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Way too high blood sugar Readings

I've been using Flora for the 3 years that i have had diabetes i never have much because i don't really like it but i have to have something on my toast, i swapped to Flora instead of butter but i use if far less than i used to butter,i occasionally use a thin scraping if i have a sandwich but don't really bother if the filling is moist, i don't put it on potatoes or anything that you would normally put butter on..ok i know now i shouldn't be eating pots or bread :oops:

All my life i had never eaten breakfast and a slice of toast is about all i can stomach in the morning, gave up Cornflakes too as don't like them without real sugar on and haven't had any real sugar in 3 years only Splenda in coffee or natural sugar in fruit

I use an online diet program www.fitday.com that give calorie and other info, not been using it for a while as has been impossible to lose weight since diagnosed diabetic but i have done great with it in the past, will take another look at it and at your link

Hopefully i will get more & better help at the diabetic clinic later this month, hard to believe the docs waited 3 years before mentioning it!

Thanks
Pam

hanadr said:
Pam looking through where you have emphasised something you are eating, "Thin Scraping of FLora extra light" "better than M&ms or biscuits" It looks to me as if your eating focus is on fats and sugars and you are unaware of the effects of the so-called "complex carbohydrates" which many medics seem to think are good for diabetics. Unless you can incease the amount of insulin in your circulation, they will push your BG up.
Check out the Sticky on carbohydrates. Also get a copy of Collins Little Gem Calorie counter. It contains nutritional information on hundreds of foods and costs about £5. It's also small enough for a handbag.
You need to find out if you still have functioning beta cells. If as you say, Gliclazide isn't doing anything, that doesn't look too good. If they've gone, insulin is all that's left really,unless you can get your doctor to let you try one of the new medications. Byetta, Victoza. Sone PCTs don't fund them because they are expensive.
I'm not sure how they work when insulin production is gone.
It's a terrible shame that the medical esablishment is so wedded to the "eat carbs and take more medicines" method of diabetes control. If they were less pig headed, Fewer T2s would need to use insulin.
Hana
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Hi Pam,

Sounds very much like me, don't eat of a morning, the tabs did nothing for my blood sugars, turned out I was type1 all along. Only found out after a test last month. Have you had a test for type 1 ?

You never know. :wink:
 
How long was it before they found out you were type 1 not type 2? I have no idea if they have tested me for Type 1 but will ask at my next appointment

Thanks

Eliminator said:
Hi Pam,

Sounds very much like me, don't eat of a morning, the tabs did nothing for my blood sugars, turned out I was type1 all along. Only found out after a test last month. Have you had a test for type 1 ?

You never know. :wink:
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It was 15 months of the wrong treatment, in the end I demanded to be referred to the hospital and I get them to send off my bloods for testing. If I had not demanded the referral, I would still be on the same **** now. :wink:
 
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