not a red meat eater. Little bread (although love it)
Being Irish not being able to eat a spud is hereracy to me!
ajbod
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If you are not able to concentrate properly and not feeling very mentally on top of things, then you are not at a low enough carb level.
when in ketosis the brain runs like a thoroughbred, rather than a cart horse.
when in ketosis the brain runs like a thoroughbred, rather than a cart horse.
JoKalsbeek
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Could be part of keto-flu.... When you've just started, that is. Carbs hold on to water, so when you cut out carbs, you urinate out a lot of waterweight. And with the water you don't need, a bunch of electrolytes that you do need. It brings on flu like symptoms, (being sore, feeling fatigued, headaches etc) but that does pass after a few weeks when your body finds a new equilibrium. Fluctuating blood sugars can also cause a bit of emotional instability/irritability, as well as brain fog, so could be that as well. I don't know how long you've been on this journey, but you might want to take on board a little extra electrolytes through supplements for a bit, or via coconut milk. (I like mine heated, with a bit of cacao in!
). You do feel better when you come out at the other end though, once you're fat-adapted and your body is used to burning fats rather than carbs for energy. It's a bit of an overhaul, but worth it.
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Hard to eat correct, eating at correct times... What exactly is "correct"? We do tend to get rather bad dietary advice as a matter of course for T2's, a lot of practices are rather behind the times on research and such. Find out what works for YOU, and go with it. If you have trouble finding times to eat, why not go for Intermittent Fasting? Basically you decide what your eating window's going to be. Four hours, six maybe? Lunch and dinner, skipping breakfast for instance? That can go as far as just having one or two meals a day. Mind you, those are pretty nutritionally dense meals, so you don't end up hungry or malnourished. You don't have to starve yourself all day just to sit behind a strictly lettuce salad. Meat, fish, poultry, dairy( full fat greek yoghurt, hard cheeses), eggs, above ground veggies, leafy greens, nuts, olives, that sort of thing. No potatoes, bread, pasta, corn, nor rice, as those will up your blood sugars. Just fill your plate with more of the other things, like veg or salad, an extra potion of meat, a couple of eggs, that sort of thing. Maybe check the link in my signature, that might help, and dietdoctor.com could, too.
You'll get your HbA1c back in order. Keep in mind though, if you cut down on carbs, the glip can cause hypo's, so you might want to adjust your meds, and certainly get yourself a meter before you go that route, because you'll need it.
