- Messages
- 49
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I don't quite this know where to begin. I am a relative newbie here, although I have been reading as much as I can. (@daisy1, please note, I have read the excellent welcome info you give everyone, so no need to repeat. Thanks.)
I suppose the beginning is a good place to start. 21 May 2018 I was diagnosed with T2, H1C 6.8 (HBA1C 50.8). The nurse in my doctor's office rang to inform me and said thaqt I needed to eliminate potatoes, rice and pasta from my diet and she was writing a prescription for Tradjenta® (linagliptin) 5mg. That was it. I started reading everything I could find and much of the information was contradictory. I finally decided this was the best site for information and support, as it is coming from real people with the same problems.
I want to get off of the meds and be able to control my T2 with diet. (Need to add that I have a few other issues as well. COPD - on oxygen, high blood pressure - on medication, high cholesterol, A-fib - medication, sleep apnea - CPAC machine, and kidney disease - the side effect of a medication). The T2 is what has me the most concerned.
I have been monitoring everything I eat. I test my glucose when I first wake up, 2 hours after breakfast, before lunch, 2 hours after lunch, before dinner, two hours after dinner and bedtime. I have cut down on carbs dramatically. At first I was down to under 100, then down to under 50 and now trying to keep it at around 20. Sort of anal retentive, huh?
It seems though that my fasting glucose is higher now than it was when I was eating a few more carbs and more food. I introduced no new foods yesterday, yet last night my glucose was 103 (5.7) 2 hours after eating (8 carbs). Then three hours later, at bedtime, it was 114 (6.3). This morning my fasting glucose was 120 (6.7). I try to eat to my meter, but it doesn't seem to be working. What am I doing wrong? I am afraid I will never get my glucose to a consistent level. ( No more stress than usual. No weather issues, sleeping fine - nothing I can think of to exacerbate the situation)
I have to go to the doctor for a new glucose test 21-8-18 and I am afraid of what the results will be. Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.
I suppose the beginning is a good place to start. 21 May 2018 I was diagnosed with T2, H1C 6.8 (HBA1C 50.8). The nurse in my doctor's office rang to inform me and said thaqt I needed to eliminate potatoes, rice and pasta from my diet and she was writing a prescription for Tradjenta® (linagliptin) 5mg. That was it. I started reading everything I could find and much of the information was contradictory. I finally decided this was the best site for information and support, as it is coming from real people with the same problems.
I want to get off of the meds and be able to control my T2 with diet. (Need to add that I have a few other issues as well. COPD - on oxygen, high blood pressure - on medication, high cholesterol, A-fib - medication, sleep apnea - CPAC machine, and kidney disease - the side effect of a medication). The T2 is what has me the most concerned.
I have been monitoring everything I eat. I test my glucose when I first wake up, 2 hours after breakfast, before lunch, 2 hours after lunch, before dinner, two hours after dinner and bedtime. I have cut down on carbs dramatically. At first I was down to under 100, then down to under 50 and now trying to keep it at around 20. Sort of anal retentive, huh?
It seems though that my fasting glucose is higher now than it was when I was eating a few more carbs and more food. I introduced no new foods yesterday, yet last night my glucose was 103 (5.7) 2 hours after eating (8 carbs). Then three hours later, at bedtime, it was 114 (6.3). This morning my fasting glucose was 120 (6.7). I try to eat to my meter, but it doesn't seem to be working. What am I doing wrong? I am afraid I will never get my glucose to a consistent level. ( No more stress than usual. No weather issues, sleeping fine - nothing I can think of to exacerbate the situation)
I have to go to the doctor for a new glucose test 21-8-18 and I am afraid of what the results will be. Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.