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If my my BG is stable at around 5/6..... With medication....Why do i need to give up nice foods?...serious question
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If my my BC is stable at around 5/6..... With medication....Why do i need to give up nice foods?...serious question
What i was really getting as is...If my BG is within range..what are the risksYou don't. It's all about choice. If you are well researched, happy with being on medication, prepared to accept any risk that may come with your choice of what constitutes 'nice food' and so on, then carry on. I think the worse thing is when people carry on doing things that may affect their health in ignorance. If a person deliberately makes a dubious choice why should anybody else care? If I may ask, maybe you could give us your reasoning on this matter? x
Sorry for my ignorance....But i guess what i wanted to understand ...is BG levels the only thing about the condition that i have to worry about?..and if they are steady...?Hi @steveo.101 and welcome to the forum.
Can you give us a bit more information to go on?
Which ‘nice foods’ are you not wanting to give up? Who - if anyone - has told you you ‘have to’ give them up?
No-one has to give up anything but it’s always important to understand the pros and cons before making a decision.
Sorry for my ignorance....But i guess what i wanted to understand ...is BG levels the only thing about the condition that i have to worry about?..and if they are steady...?
That will depend on what type of medication you are on. The answer if you are on insulin will be different from the answer if you are on Metformin.What i was really getting as is...If my BG is within range..what are the risks
Sorry for my ignorance....But i guess what i wanted to understand ...is BG levels the only thing about the condition that i have to worry about?..and if they are steady...?
What medication are you on to control your diabetes?
I am on 1000mg metformin and 40mg Gliclazide.....type2That will depend on what type of medication you are on. The answer if you are on insulin will be different from the answer if you are on Metformin.
So your glicazide is artificially lowering your glucose.I am on 1000mg metformin and 40mg Gliclazide.....type2
Gliclazide increases insulin and some people think that high insulin levels are harmful and can increase fat storage. You might be able to reduce your dependence on medication is you reduce your intake of carbohydrates. You should discuss this with your doctor if you want to go down that route.I am on 1000mg metformin and 40mg Gliclazide.....type2
Keeping bg levels in range certainly reduces the risk of further complications later on. We have access to tools and monitoring facilities that allow us to take control of things and using the information on this site allows us to keep those adversities away, But, we will remain , as diabetics, at greater risk of cardiovascular events even with good control.What i was really getting as is...If my BG is within range..what are the risks
Sorry for my ignorance....But i guess what i wanted to understand ...is BG levels the only thing about the condition that i have to worry about?..and if they are steady...?
Keeping bg levels in range certainly reduces the risk of further complications later on. We have access to tools and monitoring facilities that allow us to take control of things and using the information on this site allows us to keep those adversities away, But, we will remain , as diabetics, at greater risk of cardiovascular events even with good control.
All medications come with side effects and are never 100% safe in themselves, so most of us here strive to reduce or remove medication when we can. I am minded of the Rolling Stones singing about Mothers Little Helper, which is about using pills to take away the mental stress, and which turn out to be totally addictive and ruinous in their own right.
As already mentioned by others, you have choices to make. Unless someone has deprived you of it, you have a legal right to refuse advice, and also to refuse treatment, should you so wish (at least in the UK you do) But you are posting here, so hopefully you will get an answer to the question you posed. But it is for you to resolve. We cannot do that for you.
If my my BG is stable at around 5/6..... With medication....Why do i need to give up nice foods?...serious question
I changed my definition of nice foods, now I can eat all I want.If my my BG is stable at around 5/6..... With medication....Why do i need to give up nice foods?...serious question
I was like you, 10 years ago just on metformin and bydureon. Hba1c of 42 and ate what I wantedI mean if my sugar levels are controlled by medication....What risks are there? to eating sweet things